To counter disinformation and fake news, Austria’s opposition social democrats have promised to fund newspaper’s digital or print subscriptions for voters between 16 and 30 years of age, the Politico reported.
“Investments in journalism are an investment in democracy,” said the SPÖ party leader Andreas Babler, announcing on Monday the proposal for the state to subsidise up to €150 per year of media subscriptions for the youth. The policy will be partly funded by the country’s digital tax on online advertising.
