Derek Bowler

Social media has long been a boon to press freedom, allowing journalists from all over the world to make their voices heard, grow an audience, and build trust. But rampant disinformation has increasingly eroded the space for trustworthy information online, multiplying risks for the journalists who help separate fact from fiction. Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, on 3 May, I spoke to UN News’s Dominika Tomaszewska-Mortimer about the complicated relationship between social media and free speech.