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Policy Note

What African media policy debates are missing in the age of platform power

A policy note on platform accountability and public interest media governance.

A short policy-facing analysis of platform accountability, algorithmic visibility, misinformation response and the public interest role of journalism.

This policy note frames platform power as a central concern for African media policy debates.

It points to questions of algorithmic visibility, public interest journalism, misinformation response, and accountability.

The note asks what public-interest media regulation must address when platforms shape attention, distribution and public debate.