Réforme des médias : Alioune Sall présente le CNRM comme le nouveau rempart contre le « chaos » numérique
This marks a historic turning point for the Senegalese media landscape. On Tuesday, the Minister of Communication, Telecommunications, and Digital Affairs, Alioune Sall, defended before parliament the bill creating the National Media Regulatory Council (CNRM). This future body, intended to replace the CNRA, represents a deliberate break with a model deemed obsolete in the face of the digital revolution.
"The status quo was no longer an option."
From the outset, the minister offered a frank assessment of the current 2006 law. In his view, the legal framework governing broadcasting is now outdated due to a "profound, radical, and irreversible transformation." Alioune Sall highlighted the former regulator's powerlessness in the face of the explosion of social media.
“Online platforms – TikTok, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube – have become the primary media outlets for millions of Senegalese,” he noted, while lamenting the emergence of content creators operating “without filters, without rules, without clear editorial responsibility.” According to the minister, maintaining the old system amounted to “a form of abdication.”
TikTok, Facebook and AI in the crosshairs
The CNRM's major innovation lies in the dramatic expansion of its powers. From now on, regulation will no longer be limited to radio and television, but will extend to print media, online media, and, above all, web giants. "Regulation now focuses on content, regardless of the technological medium used," emphasized Alioune Sall.
Faced with the threats of disinformation and deepfakes, the minister promised a regulator with "financial resources commensurate with the challenges" and technological tools capable of "detecting, analyzing and countering information manipulation".
Anticipating criticism of potential restrictions on freedoms, Alioune Sall sought to be reassuring yet firm. While the CNRM will have "real" and "deterrent" power to impose sanctions, the minister vowed that this legislation is in no way a "tool of censorship."
He did, however, reiterate a fundamental truth of his project: "Freedom of expression is not freedom to harm. Democracy is pluralism, not chaos." The stated goal is to protect citizens, and particularly minors, from algorithms "designed to capture their attention, not to protect them."
Governance under the banner of transparency
Finally, the credibility of the CNRM will depend on its new management structure. The minister announced that members of the Regulatory Board would now be chosen following a "transparent call for applications" and would have to take an oath.
In conclusion, Alioune Sall called on the members of parliament to make a "responsible societal choice" to build an orderly public space. "The CNRM will be the instrument of this choice," he declared, inviting parliamentarians to enrich the text with their amendments.
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