Moroccan Media Professionals Sound Alarm over Disinformation Crisis Threatening Society

Moroccan Media and regulatory authorities have mobilized against surging fake news,emphasizing need for coordinated public action to combat disinformation threatening national cohesion and democratic functioning. The Ministry of Communication organized a conference addressing multiple challenges confronting media and digital spaces,particularly fake news impacts on individuals and society.

High Authority for Audiovisual Communication President Latifa Akharbach stressed that combating disinformation and deconstructing false,manipulative narratives require coordinated public action. Sustainable,effective disinformation fighting inevitably requires approaches founded on shared responsibility and coordinated action within genuine public policy frameworks,she stated during the “Combating Fake News: Approaches and Perspectives” conference.

Such policies should guarantee sustainable establishment of necessary conditions regarding fundamental freedoms,media and regulatory professionalism,citizen education,and technological mastery to anticipate and manage informational risks threatening national cohesion and democratic space functioning. Akharbach emphasized professional media’s central role in combating disinformation,calling for strengthening their capacity through quality and credibility emphasis while overcoming various economic,professional,and ethical fragilities affecting the national media ecosystem.

Informational risks’ global character paradoxically necessitates developing adapted local responses anchored in national realities,the HACA president said,insisting on digital actors’ accountability importance,given electronic platform information’s direct impact on public debate quality and political life. She highlighted transformed media usage patterns,noting 78 percent of Moroccan internet users obtain news online according to the Reuters Institute’s 2025 Digital News Report covering 48 countries including Morocco.

Maghreb Arab Press Research and Strategy Director Ahmed El Attari reviewed the agency’s strategy combating fake news,positioning MAP as a responsible communication actor and informational reliability bulwark. Beyond maintaining high professional requirements,verification,and editorial responsibility within an informational sovereignty strategic vision,MAP deploys various operational tools countering disinformation within the national media landscape.