SPLEE stands for \u201cStreaming Platform for Longreads and Essays from Europe\u201d and aims to create a digital space that allows all EU citizens access to high-quality essays and longreads. In a time when information can often be fragmented and superficial, SPLEE creates a platform for relevant topics and well-founded exchange and aims to make EU-wide discourse movements visible. <\/p>\n\n
Why is this important? Studies show that 65% of people in Europe have difficulty distinguishing between reliable information and disinformation (source: EU Digital Progress Report 2024). This has concrete consequences: Poor decisions, loss of trust in institutions, and polarization of society are increasing. According to a study by the Oxford Internet Institute 2023, the spread of disinformation leads to a feeling of powerlessness and insecurity among 45% of those surveyed. <\/p>\n\n
SPLEE promotes critical thinking and offers space for knowledge \u2013 across borders and accessible, and this is precisely where it starts: Through free access to well-founded essays and longreads from Europe’s leading media, the platform creates a reliable source for in-depth knowledge. Instead of fragmented information, citizens receive well-researched content. <\/p>\n\n
How does SPLEE defuse these consequences?<\/p>\n\n
\u00b7 Orientation instead of uncertainty: SPLEE offers space for critical thinking and comprehensible insights into social, cultural, and scientific topics.<\/p>\n\n
\u00b7 Trust instead of polarization: Disinformation and polarization can be countered through transparency and well-founded content.<\/p>\n\n
\u00b7 Participation instead of powerlessness: Knowledge is the basis for active participation. Those who are informed can make informed decisions and participate democratically. <\/p>\n\n
SPLEE is the platform of the future for the most important discourses in the EU. In 2025, it is time for all EU citizens to benefit from it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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