The emergence of digital platforms as financiers in Latin American media systems: a problem or a solution?

We analyze the role of digital platforms as new international cooperation agencies for media development in Latin America, through a review of literature and documentation. We argue that the growing relevance of digital platforms as international donors can be interpreted as a response to the criticism received by the economic concentration and their control over public discussion, which allows them to project a positive image and continue to evade public regulation while consolidating their position of dominance and reinforcing the unequal power relationship with the media.