By January 19, 2021
Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga on Monday raised the prospect of sanctioning social media firms over what she called “systematic abuses” of free speech. The minister said she would meet the Hungarian competition watchdog this week to discuss possible penalties for what she described as unfair commercial practices as well as convening a meeting of the country’s digital freedom committee.
In a growing wave of criticism, some government officials are
complaining about what they have described as efforts by social media
companies, including Facebook, to limit conservative views on their
platforms. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s allies control large parts of the private media, allowing his agenda to be aired prominently.........To Read More.....
My Take- Interesting twist here, and quite frankly, I find this piece confusing. While telling us social media is restricting conservative thought, they go on to tell us Orban, who is a former and current Prime Minister of Hungary and a true anti-leftist, has control over the "private media". What's that mean? Does it mean he has a lot of followers in the private media, which he has, and is being restricted? I read this piece three time and still find I'm not sure what the author's saying, other than it appears no one trusts the social media, which is now an extremely corrupt and powerful international political movement without restrictions or oversight.
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