Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-31 19:04:42 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AFE2DD5E42B251C79E8149FDE98A0DA8B1A146388526A91E552F362A1131E5C4
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The media law. A very large percentage of the media is government-related ownership. "https://english.atlatszo.hu/2023/03/16/government-aligned-media-lost-29-press-correction-lawsuits-last-year-at-the-metropolitan-court-of-budapest/" EU is investigating the situation of democracy. The reasons are independence of the judiciary, corruption, media law, etc. Article 7 procedure has been launched against Hungary by EU. "https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220909IPR40137/meps-hungary-can-no-longer-be-considered-a-full-democracy"
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