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Net Censorship Fears As Hungary Takes EU Presidency

By Intellectual Property Watch

An internet civil liberties group in Hungary has warned that the country's new media law gives the government censorship authority, threatening freedom of speech and independent journalism. The law took effect on 1 January - at the same time Hungary assumed the six-month presidency of the European Union, raising fears of EU level spread of such policies.

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Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on January 03, 2011 (boomark / email).