New EU Media “Freedom Law” Allows for Journalist Arrests if Justified by “Public Interest”
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New EU Media “Freedom Law” Allows for Journalist Arrests if Justified by “Public Interest”

by Cindy Harper, Reclaim The Net: A shield for reporters on paper, it hands governments the pen to rewrite the rules. The European Union’s “European Media Freedom Act” became binding law across all member states on August 8, but behind its name lies a set of provisions that could restrict the very freedoms it claims […]