US EditionFacebook Removes Hungarian Pro-Government Newspaper Pages Weeks Before Election
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The Hungarian National Media Association has protested in a statement that Meta has removed access to the Facebook pages of three rural news portals without justification. The organization says the decision to remove the Facebook pages seriously violates press freedom and could even be interpreted as interference in the election campaign.
Facebook shut down the pages of several of the pro-government county newspapers under Mediaworks on Friday: first, the Baranya County Bama.hu page was taken down, according to a Reddit user, for displaying war threats. After that, two other Mediaworks publications, Kisalföld.hu and the Szabolcs Online Facebook page, also became inaccessible. Moreover, Kisalföld tried in vain to create a new page, but it is no longer accessible. The county newspa…
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Facebook Removes Hungarian Pro-Government Newspaper Pages Weeks Before Election
Several Facebook pages belonging to Hungarian pro-government county newspapers were rendered inaccessible on Friday, February 27th, in what could be a politically charged intervention just weeks before the country heads to the polls. According to posts circulating on Reddit, the Facebook page of Bama.hu, the Baranya county outlet published by Mediaworks, disappeared after a user complaint. The complainant reportedly argued that the page containe…
The content of Bama.hu, which spreads government propaganda, is still available on other Meta services.
Facebook blocks pro-government Hungarian news weeks ahead of elections
The tech giant could be “punishing” the outlets over warnings about escalation, according to a local media association. Facebook has blocked the social media pages of three Hungarian media outlets, citing violations of community principles. The move comes mere weeks before elections in the Central European nation and has been condemned by the Hungarian National Media Association, which called it an attack on press freedom. The pages of Bama.hu, …
Facebook blocks pro-government Hungarian news weeks ahead of elections - The Press United
The tech giant could be “punishing” the outlets over warnings about escalation, according to a local media association Facebook has blocked the social media pages of three Hungarian media outlets, citing violations of community principles. The move comes mere weeks before elections in the Central European nation and has been condemned by the Hungarian National […]
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