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Yeah, Putin also enjoys a really high approval rating. Quite easy when you control the state media and suppress opposition... which is what the EU is trying to
by dijit 2y ago
Yeah, Putin also enjoys a really high approval rating.
Quite easy when you control the state media and suppress opposition... which is what the EU is trying to fine Hungary for doing, but Poland kept blocking it.
Source: https://europeanlawblog.eu/2024/07/01/evading-the-european-media-freedom-act-examining-public-and-private-control-of-media-organs-in-hungary-and-italy/ https://europeanlawblog.eu/2024/07/01/evading-the-european-m...
- exomancer 2y agoFWIW the pervious Polish government modeled its state capture after Hungary quite openly. They quite miraculously lost the elections after a major mobilization (historic attendance of over 74%), and have now been stripped of funding due to illegally using state funds during their campaign in 2023. This was possible in Poland because, unlike Hungary, Poland still had free (non-state) mainstream media, and not for the lack of trying.
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