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Please check your sources before sharing such inaccurate information. It was widely discussed in the last 2 years, when this act was created and voted for.

The European Media Freedom Act does include provisions on surveillance and arrests, but the post makes it sound more extreme than it is. Arrests or surveillance of journalists are only allowed in very specific cases, like serious crimes or overriding public interest, and require legal approval.

Peter Gerstbach 4mo ago

Press groups and civil society called the EMFA historic for protecting journalism, while some media industry voices and governments worried about overreach and sovereignty. It is mainly about protecting free speech: it strengthens editorial independence, makes media ownership more transparent, limits state or political interference, and restricts surveillance of journalists to rare, legally justified cases.

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freemymind 🇨🇭 4mo ago 💬 1

Thanks a lot to educate me on this. I left my post for consistency. But edited above to refer on your comments. Maby I will read the sources you added tomorrow.

Very happy you reviewed this so fast. Always happy to be improved 🙌

Peter Gerstbach 4mo ago

Thanks for your reaction and your zaps!

I found this article (in German) interesting, published by a swiss research institute: https://de.ejo-online.eu/medienpolitik/mindestkonsens-oder-overblocking-wie-berechtigt-ist-die-kritik-am-european-media-freedom-act