Re:Hacker facing an 8-year jail term for exposing vulnerabil...
by pas on Monday February 04, 2019 @07:47AM
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Media. The fourth estate.
Currently in Hungary it's simply controlled by the governing party.
* Via the Media Authority and the public service broadcasters
* Also financially (the public service broadcasters have a budget that dwarf independent media outlets' budgets, 300M EUR vs a few millions EURs at best; plus the government subsidizes gov-friendly outlets through advertisement and public communications contracts - and they advertise their own propaganda [you know, the usual George Soros, fight Brussels, immigrants are raping everybody] )
There are a few independent sites that try to serve the classic democratic role of oversight.
Judiciary.
That's even easier. The current government and the governing party is full of members with ties to the old Socialist/Communist era.
Oh, and don't forget, how since 1990 everyone conveniently forgot to finally grant access to the old secret police archives, or at least set up a process that can clean people holding and/or running for seats and various positions.
Currently in Hungary it's simply controlled by the governing party.
* Via the Media Authority and the public service broadcasters
* Also financially (the public service broadcasters have a budget that dwarf independent media outlets' budgets, 300M EUR vs a few millions EURs at best; plus the government subsidizes gov-friendly outlets through advertisement and public communications contracts - and they advertise their own propaganda [you know, the usual George Soros, fight Brussels, immigrants are raping everybody] )
* Through buyouts (TV2, local newspapers, etc.), consolidation ( https://www.voanews.com/a/huge-pro-government-media-conglome... ) and strict central command ( https://budapestbeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/megyei... https://kep.cdn.indexvas.hu/1/0/1981/19814/198141/19814191_0... )
There are a few independent sites that try to serve the classic democratic role of oversight.
Judiciary.
That's even easier. The current government and the governing party is full of members with ties to the old Socialist/Communist era.
Oh, and don't forget, how since 1990 everyone conveniently forgot to finally grant access to the old secret police archives, or at least set up a process that can clean people holding and/or running for seats and various positions.