Re:5G: The outsourced elephant in the room
by Swenrekcah on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:55PM
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I disagree.
The complaint was that a grant from the government makes the press less free to criticise the government.
If the grant is clearly and legally bound to be determined according to a set of objective and publicly available metrics I do not see that it would be such a big problem.
Of course a vindictive government could do what they can to negatively affect the press outlet in question but similarly could a supporting public affect them.
In any case it can all be accounted and prepared for as long as the process is objective and transparent.
The complaint was that a grant from the government makes the press less free to criticise the government.
If the grant is clearly and legally bound to be determined according to a set of objective and publicly available metrics I do not see that it would be such a big problem.
Of course a vindictive government could do what they can to negatively affect the press outlet in question but similarly could a supporting public affect them.
In any case it can all be accounted and prepared for as long as the process is objective and transparent.