A State Propaganda Leader Tackles Fake News Beyond His Reach
- Hungary wants freedom of expression online, minister says
- Orban’s government is facing EU rule-of-law investigation
Viktor Orban speaks to the press in Brussels on Feb. 21.
Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is used to being on the defensive over restrictions on the rule of law and the media. In the online world where the biggest tech firms rule, though, his government says it’s all for openness.
Hungary wants “strong guarantees for personal rights and freedom of expression in the online arena,” Justice Minister Judit Varga said in an interview in Budapest on Tuesday.