Ukraine President Zelensky signed a bill giving more media regulation powers to the country’s government. The Ukraine government will be able to fine media organizations, revoke licenses, censor websites, and call upon internet search companies and social media groups to remove content.
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“The coercive regulation envisaged by the bill and in the hands of a regulator totally controlled by the government is worthy of the worst authoritarian regimes. It must be withdrawn. A state that would apply such provisions simply has no place in the European Union,” said EFJ General Secretary Ricardo Gutiérrez. “Media regulation should be implemented by a body independent of the government and its objective should be media independence, not media control,” Gutiérrez added.
