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A Media Council legal official said Hungary's earlier unrestricted press freedom had also produced negative results.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A Media Council legal official said Hungary's earlier unrestricted press freedom had also produced negative results.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Official on prior press freedom
About: incident 2010-hungary-media-law-content-authority
Source: Hungary Measures Draw Fears Of Autocratic Rule archived copy
Publisher: NPR
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2011-01-11

Quotation from the source

This 'unfettered press freedom,' it yielded some negative fruit as well