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Zachf1986 t1_j29pand wrote

Reply to comment by tehmlem in Zelensky signs media law criticized by journalist groups as authoritarian by heimos

No, but it's not unreasonable to want to control the media in a period of wartime, and with the modern rise of the use of propaganda and misinformation as a primary tool for authoritarians.

I'd want to keep an eye on it, but it doesn't really mean that it will be used to limit freedom of the press. I would think it unlikely due to their desire to maintain positive relations with NATO countries and the EU. Abusing it would undermine those goals.

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dudeinred69 t1_j2ad51b wrote

Ultimately media freedom is necessary to actually allow the people to express their will

I wouldn’t be too confident about him winning support in the next election, especially if some other candidate proposes a peace treaty that stops all the death and misery

This new law favours him massively and it is not a democratic thing

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ChocoboRaider t1_j2aue6n wrote

If you think Ukrainians will vote for someone willing to kowtow to the Kremlin, I’ve got news for ya buddy.

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fartalldaylong t1_j2ayp1h wrote

The laws in the previous government were flat out authoritarian. This is nothing more than creating laws to protect against insurgence and misinformation from Russia...which I am sure you are well aware.

Tell me about the media laws in Russia and the freedom of the press there...go on...

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