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Podcasting Censored by Government
Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday December 26, @07:28PM
from the censor-what-you-don’t-want-to-hear dept.
Censorship Politics
PodCoward writes “VH is blogging that in Belgium a former talk-show host and now member of parliament for the biggest political party, Jurgen Verstrepen, received a fine of 12,500 Euro because he hadn’t asked permission for his podcast.” From the article: “The decision is apparently politically inspired and motivated by content, although formal reasons like non-compliance with Flanders’ media regulation have been put forward in the motivation of the decision to fine. The issue has raised some serious concerns about free speech on the Internet in Flanders, about the definition of ‘broadcasting,’ and about territoriality.”
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