Abstract
The last decade brought a turmoil in the media field in Central-Eastern-Europe and the Balkan. Hungary as a member of the European Union since 2004 is a country where problems and concerns about media freedom are growing every day and freedom of speech is on a rather low level. New technologies have opened many risks and the public should learn new media-related phenomenas every day (deepfake, bullying, morphporn, cybercrime, etc.). Taking account of the country as prominent player in the illiberal regimes, it is not surprising that famous media-related cases could be found in front of different international courts. Cases like Magyar Tartalomszolgáltatók Egyesülete and Index.hu Zrt v. Hungary, Magyar Jeti Zrt v. Hungary shows new ways to treat intermediaries’ liability. The paper explores similarities and differences regarding the respect of freedom of expression in front of supranational European courts. It relies on analyses and research on current events and courts’ decisions in media landscapes of Hungary, as well as on scholarly articles on the international courts and their impact on fundamental freedoms and democracy. The author presents a country-case-studies from Hungary, where the leaders and the political situations could show a (good or bad) example to other countries that would like to follow the illiberal views on media issues.
Presenters
Gergely GosztonyiAssistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Eötvös Loránd University, ELTE, Hungary
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
ECtHR, CJEU, COURTS, DIGITAL, MEDIA, CASE-LAW, PRACTICE, HUNGARY
