• Synapse@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Freedom and independence of press (and other media) is in a deplorable state in france. Macron is actively contributing to this decline (supression of redevance TV, comes to my mind, along side other public statements he made), following the course set by previous governments (e.g: Sarkozy appointing himself the head of the national media group).

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      1 year ago

      And criminalization of civil society is in general thriving in many European countries including France.