Author: Borbala Toth

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European Court Decision Allows Media to Be Less Paranoid About Online Comments
ByBorbala Toth 8 February 20164 October 2025
In summer 2015, a much-criticized decision by Europe’s human rights court left online portals anxious about what comments they allowed on their sites. Now, the same court has reversed that decision in a lawsuit lodged by two Hungarian websites. That means less stress for online media. The legal implications of online comments had been somewhat…
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Right-wing Extremists in Hungary Build Their Own Media
ByBorbala Toth 24 September 20154 October 2025
The video of a Hungarian reporter filmed tripping refugees made headlines all over the world. The station she worked for is close to Jobbik, an extreme right-wing political party. But that is not all Jobbik sympathizers build in Hungary. A female cameraman tripped an escaping refugee holding a child, and also kicked another child while she…
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