The new law also contains numerous provisions that call for action against alleged "disinformation." Ursula von der Leyen, EU Commission President, stated, “A free and independent press is an essential pillar of our democracy.”
Yeah... it is pretty hilarious how it works though, isn't it?
Let's take a few recent, and not so distant, instances as examples: COVID, election interferences (US-2016 & the scope of Russian collusion), immigrant grooming gangs in the UK, etc...
They were treated, adamantly, as disinformation until proven to actually be true. In fact, they were treated as worse than "mere" disinformation; but criminal if not treasonous offenses.
So... how do we make this work?
A narrative is being pushed by the government and the allied media groups.
Another group of media, "defiant to authority", pushes a counter-narrative.
The group in power, being in power (duh), labels the "dissidents" as "disinformation spreaders".
Following the law, they are arrested or taken legal actions against.
Time goes by, and it turns out the roles were actually reversed.
The prime narrative was the disinformation, and the counter narrative wasn't.
Would legal actions be taken against those who pushed the "prime narrative"?
*that's a rhetorical question*
And what would happen to those who got wronged in that process then?
*again, rhetorical question*
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