politics
March 1, 2026
Facebook blocks pro-government Hungarian news weeks ahead of elections
Facebook has blocked three Hungarian news outlets in what the National Media Association has called a blatant violation of press freedom
TL;DR
- Facebook blocked the pages of Hungarian media outlets Bama.hu, Szabolcs Online, and Kisalföld.hu.
- The Hungarian National Media Association condemned the move as an attack on press freedom, calling the pretext flimsy.
- The affected media outlets are described as presenting the government's view and are part of the Mediaworks Hungary conglomerate.
- The ban occurred weeks before Hungarian parliamentary elections.
- Meta later claimed the pages were erroneously restricted and had been restored, but some remained inaccessible.
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