Marek Rutka, a left-appointed member of the National Media Council, on Polsat News threatened journalists whose material was thrown out of TVP VOD with criminal liability.
There was information that current affairs programs and documentaries disappeared from the VOD platform taken over by the new management of TVP. Should this be the case or is this not a form of censorship?
– he asked Rutka ed. Bogdan Rymanowski.
They are withdrawn, no one physically destroys them. However, programs that spread hatred, but also use manipulation and lies, should not be spread. I am convinced that sooner or later the authors of these programs will be held criminally liable for spreading disinformation and untruths.. I think it is a very good decision to simply not distribute this kind of material
– blurted out a member of the National Media Council.
Are you aware that because this material is being withdrawn, for example reports or documents about Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński are being withdrawn?
– asked the presenter.
“In this heat of events you have to make quick decisions.”
The fact that there is one material somewhere, two or three… the situation is very specific. Of course, no one plans to uninstall hero programs and they will definitely return to this platform
– answered Rutka.
However, today, in the heat of events, you have to make quick decisions. I am convinced and have also called to de-escalate what is happening, because it is also a responsibility for people’s lives and health, because in these situations, in these fights, someone can lose his patience and someone is responsible for that will be. You must behave very carefully and rationally and weigh your words. It is with great shame that I see a situation in which a Member of Parliament’s mandate is being abused. A Member of Parliament is not above the law, he has no right to push, hit or use physical force on anyone
– he said, putting the responsibility for the whole situation on PiS politicians, and not on those carrying out an attack on the public media.
As you can see, the censorship introduced on TVP VOD may not mean the end of the fight of Donald Tusk’s coalition against the message it does not like. The next step could even include punishing journalists who have prepared material that is uncomfortable for the new government.
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Source: wPolityce