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Disinfo: The new Czech Centre for countering terrorism and hybrid threats will be the Governtment’s censorship body

Summary

The new Czech Ministry of Interior’s Centre for countering terrorism and hybrid threats is going to be the government’s censorship body.

Disproof

The new Centre will be tasked with monitoring the disinformation efforts in the Czech republic, proposing legislative or countermeasures and spread awareness among the public.

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parlamentnilisty.cz
  • Reported in: Issue 49
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22/11/2016
  • Language/target audience: Czech
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Keywords: Censorship, Hybrid war, Terrorism

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