Hungaryâs Justice Minister Apprehensive About Big Tech Forcing Society âInto a Bubbleâ
Hungary s Minister of Justice Judit Varga arrives for the Informal Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting in Zagreb on January 23, 2020. (Image: DENIS LOVROVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
The Hungarian government voiced concerns about a recent trend where the Big Tech cartel dominates public opinion through arbitrary enforcement of censorship policies.
Judit Varga, Hungarian Minister of Justice, stated that if the government fails to control the activities of the âpseudo legal systemâ being established by Big Tech, the oligopoly will ârule our lives and force us into a bubble,â she said during an online forum held by Hungaryâs 21st Century Institute.
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