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Hilversum is keeping an eye on November 22: there is a good chance that politicians will tinker with public broadcasting in the Netherlands after the elections. This is because the newly elected Tweede Kamer will be discussing the far-reaching proposals of the advisory committee that has been looking into the future of the broadcasting system. The VVD is also considering cuts and Pieter Omtzigt's party (Nieuw Sociaal Contract), which is well ahead in the polls, wants to abolish one of the three television channels.
Twitter is too laconic when it comes to reports of threats against journalists on social media, a majority of the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, said during a debate on press freedom. Parliamentarians are annoyed that the social media company has rejected the Cabinet’s attempts to discuss this and want to increase the pressure.
Streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney + must, if it is up to a majority of the Tweede Kamer, invest part of their revenue in Dutch productions. The coalition parties VVD, D66, CDA, and ChristenUnie have agreed on this, confirmed Pim van Strien of the VVD. The vote on the law was postponed for four weeks because the parties could not agree. One of the issues was the amount that should go to independent producers. The Tweede Kamer will discuss the proposal at the end of May.