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The Hungarian government is the latest to call for US internet giants to face more regulation.
Hungary has launched a digital freedom fight against US tech giants like Facebook and Twitter, whom it accuses of censorship.
Hungary is also concerned about possible intervention
in next year s parliamentary election.
Facebook is Hungary s most popular site, with user numbers exceeding 5.4 million in 2020, out of a population of 9.8 million.
Hungary has launched a so-called digital freedom fight against US tech giants like Facebook and Twitter, who it accuses of censorship and suspects could intervene in next year s parliamentary election.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who will seek re-election, was a staunch supporter of former US president Donald Trump whose social media accounts were shut after the Capitol invasion in Washington January 6.
Vladimir Putin today sounded a warning about the influence of global tech giants which he said were competing with national governments, after Russia told internet firms to take down posts that had fuelled Alexei Navalny-inspired protests.
Putin told the virtual Davos summit that tech companies were not just economic giants. in some areas they are already de facto competing with the state . We just saw it all in the United States, he added, referring to the Capitol riot incited by Donald Trump which led to the then-president being banned from Twitter - a move which has caused disquiet in several European countries.
Hungary prepares digital freedom fight against Facebook and Twitter: PM Viktor Orban fears he could be banned like Trump
Hungary accuses Facebook and Twitter of censorship and suspects they could intervene in next year s parliamentary election
PM Orban fears he could be banned from social media like Trump, which could affect his chances for re-election
The government is proposing law aimed at curbing the power of big tech firms