In Orban like states you loose that free access to all media and you are forced into the state one.
For those that are not aware countries that were under former Soviet boots all have a state television, which is the default source of information for older people (they are used to it), whichever party wins the elections sets up this TV broadcast to their liking.
All other TV broadcasters need to have a special privilege approved by the state - do you see what can happen here?
Most countries in the world have state-owned television.
> In Orban like states you loose that free access to all media and you are forced into the state one.
So many people own smartphones and have internet access. Even older ones, who learn to use them faster than PCs. People can consume whatever media they want. And people can certainly teach their parents how to consume non-government news.
> So many people own smartphones and have internet access. Even older ones, who learn to use them faster than PCs. People can consume whatever media they want. And people can certainly teach their parents how to consume non-government news.
Still not everyone has access to the internet, especially in rural areas. For some people the only news source is television and the radio, both which are predominantly owned by the government.
