Like all aspiring totalitarians, the Europeans name their laws in a way that’s directly opposite the way the law will actually work, hence the name of the recently passed European Media Freedom Act. From Maring Jay at strategic-culture.su:
Germans know a thing or two about destroying the free press and replacing it with a propaganda model, Martin Jay writes.
One day early in August you might have blinked. In that fraction of a second, the EU became a fully blown African dictatorship complete with mail order epaulettes pinned to the shoulders of its German commander-in-chief, president and ruler supreme, Ursula.
On August 8th, the infamous European Media Freedom Act entered into effect across all EU member states. This legislation claims to protect press freedom and the confidentiality of sources, we are told by the propagandists in the European Commission in Brussels. And yet, in reality, it will be a tool for the EU to use at will to strangle any journalists or media organizations who dare to leave the offered narrative, the perceived truth of how Brussels sees events, in preference for feral, unbiased reporting.
And it would appear, at first glance, to have the full support of the Germans who, history has shown us, know a thing or two about destroying the free press and replacing it with a propaganda model.
To mark the entry into application of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), the Vice-President of the European Parliament (German conservative) Sabine Verheyen and the chair of the Committee on Culture and Education Nela Riehl (also German with the ‘Greens’) boldly championed its arrival.
“8 August 2025 marks the entry into application of the EMFA — a landmark for press freedom in the EU. But its true value will be measured in action, not words. Now begins the real work: ensuring every member state implements the EMFA fully and faithfully. Media freedom is not negotiable – it is the backbone of our democracy,” gushed Sabine
“With the Media Freedom Act, Europe has set the benchmark for the protection of press freedom and journalistic work. This is a great achievement. But it is only meaningful if we adhere to it. I am looking with concern at the decline in press freedom in different parts of Europe and call on all member states to implement it dutifully,” added the chair of the Committee on Culture and Education Nela Riehl.
They better not speak ill of Israel if they know self-preservation?
Sad, really.