Alerts | Fake news regulation passed during Covid-19

Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, Azerbaijani government amends information law to allow prosecution on online media

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Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the national parliament of Azerbaijan amended the law on information to allow authorities to prosecute the owners of online media for publishing any “inaccurate” or “dangerous” content. The vaguely worded law raised concerns it would open the door to increased censorship.

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