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Tom Morris on Nostr: nprofile1q…228h9 nprofile1q…4x759 Context: the Act has much lighter rules for ...

Context: the Act has much lighter rules for below-the-line comments on articles by established press and broadcast media compared to others.

The justification for this—"the need to safeguard media freedom outweighs the limited risks that may be posed in any comment sections", apparently.

If the people who run independent hobbyist forums talking about cycling etc. wanted their media freedom safeguarded, they need the deep pockets and political influence of a newspaper baron.