The post-democrats of Brussels are, along with many European governments, very keen on online censorship. Free speech is not a “European value.”

The flip side of censorship is propaganda, which can be direct or (through funding this or not funding that) indirect.

This Euractiv story made interesting reading:

As part of the EU’s next long-term budget, the European Commission has proposed around €8.6 billion for the cultural and creative industry — twice the amount currently provided. The new AgoraEU pot merges two current funds: CreativeEurope and the Citizens, Equality, Rights, and Values (CERV) programmes. Yet the media element of the fund will apply to both film and news, raising concerns about how the money will be divided between these........

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