ChapelHillSooner
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I wouldn't say they have zero considering their fight against net neutrality.The FCC (read Government) is limited to how much sway they have over cable tv as opposed to broadcast tv. And they have zero (0) authority over internet streaming platforms. I think things are run differently in Hungary than they are here in the U.S..
Also, I think it’s easier to have a smaller country of a rather homogeneous populace kowtow down to a dictator. Given States’ Rights here in the good ol’ U.S. - something the right wingers and their SCOTUS have always espoused and cemented - makes that kowtowing more problematic. Also the diversity of the populace and something called the Constitution (the rights of which Hungary doesn’t have or ever had) would also provide obstacles for a Hungarian style take over of the continental U.S.
Or at least I’d like to believe…
I would not be surprised if they start putting pressure on the internet service providers to block left leaning sources. In Comcast's case, the same company is in both broadcast media and the provider of internet access. That means the FCC can exert pressure directly. In others, they will just pull other government levers.