Government Cleaning Up Its Media Act

While the title may be a horrible attempt at a journalistic pen pun (seriously, pengovsky!), we really should talk about the shiny new draft Media Act the Golob government adopted on the very last day of 2024.

A picture of a microphone in a podcast studio. The new media act finally addresses digital media as well.
A picture of a podcasting studio which may or may not be symbolic…

The text itself is a major overhaul of a woefully outdated piece of legislation. The existing law dates back to the days of linear television, printed press and national-language music quotas. As a result, the new draft addresses many problems at once, with varying success. It also made the political right wing head for the mattresses.

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