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> It is known that at least Germany, Austria and Estonia oppose the proposal. There are clearly more supporters known, e.g. Spain, Denmark, Hungary and Ireland support the Commission proposal

Hungary surprises me as a supporter for this

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Hungary is the least surprising.

Orban & Co. "work for the family" so not a big shocker. Plus more power over what people can see or do on the Internet, an attractive tool of state power. Controlling TV stations and major outlets works on pensioneers, the next step is get control of the phones and computers. With more Orwell from the EU itself, stuff like phone hacks of journalists and political opponents will get easier.

Interesting ... I guess if you asked me to pick an "outlier" from this lineup, it would def be Hungary: Spain, Denmark, Hungary and Ireland

Not sure what you mean. Re stance on civil rights, I'm surprised by Denmark being on this list.

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