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"Paragraph 2 [of Art. 19, ICCPR] requires protection of the right to freedom of expression, which includes not only freedom to “impart information and ideas of all kinds”, but also freedom to “seek” and “receive” them “regardless of frontiers” and in whatever medium, “either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice”. Not all States parties have provided information concerning all aspects of the freedom of expression. For instance, little attention has so far been given to the fact that, because of the development of modern mass media, effective measures are necessary to prevent such control of the media as would interfere with the right of everyone to freedom of expression in a way that is not provided for in paragraph 3 [of Art. 19, ICCPR]."
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UN (CCPR): General Comment No. 10: Freedom of Opinion (Article 19), para. 2

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General Comment No. 10: Freedom of Opinion (Article 19)

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