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"Calls upon all States: (h) To promote a pluralistic approach to information and multiple points of views through encouraging a diversity of ownership of media and of sources of information, including mass media, through inter alia, transparent licensing systems and effective regulations on undue concentration of ownership of the media in the private sector."

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UNHRC: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression (1999), para. 4(h)

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression (1999)

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The state should endeavor to ensure a pluralistic media that allows its citizens to access a variety of viewpoints and media outlets.