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"States have a positive obligation to foster a favourable environment for freedom of expression, offline and online, in which everyone can exercise their right to freedom of expression and participate in public debate effectively, irrespective of whether their views are received favourably by the State or others. Such an environment encompasses the rights to privacy and data protection, and the right to access information on issues of public interest held by public bodies that is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression."

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CoE (Committee of Ministers): Recommendation Rec(2018)1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Media Pluralism and Transparency of Media Ownership, para. 1.2

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Recommendation Rec(2018)1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Media Pluralism and Transparency of Media Ownership

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Everyone has the right to seek and receive information.
The right to freedom of expression applies to all forms of media, including the internet.
States should proactively put in the public domain government information of public interest.