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In April, the European Court of Justice ruled that the original Hungarian law banning the depiction of homosexuality to minors violated EU law. The current government is now putting forward a proposed amendment to comply with this ruling.
The government in Hungary has presented a bill to amend a controversial LGBTQ law from the previous government. The proposed draft proposes to delete passages from the Hungarian Child Protection Act that prohibited the “promotion” and “representation” of homosexuality in films and on television for minors. In the future, content that can “seriously impair” the physical, mental, emotional or moral development of children will be generally prohibited.
Hungary's Prime Minister Péter Magyar said his government would take "strict" and "uncompromising" action against media content "that is accessible to minors and promotes sexual violence, manipulation and exploitation." However, the new requirements are “independent of sexual orientation” and therefore in line with EU law. In April, the European Court of Justice ruled that the original law violated EU law.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The draft law will be passed by the Hungarian Parliament in the coming weeks.
Likely · Within weeks
The European Commission will examine the new legal text for its compatibility with EU law.
Very likely · Within weeks
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