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Business Matters: Argentina's Media Monopoly Crackdown

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30/10/2013

Argentina's Media Monopoly Crackdown

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Will Argentina's law that stops anyone owning too much of the media restrict free speech?

Argentina's top court has confirmed a law to stop anyone owning too much of the media. Is it a crackdown on free speech or big media monopolies?

Argentina's top court has just confirmed a law to stop anyone owning too much of the media. Is this a crackdown on free speech or big media monopolies? 

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