Dutch news media get hefty fines for ‘promoting’ weight loss drugs
https://www.science.org/content/article/dutch-news-media-get-hefty-fines-promoting-weight-loss-drugs
https://www.science.org/content/article/dutch-news-media-get-hefty-fines-promoting-weight-loss-drugs
2 Comments
EggZackLee@lemmy.today · 22 pts · 6d
What a wild concept
huppakee@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 6d
Tldr; there is a fine line between neutrally writing about something that has a positive effect and positively writing about a thing that has a positive effect. Law requires to position news media as a neutral informer when it comes to prescription-only medication.