RT 28-February-2026

Facebook has blocked the social media pages of three Hungarian media outlets, citing violations of community principles. The move comes mere weeks before elections in the Central European nation and has been condemned by the Hungarian National Media Association, which called it an attack on press freedom.

The pages of Bama.hu, Szabolcs Online and Kisalföld.hu were made inaccessible as of Friday, prompting the media outlets to criticize what they called an unjustified decision in a joint statement. They also vowed to appeal the ban.

The affected media outlets – all part of the Mediaworks Hungary conglomerate – have been described by other local media as presenting the view of the government and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz Party.

The development came ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for early April, where Fidesz faces tough competition from the pro-EU opposition Tisza Party.

The Hungarian National Media Association blasted the ban, insisting that the pretext for the move was flimsy. Non-compliance with the “community principles of Meta,” Facebook’s parent company, could “mean anything,” it said in a statement expressing solidarity with the affected outlets.

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