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According to Ellenpont, another controversy emerged during the campaign when Philip Pilkington, senior researcher at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, claimed in a post on X that a Polish Meta official named Oskar Braszczynski was behind attacks targeting the Hungarian prime minister online. Braszczynski serves as Meta’s government and public policy lead for Central and Eastern Europe. 🚨 BREAKING: The guy who is suppressing@PM_ViktorOrban's social media has been leaked. His name is Oskar Braszczyński and he is Meta’s Government & Social Impact Partner for Central and Eastern Europe. Let's have a look at who is putting their thumb on the scale!🇭🇺 Oskar has…pic.twitter.com/PskLJuazGP Pilkington argued that the official’s social media activity suggested clear political commitments that raise concerns regarding the platform’s neutrality. He further claimed that the Meta employee openly supports pro-Ukraine and LGBTQ activist causes and is aligned with political circles opposed to Poland’s former ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, historically considered an ally of the Hungarian government. Zoltan Beky, legal analyst at Szazadvegand author of the bookCivil (?) on the Field, compiled what he described as a list of developments that may have influenced the election outcome through social media — blatantly in favor of the Tisza Party. Related to the aforementioned Berlin court order was a March 18 report claiming that a senior communications employee at X had posted that Facebook could restrict the reach of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s posts ahead of the elections while simultaneously boosting the visibility of Peter Magyar and the Tisza Party. Mario Nawfal — a leading blogger and radio host on X, whom many consider to be Elon Musk’s right-hand man — shared a post sharply criticizing Facebook’s political bias. Nawfal wrote that concerns had emerged ahead of the April elections that Facebook was limiting the reach of certain posts by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. According to reports, this was preceded by a call from a figure linked to the Tisza Party — a former Meta employee — urging supporters to mass-report the Hungarian prime minister’s content. At the same time, the social media activity and reach of Tisza Party leader Péter Magyar have been exceptionally strong, with some observers claiming his engagement figures are remarkable even by international standards. Questions were also raised over the fact that Magyar operates not through a traditional political page, but through a so-called professional-mode personal profile, which differs from Meta’s standard treatment of political content. “If Hungary’s largest social media platform suppresses Orban’s content ahead of the election while opposition activity appears unusually elevated, that raises serious concerns about freedom of speech and the integrity of democratic processes,” Nawfal wrote. He added that further questions had emerged regarding how Meta moderates political content in Hungary. According to Nawfal, one of the company’s regional officials has publicly expressed positions aligned with mainstream European narratives, including pro-Ukraine messaging and content critical of the Hungarian government. Following these concerns, Nawfal called for an immediate investigation. He argued that it is essential to uncover how social media platforms handle political content during election periods and what impact this may have on public discourse. The blogger also noted that similar forms of manipulation had already occurred in other countries and expressed hope that the same would not happen in Hungary. Within this so-called Rapid Response System, globalist NGOs participating in the EU’s “fact-checking” network and DSA-related codes of conduct are able to communicate directly with online platforms in order to flag allegedly illegal activities. Fidesz therefore called on the Commission to disclose which activist groups in Hungary are participating in the content-restriction process. The delegation also asked whether the Commission would reveal exactly which Facebook or YouTube content had its reach suppressed. Those questions have yet to be answered. The outcome of the Hungarian elections is now well known. In recent days, numerous analyses and theories have emerged regarding the reasons behind Fidesz’s defeat. A full assessment will obviously require much more time. However, even now it is worth revisiting the question raised by Zoltán Beky in his bookCivil (?) on the Field: can an election be won solely through effective online communication? Based on the current experience, the answer may not yet be entirely definitive — but one conclusion already seems clear: without it, victory is certainly impossible, Ellenpont concluded. Our Homeland (Mi Hazank)party leader Laszlo Toroczkai summed up the issue more bluntly when reacting to the election result, writing: “Congratulations to Facebook for securing its first prime minister in Hungary.” Cover photo: Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar (Photo: MTI) Összesen 0 komment A kommentek nem szerkesztett tartalmak, tartalmuk a szerzőjük álláspontját tükrözi. Mielőtt hozzászólna, kérjük, olvassa el akommentszabályzatot. 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