Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media
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The Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media is a Finnish law that regulates how freedom of speech is practiced and protected in the country’s mass media and communications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T579902 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media Context triple: [Finnish media, governedBy, Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media]
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A.
Censura Forensis
Censura Forensis is a significant 17th-century legal treatise by Dutch jurist Simon van Leeuwen that systematically analyzes and critiques contemporary civil and canon law.
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B.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
"Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a seminal work of media criticism that argues mainstream news outlets serve elite interests by shaping and filtering information to manufacture public consent for prevailing power structures.
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C.
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is an international non-governmental organization that promotes and defends freedom of information and the rights of journalists worldwide.
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D.
The Myth of the Liberal Media
The Myth of the Liberal Media is a critical work that challenges the notion of media objectivity in the United States, arguing that mainstream news outlets systematically reflect and reinforce corporate and elite interests.
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E.
Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza)
Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza) was a repressive 1948 Puerto Rican statute that criminalized pro-independence expression and symbols, including displays of the Puerto Rican flag, as part of broader efforts to suppress nationalist movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media Target entity description: The Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media is a Finnish law that regulates how freedom of speech is practiced and protected in the country’s mass media and communications.
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A.
Censura Forensis
Censura Forensis is a significant 17th-century legal treatise by Dutch jurist Simon van Leeuwen that systematically analyzes and critiques contemporary civil and canon law.
-
B.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
"Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a seminal work of media criticism that argues mainstream news outlets serve elite interests by shaping and filtering information to manufacture public consent for prevailing power structures.
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C.
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is an international non-governmental organization that promotes and defends freedom of information and the rights of journalists worldwide.
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D.
The Myth of the Liberal Media
The Myth of the Liberal Media is a critical work that challenges the notion of media objectivity in the United States, arguing that mainstream news outlets systematically reflect and reinforce corporate and elite interests.
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E.
Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza)
Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza) was a repressive 1948 Puerto Rican statute that criminalized pro-independence expression and symbols, including displays of the Puerto Rican flag, as part of broader efforts to suppress nationalist movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finnish act
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freedom of expression law ⓘ media law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify responsibilities in digital media environments
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ensure accountability for media content ⓘ safeguard pluralistic public debate ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
broadcast media
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network communications services ⓘ online publications ⓘ print media ⓘ |
| basedOn | freedom of expression provisions in the Constitution of Finland ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| defines |
concept of mass media in Finnish law
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network publication ⓘ program distributor ⓘ publisher ⓘ responsible editor ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Finnish authorities responsible for media regulation
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Finnish courts ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Finland ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument |
Finnish
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Swedish ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional rights
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human rights law ⓘ media and communications law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Finnish law ⓘ |
| protects |
freedom of publishing
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freedom of speech in media ⓘ |
| purpose |
to balance freedom of expression with protection of rights of others
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to define responsibilities for media content ⓘ to protect freedom of expression in mass media ⓘ |
| regulates |
correction and reply procedures in media
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distribution of content in mass media ⓘ editorial responsibility in mass media ⓘ exercise of freedom of expression in mass media ⓘ identification of responsible editor ⓘ liability for published content ⓘ obligations of broadcasters ⓘ obligations of online service providers ⓘ obligations of publishers ⓘ publication of content in mass media ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of Finland
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criminal provisions on defamation ⓘ journalistic self-regulation in Finland ⓘ privacy protection laws in Finland ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
communications
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freedom of speech ⓘ mass media ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media Description of subject: The Act on the Exercise of Freedom of Expression in Mass Media is a Finnish law that regulates how freedom of speech is practiced and protected in the country’s mass media and communications.
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