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Dutch news media get hefty fines for ‘promoting’ weight loss drugs (www.science.org)

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[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

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.