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Dutch news media get hefty fines for ‘promoting’ weight loss drugs
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Fossy programming.dev Fossy@programming.dev
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EggZackLee lemmy.today EggZackLee@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-08-16
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The goal is to make sure doctors, not advertising budgets, determine which medicines are prescribed, prevent medical overconsumption, and help keep health costs in check.

What a wild concept

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huppakee lemmy.world huppakee@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-15
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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.

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