Corridor interview. "I think that the opinions of journalists will be taken into account in the working group" - the Minister

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Yesterday, Majilis received the bill "On Mass Media", which has been in dispute for a long time. Also, the draft Law "On Online Platforms and Online Advertising" was reviewed in the first reading. We asked several questions to the Minister of Information and Social Development, Darkhan Kydyrali, in connection with this draft law.

- According to the draft Law "On Online Platforms and Online Advertising", bloggers will be required to post a special sign if they write a paid post. We hear that there are groups on social networks who write posts that justify the position of the authorities. Some bloggers admitted that they wrote paid posts about the citizens of Zhanaozen. Should people who write paid posts have a special tag?

- First of all, the law is common to everyone. We are all equal before the law, we are talking about the rule of law. Second, the designation is established by a special rule after the adoption of the law. Because whether it's advertising or not, sometimes it can be manipulative. For example, sometimes drugs or the interest of a certain institution may be advertised. Therefore, it is known in international practice that special labeling is available on the online platform as it is in newspapers.

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