Linus Bylund (SD) says in an interview in Focus that he wants to "see more personalized reprisal opportunities for the Review Board". A proposal that Tomas Backlund thinks is bizarre.

- There is no doubt that if this becomes a reality, we have removed a large part of the freedom of expression we have today and which we protect, he says and continues:

- Individual journalists will hardly dare to ask questions that would jeopardize their employment. It will be a much quieter society simply.

"The press support needs to be bigger"

Tomas Backlund also responds to Linus Bylund in the interview in Focus saying that he does not think the press support should exist. He believes that the abolition of support would be a threat to democracy.

- We have a frighteningly large number of municipalities that lack editorial presence or journalistic coverage. If it were to disappear, it could mean the death knell for many media, says Tomas Backlund, who thinks support should rather be greater.

A measuring stick to find out how far they can go

Jonathan Lundberg is the author of the book Sweden Friends where he writes about how the Sweden Democrats conquered the internet. He thinks that Linus Bylund's play is about the Swedish Democrats testing the water.

- You want to see what happens if you go out like this hard. What effects does it have? What reactions does it get from other parties, what reactions does it get from the media?

He thinks the play is a measuring stick to find out how far they can go.

- It is important for the Swedish Democrats to know if they dare to take more steps in that direction, says Jonathan Lundberg.

Do the Swedish Democrats risk anything with the criticism?

- If the Moderates react very hard to this, they could damage a future collaboration. The Swedish Democrats certainly take a risk, but it is something that makes them see potential gains that outweigh these risks, says Jonathan Lundberg.

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