A group of deputies of the My Step faction of the National Assembly of Armenia recommend making amendments to the law on mass media in order to ban references to anonymous sources, hetq.am reported.
According to the proposed amendments, the requirement for submitting data for release will also be set for online mass media outlets, based on which the latter need to show the name of the particular media outlet on their websites, the full name and organizational and legal form of the legal entity carrying out media activities, and if the implementer of media activities is a natural person — its name and last name and address, if the implementer is an individual entrepreneur, then the number and date of issuance of the state registration certificate, as well as the contact number and e-mail address.
In the draft amendments, the deputies state that, in the context of restriction on freedom of speech, it is necessary to state that the dissemination of unknown sources by way of referencing may entail risks posing a threat to national security.