Often it is only a free press that uncovers and prevents corruption that is vital to a democracy so spying on journalists also attack’s democracy.
Hitler also attacked what was left of a free press to prevent barbaric acts being hidden https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12221155/EU-set-approve-use-spyware-uncover-confidential-journalist-sources.html

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