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Netherlands·Europe·Disinformation·Democracy

Dutch government moves to revoke Ongehoord Nederland's broadcasting licence

Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 07:05 · 1 min read

The Dutch cabinet has announced plans to revoke the broadcasting licence of Ongehoord Nederland (ON), a right-wing public broadcaster that has operated within the Netherlands' publicly funded media system since 2022. Media Minister Letschert cited three independent grounds for the decision: a finding by the Commissariaat voor de Media (the Dutch media regulator) that ON no longer meets the legal requirements for public broadcasting, a formal request from national public broadcaster NPO citing ON's persistent refusal to cooperate, and the imposition of two regulatory sanctions within a single year related to conflicts of interest and financial opacity. The move follows years of escalating violations, including repeated reprimands for spreading misinformation and a recent on-air broadcast in which ON's editor-in-chief and a presenter expressed sympathy for some of Hitler's statements; ON director Peter Vlemmix has rejected the decision and signalled the broadcaster will challenge it in court.

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NOS Nieuws — Einde nabij voor ON in publiek bestel: hoe kwam het zover, en wat zijn de gevolgen? ↗︎NOS Politiek — Kabinet wil licentie Ongehoord Nederland intrekken: 'Het houdt een keer op' ↗︎
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