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>Social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat will face possible shutdowns when they don't crack down on problematic content Ok, and who defines what exactl
by ChuckNorris89 3y ago
>Social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat will face possible shutdowns when they don't crack down on problematic content
Ok, and who defines what exactly is "problematic content"? Let me guess, it's gonna be whatever the government wants silenced.
>"When there is hateful content, content that calls – for example – for revolt, that also calls for killing and burning of cars, they will be required to delete [the content] immediately,"
Aha, but if I invite 100k people to a meeting in the city center next to the parliament building for a peaceful protest, that will be fine and not get removed, right? Right?
- moring 3y agoAn optimistic view would be that courts decide what is right and wrong. They are supposed to be independent of both the government and the parliament, and if you fear a dystopian future where they aren't, shutting down TikTok isn't going to be our biggest problem.
- ChuckNorris89 3y agoI don't get your comment. The police can come break up mass gatherings without consulting with the courts first.
- amarant 3y agoLaws vary a bit from country to country in Europe, but here in Sweden at least the cops have to protect the safety of the people in the mass gatherings, safeguarding their right to protest/demonstrate/whatever. This system has really been put to the test lately when some right wing extremists wanted to burn the Quran outside of mosques. The police really didn't want to allow that, but were in the end forced to protect the demonstrations, since even boneheaded Nazis have freedom of speech here, no matter how dumb and inflammatory their speech is. This has really caused some diplomatic problems for the government, who are trying to convince Turkey (a predominantly Muslim country) to allow us to join NATO. Burning the Quran and angering every Muslim in the world has not helped that cause. Now it seems burning stuff is becoming a trend, the other day someone made the news for burning a printout of their municipalities traffic guidelines, which was kinda funny. Given how much the government and the police wanted to stop these things, and yet still ended up helping them happen(in accordance to Swedish constitution) makes me not worry overmuch that Europe will become Soviet. Unless Russia conquers us all, then we'll be the Soviet Union for sure.
- fufirjr 3y agoI think it's mistaken to compare the two rather than seeing one as an extension of the other. Police already have the tools and authority to police an active riot into submission. The decision to go easy on riots is a political one motivated by a desire not to jeopardize their current powers. This doesn't mean expanding their powers is necessary or desirable even if the courts are involved however.
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- gmerc 3y agoYou’d be surprised that if you show pornography or gore porn in public, the police can and will take you down in the US too without a court order. So what defines problematic content? The law.
- justinclift 3y ago"Uneven application of the law" is generally what people seem to have issues with.
- gmerc 3y agoThat’s exactly what is being addressed. The uneven application in virtual space vs meat space.
- justinclift 3y agoWell, it doesn't seem to be applied evenly in meat space yet either. ;)
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- gettodachoppa 3y agoI don't understand how you can question this, are you trying to stop our government from being able to fight right-wing Russian misinformation trolls? With attitudes like that, Ukraine will lose. Upvotes to the left, folks.
- ChuckNorris89 3y agoAh yes, the invisible boogieman, Russian online trolls, the reason we should all give up our rights, "for your safety". "but think of the children".