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> a lot of people can feasibly rally behind.

I do not think that is the case. 'Free speech' is not new topic in EU, but most people who are talking about it are neo-nazis.

This proposal is obviously dictature of free speech.



True free speech is correct speech?


So I think you just proved my point:

"This proposal is obviously dictature of free speech. "

? That seems pretty 'newspeak' to me.

They are making it so that anyone can post anything unless it's literally against the laws.

And somehow this is 'authoritarian' or 'dicature'?

Because it seems just the opposite.

My point was, they're going to put the EU in an awkward position with this - just as you've put yourself in a little bit of an awkward position by trying to imply that 'freedom of expression' is 'dictature'.

Now - I don't really like these guys one bit - but - the law seems at least superficially very reasonable.

We're all super suspicious because this came from 'the bad guys' - fair enough, but it is what it is.


"Newspeak" is calling compelled speech free speech. This law would, for example, force HN to host spam and unrelated content since it does not break polish law. And forcing an entity like HN to host and disseminate content it does not want, is simply compelled speech and doing it under the guise of "free speech" does not change the nature of the law.


Having to host comments on a board one may disagree with is absolutely not 'compelled speech' any more than AT&T's requirement to carry 'all websites' is 'compelled speech'.

There's grey area there for sure, but it's not authoritarian.




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