Europe gives Elon Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence on X::Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market, warns Elon Musk about disinformation on X related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

    • Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      We tried not censoring the internet and it hasn’t worked

      If it makes you feel better, think of it as Europe defederating from Twitter

      • LoreleiSankTheShip@lemmy.ml
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        11 months ago

        Whoever chooses which sites get banned from the internet has a whole load of power. They could feasibly, in time, become corrupt and end up banning threats to corporate monopolies, like the Fediverse.

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          11 months ago

          They will become corrupt over time. Power and money yield corruption. Always.

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            11 months ago

            Exactly. So I wouldn’t trust anyone with the power to dictate which websites you can visit and which you can’t

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      11 months ago

      Ya and ban all forms of protest against apartheid.

      That’s the EU and it would be the US too if we didn’t have the first amendment