Let’s not break the Internet
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To be clear; it just did not pass in its current form.
It is still planned to get it passed during the current legislative term.The same person responsible for inclusion of the worst parts is now (still) tasked to "improve" it for another round.
A person dismissing broad well-founded citicism of the worst parts of the law as "fake-news". -
@catweazle Yes, thanks to @rabe85 who shared the link, I signed the petition as well.
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@becm Thanks for sharing this information. I wasn't aware of it.
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@catweazle: I'm pretty sure that image isn't yours. Did you pay the royalty fees already? Just asking in case to get into the habit of following up on every single picture ever taken. Damn. I'll quit my job as a mod...
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@christoph142 said in Let’s not break the Internet:
@catweazle: I'm pretty sure that image isn't yours. Did you pay the royalty fees already? Just asking in case to get into the habit of following up on every single picture ever taken. Damn. I'll quit my job as a mod...
LOL, I like risk
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WhatsApp Admin Spends Five Months in an Indian Jail
A student has spent five months in an Indian jail over a WhatsApp message he says he did not send.
Local reports say the 21-year-old man was charged with sedition because of "objectionable" content, although it is not clear what the message said.
Police allege the man was the administrator of the WhatsApp group when a complaint was filed.
His family argue he was made a "default admin" only after the original administrators had fled the group.It would be interesting to learn exactly what the message said, but in some countries, it is dangerous to criticise the rulers. Thailand has very strict laws for anyone criticising the royal family.
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@pesala said in Let’s not break the Internet:
WhatsApp Admin Spends Five Months in an Indian Jail
A student has spent five months in an Indian jail over a WhatsApp message he says he did not send.
Local reports say the 21-year-old man was charged with sedition because of "objectionable" content, although it is not clear what the message said.
Police allege the man was the administrator of the WhatsApp group when a complaint was filed.
His family argue he was made a "default admin" only after the original administrators had fled the group.It would be interesting to learn exactly what the message said, but in some countries, it is dangerous to criticise the rulers. Thailand has very strict laws for anyone criticising the royal family.
Spain too http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/mundo/encarcelan-rapero-por-insultar-rey-de-espana
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@catweazle Ironically, they protect their content with Javascript, which I had to block to get a translation.
In their case, at least they were the individuals who published the content, which seemed to be hate speech, and quite threatening. It might result in a jail sentence here too.
My point was that the Admin of the WhatsApp group was not even the person who posted the controversial content, but just someone who could/should have taken it down to protect himself or the site against legal action.
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MPs in the UK are saying that the Internet needs tighter regulation.
Fake news a democratic crisis, MPs warn
The UK faces a "democratic crisis" due to the spread of "pernicious views" and the manipulation of personal data, a parliamentary committee is set to warn.
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has been investigating disinformation and fake news following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
In its first report it will suggest social media companies should face tighter regulation.
It also proposes measures to combat election interference. -
@pesala said in Let’s not break the Internet:
@catweazle Ironically, they protect their content with Javascript, which I had to block to get a translation.
In their case, at least they were the individuals who published the content, which seemed to be hate speech, and quite threatening. It might result in a jail sentence here too.
My point was that the Admin of the WhatsApp group was not even the person who posted the controversial content, but just someone who could/should have taken it down to protect himself or the site against legal action.
Obviously promulgate hatred is punishable, but the case in Spain is the following with a clearly blind justice in the right eye.
summarizing
Rapper who in his song calls the useless King> jail
A tweeter making a joke about Carrero Blanco, right hand of dictator Franco> jail
Journalist in an article affirming if he has a shotgun would shoot those of the party Podemos > no consequence
Five rapists released while condemning a woman for kidnapping her children from the abusive father who was repeatedly denounced -