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There is no free speech in Germany, so chances are that someone will say something on Diaspora that the government of Germany won't like. Then, if the owner of
by znaji 8y ago
There is no free speech in Germany, so chances are that someone will say something on Diaspora that the government of Germany won't like. Then, if the owner of Diaspora refuses to delete the "illegal" post, he will be thrown in jail, so he doesn't really have a chance not to censor whatever the government forces him to censor.
- Theizestooke 8y agoWhat are you basing these claims on? Any recent events in german history you could point to?
- raverbashing 8y agoPeople can't say 'fuck' on tv in the US or say 'fire' in a crowded theatre so I guess there's no free speech there as well And don't get me started on the puritanism
- thecatspaw 8y agothe fire one makes sense though. You're not neccessarily directly forbidden from shouting fire, you're forbidden from creating mass panic which can lead to injuries and death
- raverbashing 8y agoOf course it does, I'm just pointing out the 'free speech' people's complaints are not much based on practicality.
- M2Ys4U 8y ago>There is no free speech in Germany You might want to read Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
- znaji 8y agoI'm sure somewhere in the Chinese constitution it says Chinese citizens have a right to free speech too :-) There is no practical right to free speech in the EU, this happened a few weeks ago: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6316567/Woman-correctly-convicted-Austria-calling-Prophet-Mohammed-paedophile-ECHR-rules.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6316567/Woman-corre...
- thebooktocome 8y agoIndeed, Article 35 of the Chinese Constitution is a snowclone of the First Amendment.
- antientropic 8y agoWhat's up with the absurd absolutism? Absolute free speech does not exist anywhere in the world, including the US. That's not the same thing as "no free speech". BTW, the decision you linked to is about Austria, not the EU. The ECHR merely held that Austria is allowed (not required) to ban certain kinds of speech. Other Council of Europe member states are free to permit them.
- Kim_Bruning 8y agoI get the impression that Diaspora pods can be anywhere on the planet, so you can pick one in not-germany, if you're truly concerned.