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> People are not forced to stop talking about politics on a public forum the day of the elections, that's complete bullshit. They actually are in some European
by wtdata 7y ago
> People are not forced to stop talking about politics on a public forum the day of the elections, that's complete bullshit.
They actually are in some European countries. France included.
EDIT:
Link to the law in question in the official site for FRance with English translation:
"From the day before the election at midnight, it is forbidden to distribute or have distributed newsletters, circulars and other documents.
From the eve of the poll at midnight, it is also forbidden to broadcast or cause any message that has the character of electoral propaganda to be disseminated by any means of communication to the public by electronic means."
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000023882997&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070239&dateTexte=20110420 https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticl...
- aikah 7y ago> They actually are in some European countries. France included. No there is none in France. Discussing politics isn't the same as campaigning. And again, your "edit" changes nothing to what I'm saying, the law you quoted does not bar people from discussing politics, it bars candidates and their supporters from promoting their candidates or their parties, the yellow vests are not a political party.
- jdietrich 7y agoA Facebook group exists in a meaningful grey area between "discussion" and "publication". To argue otherwise is wilfully obtuse.
- jobigoud 7y agoIt's not restricted to political parties, it's more generally defined to counteract any form of propaganda during the hours leading to the election. I agree it's still ethically dubious to apply it to discussions. They should have set the group to private.