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Facebook Can Be Forced to Delete Content Worldwide, E.U.’S Top Court Rules
- blue_devil 7y agoThis is a step towards creating a world of privileged censorship. >>The ruling stemmed from a case involving an Austrian politician, Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, who sued the social network to expunge online comments that called her a “lousy traitor,” “corrupt oaf” and member of a “fascist party.” After an Austrian court found the comments violated defamation laws,[...] I find it concerning these comments could fall under "defamation". I also seriously doubt that an "ordinary" person can get an equivalent judgment in their favour - least of all, due to the expenses involved. I've noticed lots of people in Europe who already make sure to precede a Google Maps review for a restaurant with "From personal experience/personal opinion" etc. as a supposed caveat lest they get sued by the place for defamation. It's a sad world for freedom of speech when you feel compelled to do this. Court statement here: https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2019-10/cp190128en.pdf https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/201...