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This is Europe's form of police brutality and it needs to stop. The article mentions incitement to violence but fails to support that. It later refers to "inc

This is Europe's form of police brutality and it needs to stop. The article mentions incitement to violence but fails to support that. It later refers to "inciting hatred against minorities," which is nebulous at best. Specifically, it refers to "[promoting] racism and xenophobia", "insulting a female politician", holocaust denial, and other such conduct. For all of her flaws, this is one thing America gets right: people should never face criminal charges for this sort of thing.

commandlinefan 6y ago
As a free-speech absolutist, while I have nothing but sympathy for the poor folks that were caught up in this, I can't help but see a silver lining here. The reason truly anonymous communication like Freenet, I2P and Tor never really caught on with the mainstream is because too many people bought into the "I have nothing to hide, so I have nothing to fear". Untraceable communication is technically feasible, but it requires a critical mass. This sort of thing might provide the kick-in-the-pants that the larger populace needs to finally take anonymity seriously.