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I found Merkel's comment interesting, because it really shows the cultural difference between the US and Europe: -EU: Only governments should be allowed to cen
by konschubert 6y ago
I found Merkel's comment interesting, because it really shows the cultural difference between the US and Europe:
-EU: Only governments should be allowed to censor speech, not private companies!
vs.
- US: Only private companies should be allowed to censor speech, not governments!
- apexalpha 6y agoI think a big part is that the companies doing the censorship are American themselves, and can thus -if need be- be held accountable under American law. For Europeans this is a lot harder, the companies are still American and mostly project their own cultural norms regarding violence, race, sex, etc, without being accountable to European governments.