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> were legally permissible Says who? Right, the think tank. How would you possibly evaluate such a claim seriously?
by Tomte 2y ago
> were legally permissible
Says who? Right, the think tank.
How would you possibly evaluate such a claim seriously?
- shadowgovt 2y agoAnd indeed, is the think tank going to fund the lawyers to argue the point if Meta leaves a post-up and the nation of Germany brings suit? Or is the think tank going to find Meta new users if Meta leaves the post up and individuals decide to stop using Facebook because they don't want to see that crap? Companies drop posts for violations of community terms that have nothing to do with what is legal.
- ch4s3 2y agoAccording to the article, most removed comments were about current events. You can access the report here[1][2] and see if you think the comments they highlight comport with European speech laws or not. If you check their methodology, their coding guidelines were developed by legal experts who are native speakers in each of the target countries, so to answer "Says who?", lawyers. [1] https://futurefreespeech.org/preventing-torrents-of-hate-or-stifling-free-expression-online/ https://futurefreespeech.org/preventing-torrents-of-hate-or-... [2]https://futurefreespeech.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Preventing-Torrents-of-Hate-or-Stifling-Free-Expression-Online-The-Future-of-Free-Speech.pdf https://futurefreespeech.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Prev...