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“Since the start of the parliamentary mandate, Meta has met 38 times with far-right MEPs” Hmmmm

joe_mamba 9mo ago
Far left EU MEPs complain about what far right are doing. So what else is new in politics? Do they also complain when they themselves meet with Meta, or is it an issue only when their growing opposition do it? You know the saying "For my friends everything, for my enemies, the law"?
- Manfred 9mo ago
  The fight against “left” and “right” is just a narrative to gin up allegiance with certain groups. The only relevance to the article is that it indicates which parties have sided with the US administration to fight consumer’s digital rights.
  - joe_mamba 9mo ago
    Yeah that was my point, it doesn't matter if it's left or right, because the only ideology Meta et-al speak, is USD, so they will kiss the ring of whoever is in power at the present moment in EU, far left or far right. Same how many of them also kissed the ring of the CCP or Saudi Arabia while flying the pride flag in the west. They don't really care about those ideologies they preach, they just virtue signal however needed in order to appease the mobs and governments in power so they can be allowed to extract wealth.
- timeon 9mo ago
  > Do they also complain when they themselves meet with Meta, or is it an issue only when their growing opposition do it? Are you referring to anything specific or you have just emotional urge to defend far right? (PfE in this case).
  - joe_mamba 9mo ago
    I'm just pointing out hypocrisy and double standard of politics. The left is no more righteous than the right as they both want the same thing when it comes to social media, see the social media and big tech censorship of the Biden administration[1][2][3], to control the narrative in their favor as control over social media means the difference between winning and losing the next elections. But of course you are unable to objectively see such non partisan issues, so you can only resort to calling everyone who has a different option than you on the left's actions as "defending" the right wing. [1] https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/27/mark-zuckerberg-exposes-extent-of-biden-censorship/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/27/mark-zucker... [2] https://itif.org/publications/2025/12/16/political-pressure-on-platforms-undermines-free-speech/ https://itif.org/publications/2025/12/16/political-pressure-... [3] https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/zuckerberg-meta-white-house-pressure-00176399 https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/zuckerberg-meta-whi...
instig007 9mo ago
Is there a list of MEPs who are just right, without the far prefix?
- speedgoose 9mo ago
  Yes ?
- blell 9mo ago
  Yes. But if you look into the policies they push, they are all progressive for some reason.
  - clydethefrog 9mo ago
    Nonsense since the 2024 European Parliament that has a big far-right wing. The EPP has already broken down a lot of progressive green policies with help of the far right [1], the "cordon sanitaire" is now broken. https://www.politico.eu/article/epp-votes-with-far-right-to-approve-cuts-to-green-rules/ https://www.politico.eu/article/epp-votes-with-far-right-to-...
- pjc50 9mo ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_Europe...
- clydethefrog 9mo ago
  Just as with most parts of the EU (imo both it's strength and it's weakness) there is some complexity and bureaucracy involved with founding out the political spectrum of MEPs. You can research the EU political groups and the political alliances and the corresponding positions on these Wikipedia pages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_Europe... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_political_alliances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_political_alliances

Far left EU MEPs complain about what far right are doing. So what else is new in politics? Do they also complain when they themselves meet with Meta, or is it an issue only when their growing opposition do it? You know the saying "For my friends everything, for my enemies, the law"?

Manfred 9mo ago
The fight against “left” and “right” is just a narrative to gin up allegiance with certain groups. The only relevance to the article is that it indicates which parties have sided with the US administration to fight consumer’s digital rights.
- joe_mamba 9mo ago
  Yeah that was my point, it doesn't matter if it's left or right, because the only ideology Meta et-al speak, is USD, so they will kiss the ring of whoever is in power at the present moment in EU, far left or far right. Same how many of them also kissed the ring of the CCP or Saudi Arabia while flying the pride flag in the west. They don't really care about those ideologies they preach, they just virtue signal however needed in order to appease the mobs and governments in power so they can be allowed to extract wealth.
timeon 9mo ago
> Do they also complain when they themselves meet with Meta, or is it an issue only when their growing opposition do it? Are you referring to anything specific or you have just emotional urge to defend far right? (PfE in this case).
- joe_mamba 9mo ago
  I'm just pointing out hypocrisy and double standard of politics. The left is no more righteous than the right as they both want the same thing when it comes to social media, see the social media and big tech censorship of the Biden administration[1][2][3], to control the narrative in their favor as control over social media means the difference between winning and losing the next elections. But of course you are unable to objectively see such non partisan issues, so you can only resort to calling everyone who has a different option than you on the left's actions as "defending" the right wing. [1] https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/27/mark-zuckerberg-exposes-extent-of-biden-censorship/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/27/mark-zucker... [2] https://itif.org/publications/2025/12/16/political-pressure-on-platforms-undermines-free-speech/ https://itif.org/publications/2025/12/16/political-pressure-... [3] https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/zuckerberg-meta-white-house-pressure-00176399 https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/zuckerberg-meta-whi...

instig007 9mo ago

Is there a list of MEPs who are just right, without the far prefix?

speedgoose 9mo ago
Yes ?
blell 9mo ago
Yes. But if you look into the policies they push, they are all progressive for some reason.
- clydethefrog 9mo ago
  Nonsense since the 2024 European Parliament that has a big far-right wing. The EPP has already broken down a lot of progressive green policies with help of the far right [1], the "cordon sanitaire" is now broken. https://www.politico.eu/article/epp-votes-with-far-right-to-approve-cuts-to-green-rules/ https://www.politico.eu/article/epp-votes-with-far-right-to-...
pjc50 9mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_Europe...
clydethefrog 9mo ago
Just as with most parts of the EU (imo both it's strength and it's weakness) there is some complexity and bureaucracy involved with founding out the political spectrum of MEPs. You can research the EU political groups and the political alliances and the corresponding positions on these Wikipedia pages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_Europe... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_political_alliances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_political_alliances