Self-censorship is our greatest enemy.

[Notanumber]

There is an old saying that goes, “The first person to throw an insult rather than a rock founded civilisation”.

The ability to have a worldwide conversation is not something that should be taken from us.

I doubt that the EU would pay much attention to what Stefan said. It is in the EU’s interests to keep everyone in the dark. Think about Articles 11 and 13.

Facebook is no longer perceived as an honest company.

Nobody has to believe the Canadian media anymore because they have been bought and paid for by the left-wing government.

Self-censorship is our greatest enemy.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

So Muslims aren't our greatest enemy today? That makes a nice change.

 

[HonestJoe]

Self-censorship is our greatest enemy.

And that is all you choose to say on the matter.

 

[Estro Felino]

There is an old saying that goes, “The first person to throw an insult rather than a rock founded civilisation”.

The ability to have a worldwide conversation is not something that should be taken from us.

I doubt that the EU would pay much attention to what Stefan said. It is in the EU’s interests to keep everyone in the dark. Think about Articles 11 and 13.

Facebook is no longer perceived as an honest company.

Nobody has to believe the Canadian media anymore because they have been bought and paid for by the left-wing government.

Self-censorship is our greatest enemy.

But I AM very proud of being AN EUROPEAN when most Europeans massively choose Farage, Le Pen and Salvini

 

[Estro Felino]

As they did last Sunday....

Long life to the glorious European Nations!

 

[sun rise]

There's a fine line here. There's a balance between allowing inciting to violence and ordinary speech.

People are responsible to self-censor their worst instincts - that's called maturity. External restraint may be needed for the immature.

But you don't want business and government censoring normal speech - specifically the horrible model of China shows how that can be taken to total suppression of any free thought.

Mentioning the EU, I find techdirt's coverage to be excellent Article 13 stories at Techdirt. but that's not a matter of self-censorship but of governmental overreach.

 

[bobhikes]

There is an old saying that goes, “The first person to throw an insult rather than a rock founded civilisation”.

The ability to have a worldwide conversation is not something that should be taken from us.

I doubt that the EU would pay much attention to what Stefan said. It is in the EU’s interests to keep everyone in the dark. Think about Articles 11 and 13.

Facebook is no longer perceived as an honest company.

Nobody has to believe the Canadian media anymore because they have been bought and paid for by the left-wing government.

Self-censorship is our greatest enemy.

Self-censorship is both an enemy and an ally. It is nowhere near the greatest of either.

Just be in a long term relationship and you'll understand.

 

[sun rise]

What I'm most concerned about showed up on slashdot and techdirt headlines today:

Apple, Google and WhatsApp Condemn GCHQ Proposal To Eavesdrop on Encrypted Messages

Amazon Patent Reveals Plans To Allow Alexa To Listen, Record Users At All Times

DIY Facial Recognition For Porn Is a Dystopian Disaster

and techdirt:

German Political Leader Questions YouTubers' Right To Tell Fans Not To Vote For Her Party, Urgently Summons Her Advisers In Response -- By Fax

Congress Now Pushing 'Bring Back The Patent Trolls' Bill

The DHS's Social Media Monitoring Is Causing Collateral Damage, But Doesn't Seem To Be Making The Nation Safer

And at least twitter is "fair and balanced"

Conservative Bias? Twitter Bans Famous 'Resistance' Heroes

 

[Notanumber]

So Muslims aren't our greatest enemy today? That makes a nice change.

The coalition between the Left and Islam defiantly is one of them.

 

[Notanumber]

And that is all you choose to say on the matter.

Stefan says enough for us to think about for now.

 

[Notanumber]

But I AM very proud of being AN EUROPEAN when most Europeans massively choose Farage, Le Pen and Salvini

I think we can agree that none of those want to take away our right to free speech.

 

[Notanumber]

There's a fine line here. There's a balance between allowing inciting to violence and ordinary speech.

People are responsible to self-censor their worst instincts - that's called maturity. External restraint may be needed for the immature.

But you don't want business and government censoring normal speech - specifically the horrible model of China shows how that can be taken to total suppression of any free thought.

Mentioning the EU, I find techdirt's coverage to be excellent Article 13 stories at Techdirt. but that's not a matter of self-censorship but of governmental overreach.

Stefan is talking about the self-censorship that is being foisted upon us.

People are using self-censorship because they are fearful of the consequences of not doing so.

 

[Notanumber]

Self-censorship is both an enemy and an ally. It is nowhere near the greatest of either.

Just be in a long term relationship and you'll understand.

We already have laws for hate speech.

 

[Notanumber]

There's a fine line here. There's a balance between allowing inciting to violence and ordinary speech.

People are responsible to self-censor their worst instincts - that's called maturity. External restraint may be needed for the immature.

But you don't want business and government censoring normal speech - specifically the horrible model of China shows how that can be taken to total suppression of any free thought.

Mentioning the EU, I find techdirt's coverage to be excellent Article 13 stories at Techdirt. but that's not a matter of self-censorship but of governmental overreach.

I like what Boris said -

 

[Notanumber]

Knowing what the EU is like, you would have thought those clever types known as MEP’s, would have been wise to the EU tricks by now.

Enough MEPs Say They Mistakenly Voted For Articles 11 & 13 That The Vote Should Have Flipped; EU Parliament Says Too Bad

 

[sooda]

The coalition between the Left and Islam defiantly is one of them.

Are you making a case for the Left being conservative?

 

[Notanumber]

Are you making a case for the Left being conservative?

The Left are weird.