German MPs vote for new law to fine social media companies over illegal content

Re:German MPs vote for new law to fine social media companie... by pavelludiq on Friday June 30, 2017 @07:27AM (#14669953)

Just two? The world wars are conveniently numbered with I and II. Bonus: The cold war and the iron curtain.

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Re:German MPs vote for new law to fine social media companie... by tmalsburg2 on Friday June 30, 2017 @07:35AM (#14670005)

I don't see the connection. OP was talking about free speech being too limited in present-day Europe.

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Re:German MPs vote for new law to fine social media companie... by pavelludiq on Friday June 30, 2017 @07:37AM (#14670014)

With the possible exception of WWI, all of my examples are within living memory.

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Re:German MPs vote for new law to fine social media companie... by nulldev on Friday June 30, 2017 @09:15AM (#14670471)

I don't follow your reasoning. Please explain how either WWI, WWII or the cold war were caused by limitations on free speech in Europe (which in this context largely means western Europe).

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Re:German MPs vote for new law to fine social media companie... by tpush on Friday June 30, 2017 @08:05AM (#14670164)

Nonsense. Neither World War had anything to with restrictions on free speech.

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