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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by Spearchucker on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @02:45AM (#18343759)
Not sure about other EU member states or the EU itself, but in Germany free speech is intentionally not a right, because of the German right to live free of abuse by others. Speech can obviously be used as a form of abuse.
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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by JdeBP on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @09:34AM (#18345515)
Herewith article 5 of the Basic Law of Germany stating the right to freedom of expression, one of the several fundamental rights enshrined in the Basic Law right up front, before anything else.

* https://www.bundestag.de/parlament/aufgaben/rechtsgrundlagen...

Enjoy.

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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by Spearchucker on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @05:54PM (#18349573)
Thank you, I enjoyed it greatly. Freedom of expression (one's right to express one's beliefs) is not freedom of speech.
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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by JdeBP on Monday November 05, 2018 @06:35AM (#18381511)
You might want to go back and enjoy what "Wort, Schrift und Bild" means a bit more.
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