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Re:Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown... by hexane360 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @07:27PM (#27839727)
But Germany can't do that because it would be against Germany's constitution.
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Re:Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown... by eli on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @11:22PM (#27841076)
It's a hypothetical. A Constitution can be amended or ignored, can't it? My point is that a country is not your house. And citizens are not visitors. It's the wrong analogy and leads to bad conclusions.
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Re:Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown... by drdeca on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @08:44PM (#27840267)
s/can't/probably wouldn't/

It is entirely possible for countries to do things which are against their constitution.

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