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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by contravariant on Friday July 16, 2021 @09:02PM (#27862796)
Ancient Greece perhaps? Though not in medieval Europe, at least not that I'm aware off.
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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by riffraff on Saturday July 17, 2021 @01:10AM (#27863650)
Europe had them in the middle ages too: Italy's seafaring republics (Venice, Genoa, Amalfi, Pisa et al) where (nominal) democracies, practically owned the Mediterranean sea and lasted a thousand years.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_republics

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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by danenania on Saturday July 17, 2021 @03:22AM (#27864084)
The Norse also had many democratic customs.
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Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content” by bolangi on Saturday July 17, 2021 @03:35AM (#27864154)
Evidenced in the Icelandic sagas, c.f. https://www.sagadb.org/
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