Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity
by chipsa on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @11:31AM
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Free speech is not just the government. The first amendment incarnation of it applies against the government, but the first amendment isn’t the whole of free speech.
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Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity
by jeroenhd on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @05:27PM
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The first ammendment doesn't apply to a Dutch court case.
Of course there's article 7 of the Dutch constitution (as a guide for laws related to speech, not necessarily for individual rights, as judges cannot directly use them in most judgements) and article 10 of the ECHR (which comes with loads of exceptions like ensuring protection of morals) but those are still directed at states and governments rather than individual freedoms.
Of course the concept of freedom of expression goes beyond the legal definition, but the legal definition is the only one that's relevant as that's the freedom you actually have.