Y Combinator Urges the White House to Support Europe's Digital Markets Act

Re:Y Combinator Urges the White House to Support Europe's Di... by Symbiote on Friday March 14, 2025 @08:57AM (#43362187)

A fine is a sentence, and I think it's a big deal that the law is applied inconsistently between e.g. Mary and Mohammed.

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Re:Y Combinator Urges the White House to Support Europe's Di... by riffraff on Friday March 14, 2025 @10:28AM (#43362962)

I thought "sentence" is used for criminal offenses

might be a difference in meaning among jurisdictions.

EDIT: yeah it's odd that blasphemy against Mary is not illegal, but well, technical not a deity

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Re:Y Combinator Urges the White House to Support Europe's Di... by carlosjobim on Friday March 14, 2025 @01:36PM (#43364955)

And who exactly considers Mohammed to be a deity?

Edit: Blaspheming against Islam is a criminal offense in many European jurisdictions.

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Re:Y Combinator Urges the White House to Support Europe's Di... by riffraff on Saturday March 15, 2025 @02:51AM (#43370560)

I don't know who does, but not the Italian legislation, blaspheming Mohammed appears to be ok in Italy too.

We don't know for sure cause there is no case law, while blaspheming Mary has been argued in court.

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