Re:US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe a...
by ben_w on Friday February 20, 2026 @05:01AM
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> > His unit has successfully prosecuted about 750 hate speech cases over the last four years.
> But sure, abuse of power is so rare. Nothing to see here.
This would make your point if those hate speech cases were all the same as your Andy Grote example.
Otherwise it's like pointing at one defendant winning a road traffic law case due to dashcam footage showing the police were making things up, as evidence that all road traffic law prosecutions are abusing power.
Re:US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe a...
by shafyy on Friday February 20, 2026 @06:17AM
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The current chancellor is also a right-conservative jabroni, so don't equate what he demands to what the German people want.
Re:US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe a...
by rrr_oh_man on Friday February 20, 2026 @07:25AM
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> so don't equate what he demands to what the German people want
The German people elected the parliament. The parliament elected Merz. The margin was narrow, but that was the decision.
It's just one of the sixteen units that prosecute 'hate speech' cases in Germany.
Oh, by the way, the Chancellor himself is calling to demolish online anonymity completely: https://dpa-international.com/politics/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20...
But sure, abuse of power is so rare. Nothing to see here.