Posted on 10/07/2019 1:02:10 PM PDT by TBP
Whatever you do, don't call Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek a "corrupt oaf" or "lousy traitor of the people" on Facebook. If you do, the European Union (E.U.) has ruled that Facebook can be forced to take your comments down, regardless of where you are in the world.
In all likelihood, you have no idea who Glawischnig-Piesczek even is, but you should definitely worry about today's ruling and how it impacts your ability to express your opinions about politicians online.
I blogged about this case back in June when the E.U. was first considering it. Glawischnig-Piesczek is a retired member of the European Parliament from Austria. In 2016, an Austrian magazine published a story online about her support for welfare for refugees. Apparently, one Facebook user did not appreciate her position and called her the terms mentioned above and declared the Greens to be a "fascist party."
These are all crudely expressed opinions, and they're obviously just opinions. Glawischnig-Piesczek, however, objected to these characterizations and asked Facebook to delete the comments. Facebook refused. So Glawischnig-Piesczek sued under Austria's defamation laws and won. The case then went up to the European Union to determine whether she had the power to demand that Facebook censor these "defamatory" comments from appearing on Facebook just in Austria, or worldwide.
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”.
Jusy sayin’...
EU is corrupt slime. Just saying.
Can we call her a big whiner instead? It’s not an opinion, after all...
To see who rules over you simply find out who you may not criticize......................
Bertlesmann’s Arvato unit, Articles 11 and 13 were a preview of coming attractions...
Well, I have to ask.
Is Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek a “corrupt oaf” or a “lousy traitor of the people”?
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a corrupt oaf and a lousy traitor of the people.
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek... is a retired member of the European Parliament from Austria. In 2016, an Austrian magazine published a story online about her support for welfare for refugees. Apparently, one Facebook user did not appreciate her position and called her the terms mentioned above and declared the Greens to be a "fascist party."
The EU is the Fourth Reich.
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek is a “corrupt oaf”
The evil most fundamental to the decadence of Western Civilization is mendacity. Suppression of free speech enables mendacity. Just when Europe needs freedom of speech the most, the morons in control decide to crush it.
How astonishing that Europeans could be so cynical about truth and basic human liberties.
So, somebody from Austria that the peoples are not allowed to criticize.
Hmmmm....seems I’ve heard this joke before. Except it was no joke.
But its perfectly ok for the EU to attack Trump, Boris, Poland, Hungary and any other person or group which disagrees with the Mighty EU
if it isn’t a joke why are they laughing?
orf orf...
Whenever you give a centralized government power - even a small amount - there is always mission creep. This is a perfect example. Corrupt oaf Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek told me that herself.
Both!
“Eva,” eh? Wonder whom she was named after...
And a traitor to the people. And a fascist.
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