Ja!
Posted on 04/27/2022 11:58:42 AM PDT by Red Badger
The UK on Tuesday threatened to ban Twitter altogether and potentially jail Elon Musk if he violates their incoming "Online Safety Bill" by allowing free speech on his platform.
The move came just hours after the EU threatened to ban Twitter entirely if Musk allows free speech on the platform and the US threatened to "reform" Section 230 to hold social media companies "accountable" for the "harms they cause."
From CNBC: Britain's Online Safety Bill would make it mandatory for social media services to tackle both illegal posts as well as material that is "legal but harmful," a vague definition that has attracted criticism from some in the tech industry over concerns that it may stifle free speech.
"Twitter and all social media platforms must protect their users from harm on their sites," a U.K. government spokesperson told CNBC.
"We are introducing new online safety laws to safeguard children, prevent abusive behaviour and protect free speech," the spokesperson said. "All tech firms with users in the U.K. will need to comply with the new laws or face hefty fines and having their sites blocked."
The stakes for platforms like Twitter would be even higher under the Online Safety Bill, which threatens jail time for company executives for serious violations, as well as penalties of up to 10% of annual global sales.
The legislation, which is yet to be approved by U.K. lawmakers, is expected to become law later this year. Musk said earlier in the day after the EU's threats were issued that, "The extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all."
"By 'free speech', I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people," Musk said.
It's truly remarkable how these Western regimes will condemn China and Russia for cracking down on dissent while they actively wage total war against free speech and free expression in their own countries against their own subjects.
Man that is some Twilight Zone crap there.
Is that for real, or a new “Onion”?
THe UK Canada and Australia are totalitarian regimes
THe us is trying
People don’t realize that other countries have a different definition of ‘Free Speech’ than we Americans do................
Twitter could just not allow their app to be used in the UK................
1984 was supposed to be a cautionary tale, not a blueprint.
There’s a reason “1984” was set in London......They use it as an Instruction Manual..................
As Liberals have reminded us over and over in their high-pitched voices, censorship is the only thing keeping democracy safe and under their control.
“Twitter could just not allow their app to be used in the UK................”
It wouldn’t seem much like Musk to voluntarily drop revenue by a few billion...
Dear Mr. Musk.
I know you can get a little, “Feisty,” when dealing with certain types of people. I’m betting you laugh at them all the time when they react to whatever you’ve been doing since the whole Twitter stuff..
If you want to see these types completely lose their minds.....
Announce that you’re thinking about bankrolling the next Presidential run of a certain Donald Trump.
Then, break out the popcorn.
People have every right to post things they think to be true.
Other people have every right to post opposing views.
That’s how it works Snowflakes.
Isn’t it Hyde Park in the UK where folks used to bring a box, stand on it and
give their opinions in public?
They should know the concept by now.
COMMUNISM, COMMUNISM, COMMUNISM, COMMUNISM.
Do you get my point?
Musk will hopefully transition twitter into a distributed platform that can neither be blocked nor censored. Think in terms of technologies like bittorrent (back in the day before deep packet inspection and NGFWs were in use.)
NOT the Babylon Bee???
The commies have their panties in a bunch over this.
Well...there’s a reason we kicked their adz in the War for Independence.
Nope.....................
I hope every UK politician that votes for this has an interaction with a devout Muslim in an alleyway...
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