Death Of Free Speech: EU Signs Law To ‘Police’ The Entire Internet And Takes Down Websites With Unapproved Speech

WinePressNews.com ^ | 09/24/2023 | Jacob Thompson

[Jan_Sobieski]

“For rogue platforms refusing to comply with important obligations and thereby endangering people’s life and safety, it will be possible as a last resort to ask a court for a temporary suspension of their service, after involving all relevant parties,” the EU states.

Unbeknownst to most people of the world, the internet has officially changed forever and what people are allowed to say and publish is in great jeopardy. One month ago to this point the European Union’s invasive law called the Digital Services Act (DSA) took effect, that essentially allows bureaucrats in the EU to become the arbiters of speech and free thought online, legally restricting what platforms can and cannot say.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU, posted in a tweet:

We’re bringing our European values into the digital world. With strict rules on transparency and accountability, our Digital Services Act aims to protect our children, societies and democracies. As of today, very large online platforms must apply the new law.

The EU Commission provides their fluffy definition and purpose of the goal:

The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act aim to create a safer digital space where the fundamental rights of users are protected and to establish a level playing field for businesses.

The two main goals according to the EU are:

1. to create a safer digital space in which the fundamental rights of all users of digital services are protected;

2. to establish a level playing field to foster innovation, growth, and competitiveness, both in the European Single Market and globally…

[Tench_Coxe]

That's where things may be heading.

[central_va]

They will fine the ISPs for hosting non approved sites. And remember the AWS ( Bezos’ Beast ) will happily comply.

[mikelets456]

California will be jealous and soon jump on the “for your safety we must limit controversial speech” BS…..

[central_va]

I am sure porn will be ok.

[FLT-bird]

If you have a VPN, they can’t identify which ISPs are visiting which sites.

[rktman]

Again, just who is the arbiter and who appointed them? Yeah, crickets,...... Hey E yewwww....🖕

[central_va]

They can find out who is hosting. They will be fined.

[butlerweave]

The European Union they thought(oops you can’t think anymore) it would be great but all it is a Dictatorship

[Signalman]

Coming soon to a country near you.

[circlecity]

They are hoping they have the economic clout to force the large online content providers to knuckle under rather than lose access to the EU market.

[sit-rep]

Wow... we are actually seeing it first hand in our lifetime....

I’ve always been prepared since I was 26 years old. But now that I’m 60, I’m wondering if we’ll see the next step as well...

[jimjohn]

3 Letters:

V P N - gets around all of it.

[Note to Euro-pukes: And when you go after VPNs, there will be an answer for that too that will make you wish for the good ol’ days of DDOS attacks.]

[cymbeline]

“It was fun while it lasted.”

Don’t junk those printing presses yet! Paper publications

This might sound silly but regarding internet censorship, how about just disallowing agitives and adverbs.

[butlerweave]

Global Warming and Climate Crisis not working so plan B pass laws to control and exterminate

[fuzzylogic]

Not really a surprise. Europe doesn’t understand that the rights of the individual come first and are what is in the best interests of the collective. They believe the opposite, that the ‘rights of the collective’ trump the rights of the individual. Guess who decides what is in the ‘best interests of the collective’? Politicians.

The lack of wisdom is astonishing.

[FLT-bird]

They are hoping they have the economic clout to force the large online content providers to knuckle under rather than lose access to the EU market.

I'm sure they can get that....in the EU. The problem for them is US websites can publish whatever they want and anybody in the EU who has a VPN will be able to see that.

[FLT-bird]

They can find out who is hosting. They will be fined.

If Rumble for example, pulls out of the rest of the EU like it did France and people post videos on Rumble that the EU want banned....there is nothing the EU can do about it. Rumble can post on servers in the US and anybody in the EU using a VPN will be able to see it. The EU won't be able to fine servers in the US for hosting content that is perfectly legal and in fact constitutionally protected in the US.

[Danie_2023]

“The EU won’t be able to fine servers in the US for hosting content that is perfectly legal and in fact constitutionally protected in the US.”

At least...for now. If Trump/GOP doesn’t win the 2024 election, all of that is probably gone forever. The US globalist Marxists will conform to EU censorship agenda.

[DiogenesLamp]

Death Of Free Speech: EU Signs Law To ‘Police’ The Entire Internet And Takes Down Websites With Unapproved Speech

More proof that mass communications companies should be regarded as "government."

[DiogenesLamp]

EU regulations do not apply to websites and companies outside the EU. If they want to create a firewall a la the Great Firewall of China to block those sites within the EU, they can do that.....but anyone in the EU who has a VPN can get around it.

They’re simply not going to be able to effectively police the internet.

But we can tell they are wannabe fascists because they tried.