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I need to be reminded again why we (the US) are entangled with these jagoffs.

We got embroiled in three wars (the first of which was to establish a nation founded on principles diametrically opposed to what the EU is doing here) due to the machinations of 'elites' on that continent.

They're pointing at the Russian boogieman while at the same time trying to enslave their own people. And God forbid the Islamists have that tool available if they ever get the upper hand (the only silver lining is that the same 'elites' imposing this will be the first to perish if such a thing happens, except for the bootlickers).

And don't think for a moment the EU won't try to dictate to American companies and try to enforce the same in the United States.

Tench_Coxe :" I need to be reminded again why we (the US) are entangled with these jagoffs."

The intent of the DSA (Digital Services Act) is to control all free speech, and eliminate any opposite viewpoint or discussion,
using "trusted flagers" for total government control of free speech and political opposition.
It is a means of securing : "One Think"
(From the article) :" The Digital Services Act (DSA), which went into effect at the start of 2024, is the European Union’s flagship online censorship law.
Other than China’s Great Firewall, it is arguably the most elaborate and wide-reaching instrument of government control of online content in the world."

"Informational threats to “public security and electoral processes” are also a tried-and-true pretext for censoring political opposition.
Indeed, “election integrity” was the main pretext used by U.S. government-tied groups to censor American political speech during the 2020 election."

" To ensure compliance, the DSA establishes an official censorship bureaucracy that stretches across the EU, consisting of “digital service coordinators”
in each of the EU’s 27 member states, are empowered to ensure compliance with the law.
Each coordinator has the power to request data from and impose fines on online platforms in the event of non-compliance."

"..Additionally, the digital service coordinator can certify outside organizations as “trusted flaggers” who are “experts in detecting,
identifying and removing illegal content,” a massive win for the vast international network of NGOs, university
“disinformation monitoring” hubs, and private companies that make up the censorship-industrial complex. "