Mexican President Compares Social Media Censorship to Spanish Inquisition, Calls for Global Action

CBN ^ | Jan 2021 | AP

[CondoleezzaProtege]

“I can tell you that at the first G20 meeting we have, I am going to make a proposal on this issue,” López Obrador said. “Yes, social media should not be used to incite violence and all that, but this cannot be used as a pretext to suspend freedom of expression.”

“How can a company act as if it was all powerful, omnipotent, as a sort of Spanish Inquisition on what is expressed?” he asked.

Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Mexico is starting to build an international campaign around the issue.

“Given that Mexico, through our president, has spoken out, we immediately made contact with others who think the same,” Ebrard said, noting they had heard from officials in France, Germany, the European Union, Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia.

[dfwgator]

I wasn’t expecting that.

[Nextrush]

He wants governments to have powers not social media companies but isn’t it something to see a Leftist president opposing this nonsense.

[dfwgator]

He wants governments to have powers not social media companies

Very true. And that's the point I've been trying to make. There's no good solution here, either way, control over digital media will be consolidated, either via government, or multi-national conglomerate, name your poison!

[Cboldt]

Mexico invades California, film at eleven.

[dfwgator]

Mexico invades California, film at eleven.

At this juncture, it may be an improvement.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Just damn. That’s the second time in two days you’ve beaten be to the punch.

[CrazyIvan]

No one ever does.

[rktman]

Looks like ‘Loupe” gonna get cancelled.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Mexican President Compares Social Media Censorship to Spanish Inquisition, Calls for Global Action

I bet Zuckerberg and Dorsey might need a few of the millions they spent bribing officials in the election, if they were grabbed by some mexican gang and held for ransom.

Just saying.

[dfwgator]

It’s a strange world when I have more respect for the Mexican President than the US President (I mean Biden, once he gets in).

[DoodleBob]

[ConservativeDude]

Wow. Didn’t expect to be an obrador fan but just shows....

[Olog-hai]

One of the crossbeams has gone out of skew on the treadle.

[OldGoatCPO]

It is a sad commentary on what liberalism has become in our nation when a democratic socialist from Mexico has a better understanding of what free speech is than the RATs and their supporters.

[DesertRhino]

Wasn’t sure about him, but he has come down on the right side of several issues. Including not congratulating Biden on November 4th like Bibi the nini did.

[gov_bean_ counter]

LOL!!!

[OldGoatCPO]

They all ready invaded. The real fear is they may give it back!

[robel]

American communism is starting to look not so good to a lot of people.

[Grampa Dave]

“I wasn’t expecting that.”

Neither were the thugs controlling our social media.

A Mexican President comparing them to:

“As a sort of Spanish Inquisition on what is expressed?”, he asked.