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The Speech Police

Sisyphus
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Europe is using the Digital Services Act (DSA) to fine the last anti-censorship social media platform of consequence, Elon Musk's X. The "warning" fine is a measly $150 million. It should be noted that many European leaders have achieved record lows in approval polling and are cutting social programs in favor of bolstering Ukraine, the storybook land of golden toilets. The fact that such information is readily found on X is likely a sore point for them. The Europeans, in fine Karen dudgeon, berate objections like those raised publicly by JD Vance with condescending lectures on how the rule of law applies to everyone. The good news is that Congress appears poised to address the matter quickly, proposing legislation for fining the finers with fines multiples of the fines originally levied. It has not occurred to the geniuses in Europe yet that Elon controls a space force infinitely more dangerous than their combined militaries, but let's just keep that among us.

But what does not come across in any of that is the most pertinent question: Who are these censors? What are their concerns? What problems are they solving? And the special people they are helping? For that I refer you to a Xweet by the Xcellent Mike Benz, former State Department employee and wizard of federal funding traces, who brings us a classic censoror-list Zoom call:

Imagine the information hygiene in their "Democracy".

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Discussion (25)

  • Tex929rr@Tex929rr
    I’ve been seeing EU apparatchiki all day on X asserting how serfs citizens have free speech in Europe. Basically, it’s the same loud assertive lying policy that has overcome the American left. It’s like reading news releases from TASS (non boomers need to Google it) or watching press conferences with Baghdad Bob.
  • Sisyphus@Sisyphus
    ReplyingtoTex929rr

    Tex929rr (View Comment):

    I’ve been seeing EU apparatchiki all day on X asserting how citizens have free speech in Europe. Basically, it’s the same loud assertive lying policy that has overcome the American left. It’s like reading news releases from TASS (non boomers need to Google it) or watching press conferences with Baghdad Bob.

    No finer tribute to the information control bots than Baghdad Bob assuring the world that US forces were nowhere near Baghdad as an Abrams tank crosses the frame behind him. Brussels should find a square to dedicate to his statue.

  • DaveSchmidt@DaveSchmidt
    ReplyingtoSisyphus

    Tex929rr (View Comment):

    I’ve been seeing EU apparatchiki all day on X asserting how citizens have free speech in Europe. Basically, it’s the same loud assertive lying policy that has overcome the American left. It’s like reading news releases from TASS (non boomers need to Google it) or watching press conferences with Baghdad Bob.

    Sisyphus (View Comment):

    No finer tribute to the information control bots than Baghdad Bob assuring the world that US forces were nowhere near Baghdad as an Abrams tank crosses the frame behind him. Brussels should find a square to dedicate to his statue.

    It was mostly peaceful in Bagdad.

  • Sisyphus@Sisyphus
    ReplyingtoDaveSchmidt

    Tex929rr (View Comment):

    I’ve been seeing EU apparatchiki all day on X asserting how citizens have free speech in Europe. Basically, it’s the same loud assertive lying policy that has overcome the American left. It’s like reading news releases from TASS (non boomers need to Google it) or watching press conferences with Baghdad Bob.

    Sisyphus (View Comment):

    No finer tribute to the information control bots than Baghdad Bob assuring the world that US forces were nowhere near Baghdad as an Abrams tank crosses the frame behind him. Brussels should find a square to dedicate to his statue.

    DaveSchmidt (View Comment):

    It was mostly peaceful in Bagdad.

    I heard that.

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