Angela Merkel Criticizes Trump’s Twitter Eviction
German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized President Donald Trump's social media eviction, calling it 'problematic'.
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Angela Merkel criticizes lack of hate speech laws in the US, doesn't want onus put on tech companies
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Even she is confused on what America's 1st amendment protects. Free speech was not legally violated here. The free market decided it didn't like speech that incites violence and it reacted accordingly.
Nah, fuck that. Also, pretty rich coming from a country that already has very extensive rules against hate speech - why should we be told to tolerate it when they make it 100% illegal themselves?
She's wrong that Twitter shouldn't have banned him.
But she's right that relying on tech companies instead of government to do this can be messy and problematic. After all, had we had laws against this type of speech to begin with, he would have been deplatformed years ago. But that's the first amendment for you. It inherently puts the burden on the private companies to do something. And it prevents lawmakers under an extreme right wing government from silencing people opposing them.
But she's right that relying on tech companies instead of government to do this can be messy and problematic. After all, had we had laws against this type of speech to begin with, he would have been deplatformed years ago. But that's the first amendment for you. It inherently puts the burden on the private companies to do something. And it prevents lawmakers under an extreme right wing government from silencing people opposing them.
She has it backwards. Freedom of speech means the state cannot compel Twitter to censor Trump. Twitter had the liberty of choosing who to censor on their own platform.
Prominent politicans will be upset any time that they're threatened with accountability, even something as simple as "don't break our terms of use."
If our government isn't going to regulate terrorist rhetoric, emergency measures by big tech were absolutely necessary. It's not a long-term solution and the government should 100% get involved and create stricter standards for social media. Boo hoo to these politicians and media crying about free speech though. This stuff has been left to fester for too long.
Also free speech doesn't regulate private companies. Not that hard to grasp.
Also free speech doesn't regulate private companies. Not that hard to grasp.
i get the point she's making: germany created laws specifically for nazi stuff there, and social media platforms have to abide by them, and they work well in the context of their country.
at the same time...it doesn't feel like she understands free speech that much.
at the same time...it doesn't feel like she understands free speech that much.
Or she does and she just has a real bad view on the matter, cuz Merkel ain't all that.
The job of Twitter is to follow its own guidelines and operate within the rules set by regulators. GTFOH Merkel, companies are not the guardians of the freedom of speech.
Absolutely. Because there could have been nothing wrong with the Trump administration having control of social media regulation. Nothing at all.
For the same reason our own domestic fuck nuggets don't know understand what freedom of speech is.
Had Trump been held to the TOS of Twitter years ago, he never would have been president. So, nah. She can stfu.
She, and many others are not wrong in criticizing twitter and others for their out-sized impact on society and Democracy.
The was they have been able to shut down Trump is as frightening as it has been deserved.
That said, fuck their concern when it comes to this particular moment. Trump's getting shut down by twitter was not for some casual infringement of the TOS, but for very specific violations that affected/could affect the real world.
In short: the question is not just about assholes leaders being allowed on twitter. It is about asshole leaders using twitter to be asshole dictator and actively using the platform to make the world a demonstrably worse place.
The was they have been able to shut down Trump is as frightening as it has been deserved.
That said, fuck their concern when it comes to this particular moment. Trump's getting shut down by twitter was not for some casual infringement of the TOS, but for very specific violations that affected/could affect the real world.
In short: the question is not just about assholes leaders being allowed on twitter. It is about asshole leaders using twitter to be asshole dictator and actively using the platform to make the world a demonstrably worse place.
When its muslims or marginalized people no one important ever raises a voice or says we might be going too far. Everyone is in agreement that we can't go too far.
What a ridiculous double standard and horrible statement from Merkel.
Yes they tried a coup but should we really take away the fat man's twitter? He should be in a jail cell right now.
What a ridiculous double standard and horrible statement from Merkel.
Yes they tried a coup but should we really take away the fat man's twitter? He should be in a jail cell right now.
Again, the right of free speech is not the right to a platform.
You can stand on your lawn and spout alt right vitriol but there's nothing in the law that says Twitter or You Tube owe you a place to spread your vile sludge.
And that's before we even get into the fact that Trump is basically yelling FIRE in a crowded theater times a million.
You can stand on your lawn and spout alt right vitriol but there's nothing in the law that says Twitter or You Tube owe you a place to spread your vile sludge.
And that's before we even get into the fact that Trump is basically yelling FIRE in a crowded theater times a million.
But no one is infringing on his freedom of speech. He's the president of the United States. If he has something to say, he can easily do so.
In no way is preventing someone from inciting violence "problematic". Twitter is (finally) doing the right thing here.
In no way is preventing someone from inciting violence "problematic". Twitter is (finally) doing the right thing here.
