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#JosephineBallon, co-chief executive of #HateAid, a German group that assists victims of online attacks, said she received an email Tues notifying her that her #visa had been revoked. She did not understand until a few hours later, when she saw a news article about #MarcoRubio’s announcement.
HateAid, founded in 2018, provides counseling, safety advice & litigation financing to help victims of online attacks take legal action against perpetrators.
we should find out, what exactly happened to the man on the image.
The man who promised funding for the fediverse and then „changed“ to the Bank Of America … … …
[de] https://www.lobbycontrol.de/pressemitteilung/thierry-breton-wechsel-zur-bank-of-america-beschaedigt-glaubwuerdigkeit-der-eu-119463/
Well, at least we can say this is truth in advertising.
They seek to curb online hate and the US is accusing them of censorship because the US is spreading online hate
@Nonilex U.S.A should look in the mirror.
@Nonilex curbing online hate is censorship, so? Like censorship is not inherently bad.
Musk has demonstrated ability to foment fascist riots in Brazil, Canada, UK, France and the USA.
Musk is in the pay of his tech & fossil fuel investors, Alwaleed bin Talal, Larry Ellison, and Putin's oligarchs.
He's promoting the anti-democracy agenda of Project 2025's racist financial backers:
Bradley, Koch, Coors, Scaife Mellon, Seid and Uihlein.
Musk deserved that EU penalty 10x's over.
Start targeting Musk's investors too.
https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-investors-elon-musks-x-revealed-court-filing-1942970
It is not simply about online hate, it is about online harm, there are various challenges doing the rounds, some of which can be dangerous, content promoting self harm, suicide etc. This is what some laws want social media companies to deal with.
#JosephineBallon & #AnnaLenaVonHodenberg lead a German #LegalAid organization that assists individuals facing #online #abuse & #violent #threats.
#ClareMelford runs a British group that helps identify #disinformation.
#ImranAhmed is a British activist who runs an organization that has chronicled #antivax #content #on socialmedia.
On Tuesday, the #Trump admin accused all of them of a campaign of “censorship” against Americans.
#law #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
The 4 individuals, along with a former senior European Commission official, #ThierryBreton of France, were barred from entering the #UnitedStates after Secretary of State #MarcoRubio labeled them “radical activists” who undercut “free speech”.
#Trump #law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
@Nonilex
Everyone still sucking Elon's ass
On Wednesday, European ofcls including President Emmanuel #Macron of France criticized the #Trump admin’s decision.
“These measures amount to #intimidation & #coercion aimed at undermining European #digital #sovereignty,” Macron said on social media. “The rules governing the #EuropeanUnion’s digital space are not meant to be determined outside #Europe.”
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
Thomas Régnier, a spox for the EC, said, “Our digital rules ensure a safe, fair & level playing field for all companies, applied fairly & without discrimination.”
The travel ban is a major escalation in a dispute between the #Trump admin & #Europe over the #regulation of #online #content & #socialmedia.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
In the #US, #FreeSpeech protections allow #socialmedia companies to set their own #content policies. And #Trump & others on the right have successfully pushed social media firms to roll back #moderation rules that they viewed as silencing “conservative” [racist, antisemitic, sexist] voices.
In #Britain & the #EU, there are certain restrictions on #HateSpeech & open #bigotry.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #RevengePolitics
In 2022, the EU passed a #law called the #DigitalServicesAct that requires #socialmedia companies to meet transparency standards & to remove certain #racist, #antisemitic & #violent content if it violates national laws.
The #Trump admin sees the Digital Services Act as an attempt to force #US platforms to censor speech globally — an allegation European officials deny.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #hate #disinformation #propaganda #immigration #tech #moderation #RevengePolitics
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