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EU’s Breton warns Musk on hate speech ahead of Trump interview; receives profane response (www.politico.eu)

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"As there is a risk of amplification of potentially harmful content in [the European Union] in connection with events with major audience around the world, I sent this letter to @elonmusk."

Responding to Breton, Musk tweeted out a meme containing the words: "Take a big step back and literally, fuck your own face!"

Fuck this guy, and everyone who thinks this is OK by a person with the power to sway opinion.

Seriously. It’s my new theme, but this high school shit and its approval have to stop before we kill everything.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago

Can't even be original. He stole that line from Tropic Thunder.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

Consequences when?

Ban his shit in the EU. We don’t need more right wing inbreeds here.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

He’s SOOOO edgy!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Responding to Breton, Musk tweeted out a meme containing the words: "Take a big step back and literally, fuck your own face!"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

I can’t wait for the arrest warrant to go out. You know he won’t be able to help himself.

[+] [email protected] -82 points 2 months ago (7 children)

On the one hand, that's a really crude response. But on the other hand, it's the sort of response European-style restrictions on free speech deserve...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are plenty of things you can't say in America. For example, churches can't endorse politicians, you can't say myriad swearwords on TV (h/t George Carlin), you can't even show a nude penis, you can't libel people, often you can't show brands or play music without being sued...

A more interesting thing to me, is this so called business wunderkind and owner of a communications platform doesn't know the rules around broadcasting. You know even a $5MM company usually retains one lawyer for this kind of shit.

Would you let an individual contributor, factotum role at your company say this publically? I'd be fired fucking instantly if I said that on the company LinkedIn profile.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have to ask, what EU restrictions on free speech are there? Because I live in Europe and don't really feel all that restricted in terms of speech.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Swing and a miss.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Why don't you take a big step back and literally, fuck your own face?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.

Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies, 1945

We have been trying to reason with the bigots for a long time, but it has become clear that their polemic doesn't respect reason. What shall we do, then? Throw up our hands, let them erode our values and sacrifice our values on the altar of rigid principles? Die with pride "At least, we never resorted to censorship"? What good is our loyalty to that rule to the victims of that new, intolerant order?

The enemies of freedom have no qualms about using censorship and violence to silence the opposition. It is only right that we should meet them on their terms, if they will not meet us on ours.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Restrictions like not being able to use the word cis?

[–] Mechaguana 6 points 2 months ago

Awww cant spread harm and lies to other people? Cant miseducate the public for personal gain? Can't get new ideological converts to adhere to suicidal rhetoric? Can't spread hate and harass any others different than you?

Wow its as if standards are a must for civilized society, and no progress can be made if people are always going at eachother throats being kept endlessly debating the SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN OVER COURSES OF GENERATIONS