Comment on EU Chat Control didnt pass - proving the media got to alot of you
UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Let’s not protest terrible ideas to not embarrass facists (who may or may not be part of your/our government) or what’s supposed to be the message here?
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
The message here is: “don’t believe when people start screaming that the EU is a fascist organisation that wants to subjugate the population”.
Because there was A LOT of that online when Chat Control reared its head.
scratchee@feddit.uk 5 days ago
The difference between a fascist government and a democratic government can be distressingly thin, something we should all be aware of by now.
In this case, the EU has just proven it is currently on the right side of that divide. When extremely unpopular and authoritarian ideas were considered, the public felt able to voice their disapproval and the government felt they had to listen. That is a crucial step. Good for you all.
Sadly it likely will continue to require major work to keep the public on guard against future attempts like this one, but that’s life.
iii@mander.xyz 4 days ago
That’s the same EU that mandates online de-anonymisation as a last minute amendment to an unrelated CSAM-directive.
Some press releases: (1), (2), (3)
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
Have you read the sources you posted?
Nobody is mandating anything - yet.
Sure, it might end up like that, but - to date - the Commission has been rather sensible when it comes to such things. They also have the example of UK that shows that the law works against its intentions by driving people towards unregulated and more dangerous websites.
We’ll see how it goes.
iii@mander.xyz 4 days ago
That’s simply how any EU directive works: EU decides what must happen, and it’s up to the individual countries to put it into their respective laws.
When has that ever stopped a puritan?