Comment by mk89
12 days ago
The second paragraph is exactly why people don't trust when a platform is based in EU.
I never heard of American presidents going after individuals on Twitter or other platforms. Neither Obama, nor Biden and also not Trump who is receiving so much hatred and bad words, without even touching the assassination attempt. Which is probably the only reason why they threatened to go after people, but that seems to be understandable - and I think that's the line you should not cross in a forum/platform.
The mindset is completely different.
Europeans are generally okay with bullying and harassment being illegal.
We should not mix random unknown person being bullied online with VIPs or politicians being made fun of.
Even during the Roman Republic people could make fun of or heavily insult politicians, and also with ugly things that we could never say today. Even Julius Caesar was mocked heavily (the famous "every woman's man and every man's woman")
...unsurprisingly, this changed when the Republic ended and the Empire started.
And here we're today thinking about our sensitive politicians :)
Exactly, the right to mock one’s rulers should be considered fundamental in a modern society. It’s part of the price of power and an important release valve for social tensions.
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