>March 14 (UPI) -- Legislation introduced in Germany would fine social media companies like Facebook and Twitter if they delay the removal of illegal content, including fake news, from their websites.
>Germany's Justice Minister Heiko Maas has drafted a bill to impose fines of up to $53 million in a dramatic crackdown on content.
>In December, Maas announced legislation to impose fines of up to $530,000 for any item of fake news and hate speech, including racism or comments that incite violence, if they aren't removed within 24 hours of being flagged.
>Maas said "fake news" articles proven to be slanderous, defamatory or libelous must be removed.
>Bitkom, the German digital trade association, told The Financial Times a requirement to delete posts within 24 hours on sites that carry up to 1 billion posts a day "is utterly impossible to implement in operational terms" and would create a "permanent mechanism of censorship."
>In January, Facebook said it was planning to flag fake news for German users before their election.
Is Germany trying build the ultimate Ministry of Truth? What's the endgame?
Sweden and Germany are especially bad. They essentially want a Ministry of Truth.
gatestoneinstitute.org/9771/germany-censorship-propaganda >A married couple, Peter and Melanie M., were prosecuted and convicted in July 2016 of creating a Facebook group that criticized the government's migration policy. Also, in July 2016, 60 people suspected of writing "hate speech" online had their homes raided by German police.
What is to stop Facebook from saying "Fuck You" to Germoney? How could they possibly fine them?
Aiden Nguyen
at most they could block them across all of the EU, or just forbid German companies from advertising on it
Oliver Sanders
>In January, Facebook said it was planning to flag fake news for German users before their election. I.e. globalists take no chances with German elections. Seems like Germany being used as a cornerstone in their strategy.
Ethan Johnson
No they can't. Blocking Facebook would be the largest mistake possible. There is no bigger way to cause a social uproar than banning FB.
Brayden Sanders
>*enjoys freedom of speech*
Here here, white aryan brother. Fuck niggers and fuck muslims.
God Bless America.
Home Of The Free And Land Of The Brave.
*Disclaimer - I do not actually promote racist crimes, please do not jail me or fine me, as this post was made in jest.
Cameron Cooper
Good one tool less in /Pols/ arsenal to stir up the eggy kids.
Not to mention that Facbook and Twitter should be banned in total in EU. it only benefits the US economy and US intelgathering.
Juan Watson
KeK. Dream on.
Ryder Barnes
Not really.
Ryan Jones
Whatever makes you feel better about being so under the boot you can't even have opinions
Austin Scott
it's hear hear you stupid nigger
Jaxson Ortiz
what's stopping krauts from using vk?
Brayden Torres
It's "Hear here", stupid leaf.
Lincoln Parker
>social networks should be banned Fixed for you. But they want to "SHUT IT DOWN" because they afraid that it can be used against them if they don't have total control over it, so fuck them for time being.
Daniel Peterson
>No they can't. Blocking Facebook would be the largest mistake possible. There is no bigger way to cause a social uproar than banning FB.
kikebook is for whiny losers.
Robert Cooper
Exactly right. The gubmint wants to be the only source for fake news. Its all about control and on the internet, its hard to control anything.
Jacob Foster
i am ok with ruining kikebook
Jonathan Ward
It's the same thing the GEMA did to YouTube and it's quite insidious. They make the company responsible for the things their users do. What this does is it makes the companies paranoid about being fined ridiculous amounts of money, so they rather censor instead of taking risks.
There is just no downside for the government. They get to censor all the things they don't like and they don't even have to do it themselves, so when the people get outraged they can point to Facebook and say: It's their decision (The GEMA said exactly that when people complained about the error messages from YouTube) we didn't tell them to censor that. It's cowardly and evil.
Lincoln Miller
My god the globalists are eating each other on a burning, sinking ship
People only know about Cologne because it spread on social media. The Huns tried to keep it hush-hush, but things like Facebook and Twitter let it leak out. If they can pass this legislation it'll be easier for them to cover up future events.
Julian Parker
Every time.
Brayden Collins
Let me guess, fake news is also the truth that they don't want people to know
Josiah Barnes
They can't just ban false stories or do they plan to remove all folktales too?
Jaxson Adams
A ruling encourages the opposite of censorship. Basically it said if you moderate comments or other content to what you believe is accurate and right (note: not illegal like death threats etc) you become responsible for the content because the company curated it. Otherwise company isn't liable
Angel Gutierrez
Krauts are literally retarded
Benjamin Russell
Re you referring to the proposed law in Germany? Because I don't think that is true there at all. It is an isidious game where you make someone responsible for the actions of someone else, thus creating suspicion and distrust among people. This divides and weakens your opposition and makes them bicker with each other when they should be opposing you.
Jacob Ortiz
just a friendly reminder the whole German "hate-speech" and "fake-news" anti task force is sponsored by Soros and Google and is staffed with feminists (the hardcore man hating ones) and ex Stasi agents
>fires up those almonds
Levi Howard
CHECKED AND KEK'ED
GOD HAS SPOKEN, GERMANY IS TOO RETARDED TO LIVE ALONE
Jack Wright
Knowing today' s germany, they´d probably alter them instead >Turning snow-white into a story about a polyamorous relationship between a white girl and 7 hung black guys >little red riding hood meets a big bad skinhead on her way to deliver halal meat to the refugee center >Hansel and Gretel are renamed Shlomo and Eeva and have to flee from the evil Nazi-witche's gingerbread concentration camp
Cameron Robinson
Maas is the most pretentious fucking cunt of all our traitor politicians. this vindictive weasel will get more than the rope ,at the day of the Rope
Leo Flores
>Hansel and Gretel are renamed Shlomo and Eeva and have to flee from the evil Nazi-witche's gingerbread concentration camp Make it happen
Jason Gutierrez
Someone post the "you may think this man is a German. Wong: he is a Nazi" pic.
Wyatt Rogers
From Quebec, I presume.
Camden Robinson
Are they eating each others? Holy fuck my sides
Asher Sanders
Can we use this to bring down FB?
Thomas Rivera
wait... Why should Germany be paid if someone on THE INTERNET makes "fake news" (a term laughed at and called a trick of fascists when Trump used it, without litigation of this kind)
Jack Brown
>Ministry of Truth? Came here to post this.
Blake Anderson
>Seems like Germany being used as a cornerstone in their strategy. CIA, NSA and US military european headquarters. Germany is indeed a cornerstone for the empire.
Austin Gutierrez
As if Zuckerberg would turn away the shekels from the German market. Globalist shill probably came up with the idea for Germany anyway
