The criminal conviction of Christian politician Päivi Räsänen for "hate speech" in Finland's Supreme Court, for a church pamphlet she wrote decades ago, undeniably shows the extent of the free speech crisis in Europe.
"When US Vice President JD Vance told last year’s Munich Security Conference that he feared free speech was in retreat in Europe, much of the media and political class reacted with shock and horror. 'If I understood him correctly, he is comparing conditions in parts of Europe with those in authoritarian regimes,' commented German defence minister Boris Pistorius. 'That is unacceptable, and it is not the Europe and not the democracy in which I live and am currently campaigning.' Mr Pistorius added that 'in our democracy, every opinion has a voice'.
Well, I wonder what he would say about today’s Supreme Court ruling in Finland, in which Christian parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen was criminally convicted on “hate speech” charges for a pamphlet she wrote for her church in 2004."
@Paul_B_Coleman in @Daily_Express ✍️
One point must be emphasized regarding Finland’s “hate speech” conviction of Päivi Räsänen.
It’s natural to assume Finnish laws won’t affect Americans. But under the EU’s Digital Services Act, social media platforms must abide by the “hate speech” standards of any EU member state—meaning the most censorial states set the standard. Not just for Europe, but worldwide.
Today Finland showed us how such “hate speech” standards play out: with the silencing of sincere Christian beliefs. But under a DSA-controlled internet, those standards are enforced quietly. Not through the courts—where one can at least mount a legal defense—but through shadow bans and deplatforming, all mandated by the DSA’s sprawling censorship apparatus.
The EU has made itself the world’s secret speech police. We can’t let this continue. That’s why @ADFLegal attorneys in the U.S. and internationally are providing support for @X’s legal challenge against the DSA.
The DSA must go.
@SFjder On kyllä rasittavaa seurata jatkuvaa jopa lapsellista uutisointia ja haukkumista nyt vaikka Melania elokuvasta. Suomen lehdistö ja valitut Amerikan kommentaattorit tuntuvat tosiaan tietävän kaiken ja kaikki on heidän mielestään huonosti. Ja itse olen Amerikan kansalainen USAssa.
@elonmusk Europe is sinking under its own bureaucracy. From local governments to Brussels, endless rules are choking progress and innovation. Unless Europe cuts these rules fast, they will continue sliding toward decline and irrelevance.
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@MikaelJungner Deletoin sarkastisen kommenttini. Sarkasmi huono laji täällä. Eli toivottavasti näin vaikka on niin hirveä Venäjä ”ei koskaan” meno päällä.
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