Acceleration of a Long-Term Trend
In a recent
op-ed in Berliner Zeitung, a retired German judge
described the DSA as a "trojan horse that presents a façade of respecting democratic principles@ while doing the exact opposite. He concludes that the EU's mass censorship regime poses an "existential threat" to freedom of speech and the freedom of press, which are the corner stones of any genuine liberal democracy.:
The EU Commission sets the standard by which disinformation is judged. However, this means that politically unsavoury opinions, even scientifically argued positions, can be deleted, and not only that: if it is classified as unlawful, there are social consequences.
One inevitable result is that citizens begin self-censoring to align their messages on the platforms with what is currently acceptable within the corridors of power…. The cornerstone of any free society — the perpetual exchange of intellectual and political ideas, even with opposing opinions — will therefore crumble.
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