Macron accused of authoritarianism after threat to cut off social media
Élysée insists French president not advocating general blackout as ministers say rioters using platforms to organise violence
Bad day for you when even American media is calling you out, Macron.
Rightly so. While the state has a right to prohibit individual actions that cause harm, such as hate speech or incitements to violence, it would be a massive human rights violation to ban access to platforms generally, as it would silence a space where constructive dissent is organized.
Liberal free speech logic, then you just need to tighten up or loosen up some screws and find the most convenient definition of "cause harm".
I'd say anything communism related qualifies as "cause harm"
This is not a liberal thing.
Felony authoritarianism carries with it a minimum sentence of 10 years. If convicted, Macron is likely to experience extraordinary rendition to freedom sites where he will be subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques about which Russian, Slavic, or Generic Asian, put him up to committing these heinous crimes against huge manatees.
