The French president has raised the idea of limiting or even cutting off access to social media platforms during episodes of urban violence – a practice until now reserved for authoritarian regimes.

  • @[email protected]
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    61 year ago

    What governments are and are not authoritarian is honestly a matter of perspective. No government should disrupt or intercept private communication between law abiding citizens without reasonable suspicion that there is imminent danger to human life.

    • @febra
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      21 year ago

      That’s the main problem though. The state is also the entity that decides what “the laws” are and thus they decide if you’re a “law” abiding citizen or not.

    • @febra
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      11 year ago

      That’s the main problem though. The state is also the entity that decides what “the laws” are and thus they decide if you’re a “law” abiding citizen or not.