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Germans don’t allow people to espouse pro-Nazi rhetoric. https://t.co/eRKbuNaJyR
— Susan of Texas (@SusanofTexas) January 11, 2021
When Germany is concerned about what you're doing, you know you're in big trouble. https://t.co/tOv77S6VQp
— The First (@TheFirstonTV) January 11, 2021
She's not infallible like some people seem to think
— Hyde T. Voltyge (@HydeVoltyge) January 11, 2021
Inciting violence doesn't fall under "freedom of opinion," this is a precedent known for a long time in American jurisprudential doctrine under "shouting fire in a crowded theater."
An embarrassing defense from Merkel. https://t.co/t3PigGWszU
Angela Merkel disagrees with deplatforming of Trump. I am sympathetic, but circumstances are exceptional:
— Roger McNamee (@Moonalice) January 11, 2021
- insurrection was an armed assault on government
- platforms empowered insurrection and feel pressure to limit their legal jeopardy, as more attacks are being planned. https://t.co/gCu9RQ6DIo
The president desperately wishes he could tweet about this right now...one of this chief foreign leader rivals taking his side. https://t.co/GrmppnaAjf
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 11, 2021
WTF I love Angela Merkel now
— President-Erect Victor (@lordvictor) January 11, 2021
Not really but I'm glad she can see this with a perspective outside the sphere controlled by Google and Facebook mindspaces. https://t.co/b3oQ4hG99M
"Problematic" - that's what German Chancellor Angela Merkel thinks about the moves to suspend US President Donald Trump from Twitter and Facebook. Her spokesman explains why: pic.twitter.com/yYquy68o3u
— DW Politics (@dw_politics) January 11, 2021
What makes Merkel's comments particularly striking -- apart from her well-reported acrimony with Trump -- is, as @AliceFromQueens noted, Europe generally and Germany specifically have far less permissive free speech traditions than the US. Yet even Merkel finds this alarming.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 11, 2021
Suddenly European leaders are concerned about online censorship. https://t.co/pxUPF7lf7Y
— Mike Elgan (@MikeElgan) January 11, 2021
Angela Merkel thinks Trump's Twitter suspension is 'problematic'
— Chris Stein (@chrissteinplays) January 11, 2021
Me: pic.twitter.com/aKMjCC9818
A lot of people are going to be super unhappy with West Coast high tech as the de facto arbiter of free speech
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 11, 2021
How many of the articles talking about Merkel's statement totally and completely ignore that at the same time Merkel says this, her government is participating in an effort to force internet companies to take down "online harms" within 24 hours? https://t.co/YDLVM5Cagv
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) January 11, 2021
AFP: Germany's Angela Merkel believes ban on Trump's Twitter account is "problematic" because freedom of opinion should not be determined by online platform bosses
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) January 11, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blasted Twitter's decision to permanently suspend President Trump's account.
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 11, 2021
"The chancellor considers it problematic that the president’s accounts have been permanently suspended.”https://t.co/JhX4Dm6XBb
Germany sees what’s happening in the US as problematic.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 11, 2021
Let that sink in..... https://t.co/oQPhJKx80r
The left loves to quote the ACLU and Angela Merkel. I wonder why they are ignoring these champions of freedom and individual rights today?
— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) January 11, 2021
Angela Merkel attacks Twitter over Trump ban
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny echoes criticismshttps://t.co/heUmB66njG
Germany’s chancellor called the ban a ‘problematic’ breach of the ‘fundamental right to free speech’ and said the US government should take on the responsibility for regulating hate speech instead https://t.co/1dgO0UZSQk
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 11, 2021
Somehow I feel like the people saying "see? even Angela Merkel thinks trump's ban is bad!" would not prefer her solution.
— Elizabeth May (@_ElizabethMay) January 11, 2021
Source: https://t.co/QnXSxQQ84S pic.twitter.com/2F6pw4rot0
Angela Merkel criticized Twitter's decision to ban Trump and said that the US gov't should follow Germany’s lead in adopting laws that restrict online incitement, rather than leaving it up to platforms such as Twitter&Facebook to make up their own rules.
— Oliver Stuenkel ?? (@OliverStuenkel) January 11, 2021
https://t.co/hSpUP17qAU
Even European leaders think banning the President of the United States from Social Media is a terrible idea.https://t.co/cpjroEMang
— Ale Resnik (@AleResnik) January 11, 2021
Agreed. The right of free speech shd be limited when it encourages incitement etc. But it should be done through laws restricting it, not by private companies. https://t.co/kIiojpdxn2
— Annette Dittert (@annettedittert) January 11, 2021
Just to be clear- Angela Merkel & the Europeans are NOT totally against limits to #freespeech - their concern is who should have the power to do it. They don’t like it being in the hands of corporations like Twitter. They think elected govt should decide. https://t.co/XYDARMTBqU pic.twitter.com/BBwr1cLlp2
— Magda Szubanski AO (@MagdaSzubanski) January 11, 2021
ツイッターに広がる波紋：トランプ氏のアカウント永久凍結をメルケル首相が批判（Angela Merkel attacks Twitter over Trump ban:FT)
— 滝田洋一（日本経済新聞） (@yoichitakita) January 11, 2021
https://t.co/5l6QhVIpMC
ロシアの野党指導者、アレクセイ・ナバリヌイ氏もメルケル氏に呼応。基本的価値としての言論表現の自由…。
When did Russian dissident Alexei Navalny become a Trumper?
— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) January 11, 2021
“This precedent will be exploited by enemies of freedom of speech around the world. In Russia as well. Every time they need to silence someone, they will say: ‘this is just common practice.’” https://t.co/ITj741nr9N
When did France’s finance minister become a Trumper?
— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) January 11, 2021
“Digital regulation should not be done by the digital oligarchy itself . . . Regulation of the digital arena is a matter for the sovereign people, governments and the judiciary.” https://t.co/ITj741nr9N
ドイツに言論の自由があったとは…?
— 桜?Sakura (@Himbeer2011) January 11, 2021
ドイツのメルケル首相は、Twitter社がトランプ大統領のアカウントを永久凍結したことについて厳しく批判し、「言論の自由の基本的人権への侵害」だと声明を出した。https://t.co/RBMs2YtRxmhttps://t.co/0wLvjQjFIk
Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has sharply criticised Twitter’s decision to ban US president Donald Trump, calling it a “problematic” breach of the “fundamental right to free speech”. https://t.co/q1kzVi9q6t
— Espen Gaarder Haug (@EGHaug) January 11, 2021
Yes, Angela Merkel But, she also
— Jim Jones (@GreatBigTable) January 11, 2021
said this: said this:
Germany has more controlled speech than the US. She is saying that speech regulation has to be at the government level.
That's the discussion, then.https://t.co/bJ9c5dpXbW pic.twitter.com/KloXSr3axr
EU will start controlling Big Tech by law. They were waiting for it and now they have it. They have penalized all big tech in the past.
— Arun Pudur (@arunpudur) January 11, 2021
Germany's Merkel: Trump's Twitter eviction 'problematic'
India still waiting? https://t.co/7ESunJAkZ7
Angela Merkel slams twitter's decision to ban Trumphttps://t.co/TfOq1KnHqx
— Torben Mark Pedersen (@torbenmarkp) January 11, 2021
Most people around the world are probably not looking at events in the US the same way that US liberals are. https://t.co/Twt0wZvxU2
— Thom? (@wokus_dei) January 11, 2021
Merkel is right. Clearly, the time has come to establish an independent online watchdog that has oversight over social media platforms. https://t.co/6iR1J95SGW
— Nicholas Drummond (@nicholadrummond) January 11, 2021
Is no UK politician willing to question this?
— David Scott (@Albion_Rover) January 11, 2021
Angela Merkel finds Twitter halt of Trump account 'problematic' https://t.co/Up6qJzICOn
露の野党指導者ナワリヌイ氏の声明。トランプ大統領を永久追放したTwitter社の決定は「許容し難い検閲行為」で「我々の知らない人により、我々の知りえない手続きで下され」「感情と個人的な政治的選好に基づいている」。日経はこの記事を翻訳掲載するかな。https://t.co/AQV2KF9g9x
— 三浦瑠麗 Lully MIURA (@lullymiura) January 12, 2021
Angela Merkel attacks Twitter over Trump banhttps://t.co/B9cEW7bXY7
— 三春充希(はる)⭐Mitsuki MIHARU (@miraisyakai) January 12, 2021
「アメリカ政府はツイッターやフェイスブックなどに独自のルールを作らせるのではなく、ネットでの扇動を規制する法律を作るというドイツの方針に従うべきだ」
メルケルが言っているのは、こういうことですね。
メルケル首相は、トランプのtweetを手つかずで自由にさせるべきだと言ってるわけではなく、ネットの暴力扇動表現等の排除は、企業の規約任せにせずに国家が法律によって決めるべきだと言ってるのです
— Shin Hori (@ShinHori1) January 12, 2021
(米国は法規制が乏しく企業任せになってることへの批判→https://t.co/j9SDFhjrEL @financialtimes
日経 @nikkei の誤訳が諸悪の根源だけど、欧州の言論法理は差別・煽動を「許さない」ことは国際法・国際関係をちょっとでも齧っていれば常識。
— 渡邉葉 (@YoWatShiinaEsq) January 12, 2021
"メルケルは「米国政府はドイツの例に従い、オンラインでの煽動行為を制限する法を確立すべき」と述べた。"https://t.co/kX0Cu1LMpp https://t.co/aiuCZ48juM
ツイッターのトランプ排除へのメルケルの批判についてはこの記事が詳しい。メルケルの批判のキモは「情報発信の規制をすべきは法律であり、私企業のルールではない」というもので、トランプに扇動の自由があるとは言ってない。
— 想田和弘 「精神0」公開中 (@KazuhiroSoda) January 12, 2021
Angela Merkel attacks Twitter over Trump ban https://t.co/y65k69Ribo
これ思いっきり間違ってますよ。日経のまとめ方が悪いんですけど（意味が真逆）。
— Yuko Watanabe 渡邊 裕子????? (@ywny) January 12, 2021
下記のFT読めばわかる通り、メルケルは、EUの立場から、ネット上のヘイトやデマを政府がもっとガッチリ規制しろ、と言っています。民間企業に判断させて済む話じゃない、っていう批判。https://t.co/IZjuLA2Z9C
これって、表現の規制は一企業ではなく、国が実施すべきといういかにもドイツっぽい発想のようで笑ってしまうんだが、これを「表現の自由」を最上の価値観とする自由戦士が絶賛しているのと笑ってしまう。国家による表現規制を肯定するんやhttps://t.co/C9lTwE96w1
— ほのぼのさん (@2003Zgf) January 12, 2021
メルケルの話は、ヨーロッパ内世論を形成する力をEUが持つか、USのメガテック企業が持つかという縄張り争いの話で、正義感だとか表現の自由を守るために、こういう事を言ってると思ってる人はナイーブすぎると思う。ドイツはナチスを絶賛したら犯罪になる国ですから。https://t.co/C9lTwE96w1
— ほのぼのさん (@2003Zgf) January 12, 2021
メルケル独首相が、トランプ氏アカウントを永久凍結したTwitter社を批判した。この件を掘り下げて伝えている https://t.co/kbdpWNVKXFの記事を紹介したい。
— 星 暁雄 (@AkioHoshi) January 12, 2021
要点は、(1)Twitter社の対応は人権概念の理解が不十分、(2)言論の自由が脅かされている国に悪影響を及ぼす。（続https://t.co/PG0AlG4u7e
Well, actually....
— Kim-Mai Cutler (@kimmaicutler) January 12, 2021
“Ms Merkel said through her spokesman that the US government should follow Germany’s lead in adopting laws that restrict online incitement, rather than leaving it up to platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to make up their own rules.” https://t.co/VyX4Oige7u https://t.co/CPo39F20Kf
第一段落だけ読んで「メルケルは表現の自由戦士だ！」と思うのは早とちりで、第二段落以降の「ドイツのようにヘイト・スピーチ規制法をきっちり定め、民間企業も従わせるべき。恣意的なのはよろしくない」が彼女の論旨だし、EU的志向。 https://t.co/bhiaMs5ttT via @financialtimes
— suzuky (@suzuky) January 12, 2021
メルケルがTwitterによるトランプ追放を「問題だ」とした件。表現の自由に関する決定は、私企業の判断ではなく法で（＝国家と国民を代表して）定めるべきというのが独（EU）の基本スタンス。ただ、FT記事にある、「独のやり方に倣うべきだ」という独コメントは何とも大胆。https://t.co/CdInVMQhYo
— Michito Tsuruoka / 鶴岡路人 (@MichitoTsuruoka) January 12, 2021
Germany's Merkel: Trump's Twitter eviction 'problematic' https://t.co/CSSjB1rE6A
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 12, 2021
seems kinda big https://t.co/px6fL9utby
— curtmills (@CurtMills) January 12, 2021
is merkle feeling ok? defending trump and free speech ?https://t.co/1f0EgMEX5C
— WE GOT A PROBLEM (@problem_we) January 12, 2021
Merkel finds Twitter halt of Trump account 'problematic'https://t.co/itsdU0o9fq
— 瑞鳳殿 (@Righteousness03) January 11, 2021
もともと欧州はGAFAの独占には懐疑的だったからな
アンジーおばさんは、どうして中国製マスクを着用するのか❓ https://t.co/JHK06yfRgz
— ?☠️伊藤????浩志?☠️ (@LuckyDogEco) January 11, 2021
"The right to freedom of opinion is of fundamental importance"
— Rowl Baba (@RowlBaba) January 11, 2021
Wow even Trump critics disagree with suspension?Deep down we all know these tech giants are setting wrong precedent. We are moving towards Chinese model?♂️https://t.co/ZzpVumiNd7