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submitted 1 year ago by reclipse@lemdro.id to c/world@lemmy.world

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• French President Emmanuel Macron has said the government should have the power to control social media networks during periods of unrest.

• Macron made the comments during an interview with a French TV station. He was referring to recent protests in France against the government's cost of living policies.

• Macron said during periods of crisis, the government needs the power to "block content that goes against republican values and is clearly creating confusion and putting people's lives at risk."

• Critics say Macron's call for more government control of social media raises concerns about censorship and freedom of speech.

• Opposition politicians accused Macron of attacking fundamental French freedoms and wanting to restrict the free flow of information.

• Macron countered that social media networks are already heavily regulated in France over issues like hate speech and terrorist propaganda. He argued the government needed similar powers during unrest.

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[-] Mautobu@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Isn't this sort of policy what the fediverse is meant to distrupt?

[-] reclipse@lemdro.id 4 points 1 year ago

They can block fb, twitter directly. But how will they block every instance on Fediverse?

[-] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

China's great firewall has joined the chat.

[-] reclipse@lemdro.id 5 points 1 year ago

China basically operates on whitelisting method.

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