Polish Bill Threatens $2.2 Million Fines For Social Media Companies Who Censor Lawful Speech
12/22/20
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from Zero Hedge,
12/21/20:
As UK lawmakers consider a 2021 ‘Online Safety Bill,’ which would allow fines of up to £18 million (US$24 million) against online platforms that ‘fail to protect users or remove harmful content,” (including ‘disinformation and cyberbullying’) things are a little different in Poland, where sticks and stones still have an advantage over words and political opinions.
In a new bill which takes censorship decisions out of the hands of ideological activists at leftist tech giants, Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro announced a legal initiative on Thursday which enables individuals to file complaints against social media companies who remove or censor their posts if they don’t break Polish law
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