Two weeks ago, we suggested that the stunning arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France was a trial balloon for how Europe will go after Elon Musk...
Durov's arrest is a trial balloon for how Europe will go after Musk https://t.co/bsAbD2WL29
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... and sure enough, the wheels are now in motion: according to a senior member of parliament from the country’s Green Party - a mutant combination of socialists, frothing environmentalists and rabid progressives - just said that Germany must act to stop the dissemination of "extremist content" online and block major social media platforms if necessary.
MP Anton Hofreiter, the chairman of the Bundestag’s European policy committee, called for tighter control over social media, up to the outright blocking of certain platforms. He made the remarks on Saturday while speaking to reporters from Funke Media Group. The politician
