Macron suggests blocking social media during riots
Macron suggests blocking social media during riots
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.
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.
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What exactly are they hoping to achieve with that?
What exactly are they hoping to achieve with that?
Likely to disrupt the ability of anyone protesting against the government to coordinate, using the current riots as an excuse for that. Macron is basically what you get when a Spez becomes president of a government.
Well yes, but what is the reason they're giving?
It's only Macron raising the idea. For now. Quoting translations of Macron's speech, it's "because they [social media] change the way young people relate to reality"; and "because when it [social media] becomes an instrument for assemblies or for trying to kill, it is a real issue".
There's the answer I was looking for, thank you.
What flimsy justification. They couldn't have dreamed up a better reason?
Yes, it's extremely flimsy. But to be fair with Macron, he was just toying with the idea; that's why I compared him with another clown (Spez), due to his inability to think on the impact of his words before saying them. This might potentially never happen, as long as that government's taxpayers keep protesting against their rogue state wannabe.
...to disrupt protests and riots
youre vastly underestimating how much of the west is strongly against non compliance of any kind
Y'all remember when the internat was thrilled this dude beat out Hollande? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Another step towards authoritarianism?
im not sure if it counts as a step, theyve been an authoritarian police state shithole for ages