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minus-squaremcv@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 hours agoI am not the one forgetting that. You are forgetting that the EU is not the US, and EU law is the polar opposite of US law on this issue.
minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoDoes EU law prevent a countries government from ordering a social media account to be blocked?
minus-squaremcv@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 minutes agoEU law prevents any government from accessing your email or other data, whereas the US demands easy access to your data. That’s what I’m referring to. But I’ve also never heard of them blocking anyone’s email, and certainly not in retaliation for investigating war crimes.
I am not the one forgetting that. You are forgetting that the EU is not the US, and EU law is the polar opposite of US law on this issue.
Does EU law prevent a countries government from ordering a social media account to be blocked?
EU law prevents any government from accessing your email or other data, whereas the US demands easy access to your data. That’s what I’m referring to.
But I’ve also never heard of them blocking anyone’s email, and certainly not in retaliation for investigating war crimes.