> Among the requirements, the law demands that platforms provide information on what election, referendum or legislative process the ad is linked to, how much it cost and details on any targeting techniques used.
What a shit-show the EU has become, in fact it was always been like this, as far as I can tell. This law is, obviously, targeting what the neo-liberal powers that be are calling "populists" (at best) and/or "Russia's agents" (at worst, and the most recent), while doing nothing against the constant stream of propaganda coming from said neo-liberals ghouls, who also happen to hold the reins of power and to put forward these idiotic so-called "laws".
> What a shit-show the EU has become, in fact it was always been like this, as far as I can tell
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I get EU (political, just to be sure) propaganda ads on my Facebook feed almost each and every day, no matter if we're outside the election period or not, while from now on political movements will have to abide by these so called rules:
> Among the requirements, the law demands that platforms provide information on what election, referendum or legislative process the ad is linked to
So if communication of said political movement via social media is connected to no election, no referendum and to no specific legislative process then it basically becomes forbidden. Supposing my country (Romania in this case) decides to send the Army next door into the Republic of Moldova that will involve no "legislative process", it will be an executive order, we already have a law that handles sending the Army outside our borders if our security demands it, so in effect the anti-war political movements here in Romania will not be able to speak against this on social media. Absolute madness, but that's the bed the globalists are laying for themselves.
How is this bad? I welcome the decision and the outcome. It is beyond crazy what some groups are doing with the misinformation and outright lies on the platforms. Ad companies just want to rake the money with the least effort. They have shown over the years they are not willing to improve the outcomes.
> How is this bad? I welcome the decision and the outcome.
I do not welcome it, as I am on the populists' side.
Decisions like this one are effectively putting our political (non-violent, just to make sure on that) action outside the law, so in effect what do you think the next steps from my side of the isle will be? Acquiescence in practically being silenced out by the current powers that be? I think that that will not be the case.
This is violence happening right now from the EU, as in people will risk getting into jail for carrying out normal political activities. Is that clear enough now? Or will globalist-like people continue crying “wolf!” while they’ll continue doing very “are we the baddies?” things?
And what exactly would one of those "normal political activities" be? You sound confident that you could find a well-documented case of one, so go ahead.
What a shit-show the EU has become, in fact it was always been like this, as far as I can tell. This law is, obviously, targeting what the neo-liberal powers that be are calling "populists" (at best) and/or "Russia's agents" (at worst, and the most recent), while doing nothing against the constant stream of propaganda coming from said neo-liberals ghouls, who also happen to hold the reins of power and to put forward these idiotic so-called "laws".