EU Parliament, do not pass the Terreg act.

EU Parliament, do not pass the Terreg act.

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April 3, 2021
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Started by Ronan Lynch

The TERREG act is a problem, because of cross-border takedowns. It also stifles free speech.

Link to TERREG

Quote from Patrick Breyer of the European Pirate Party:

"...The fact that Victor Orbán will be able to have digital content deleted throughout the EU opens the door to politically motivated internet censorship – especially since the definition of terrorism is alarmingly broad and susceptible to abuse. Anti-terror laws have repeatedly been used for completely different purposes, for example against the Catalan independence movement, against social protests in France, against climate activists and immigrants. Cross-border removal orders harmonise freedom of expression in Europe to the lowest common denominator. They also set a precedent and are to be generally introduced with the Digital Services Act. In line with the court ruling on the unconstitutional French AVIA law, this far-reaching EU anti-terror internet regulation likely disproportionately restricts the fundamental right to freedom of expression and will be annulled by the courts.[2] Nothing is more ineffective against terrorism than repealed legislation.

Overall, this regulation is unlikely to prevent terrorist attacks. To prevent terrorist radicalisation and recruitment, it would make more sense to address legitimate grievances such as discrimination against Muslims and human rights violations, and to provide stable funding for civil society work against hate ideology and Islamism, as well as de-radicalisation and exit programmes. Finally, vigorously prosecuting terrorism and messages inciting terrorist actions is of essence. Too often, terrorists have been known to the police for a long time, but their tracks have not been followed up. Yet the new terrorist content online regulation fails to oblige platforms to report criminal terrorist speech to the police, because governments consider systematic prosecution is too much work. This is scandalous.”

Social media users are not terrorists, and I'm pretty sure we need a way to track actual terrorists without collateral damage. This has all the makings of a disaster.

#Socialusersarenotterrosits

Worse, even some American democrats want it here: Credit to J.O. Cinder

That does put a bit of a dark concern here in the US. Especially since

So I urge the MEPs to reject the TERREG act. If not, the UN should urge them about it. There much better solutions than this.

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