On Monday (12th August), EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton published an open letter to Elon Musk on Twitter/X, warning Musk to take measures to contain “harmful content.” Addressing himself to Musk, Mr Breton said he was writing “in the context of recent events in the United Kingdom and in relation to the planned broadcast on your platform of a live conversation between a US presidential candidate and yourself, which will also be accessible to users in the EU.”
I think one of the super important points you make here is the obvious contradiction between the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights:
"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers."
and the DSA:
"Well, the Digital Services Act considers “harmful” content in need of “mitigation measures” to include, among other things, “incitement to hatred,” threats to “civic discourse,” the threat of “misinformation” and “disinformation,” and threats to “public security.”"
Is the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights like the US Bill of Rights, in that I can go to court about the government infringing my First Amendment Rights? Or is EU Charter of Fundamental Rights just a list of things that would be nice for the citizens as long as the list isn't impeding the government?
I think one of the super important points you make here is the obvious contradiction between the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights:
"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers."
and the DSA:
"Well, the Digital Services Act considers “harmful” content in need of “mitigation measures” to include, among other things, “incitement to hatred,” threats to “civic discourse,” the threat of “misinformation” and “disinformation,” and threats to “public security.”"
Is the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights like the US Bill of Rights, in that I can go to court about the government infringing my First Amendment Rights? Or is EU Charter of Fundamental Rights just a list of things that would be nice for the citizens as long as the list isn't impeding the government?