@Background Pony #5E4C
And the reason western and EU politicians are making laws to target hate speech is to stop these evil monsters, not to “silence conservatives” as the far/alt-right claim.
But the problem is that western governments are doing it too fast to make a comprehensive law.
@CaptainXtra
And France has officially delayed it implementation of A17 to 2020
Legislation expected to be presented in the fall, while hearings begin on it in early 2020, then having it implemented late 2020 I heard, is that correct?
@CaptainXtra
Plus I’m going to treat the VPN thing as rumour now
I’m here today because I was randomly looking at general discussion and saw you had some sort of update.
These are just concerns. People freaking out because they are fearing the worst. Unless Macron himself opens his big mouth about it, there’s no reason to freak.
@CaptainXtra
Hey Cap
Just to let you know, YouTube’s July policy update actually has nothing to do with A17 or GDPR because on the questions page they said the policy update was not related to the two, I can’t post a link because my device is shitty at that, but I just wanted to let you know.
@Background Pony #99FF
Oh and it’s being done in Europe for testing because YT said they plan on putting out the same rules worldwide later on according to the “Why are these terms only in certain countries?” part of the FAQ.
And the clarification for A17 and GDPR are in the “Does this have to do with the European Union Copyright Directive or GDPR?” section.
@CaptainXtra
Though most of the complaints are towards the termination rules, most likely for getting rid of questionable and controversial users. So it’s most likely over recent backlash worldwide about YouTube and hate speech.
@Background Pony #5E4C
I think the reason some people are immediately blaming The EU is because it’s been 3 months since the vote and the sour taste is still in many mouths.
The most going on is Pro-Directive supporters occasionally boasting about how the “STOPACTA2 and SaveYourInternet are just a bunch of misinformed fools”.