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Macron suggests blocking social media during riots (www.lemonde.fr)

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The French president has raised the idea of limiting or even cutting off access to social media platforms during episodes of urban violence – a practice until now reserved for authoritarian regimes.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's only Macron raising the idea. For now. Quoting translations of Macron's speech, it's "because they [social media] change the way young people relate to reality"; and "because when it [social media] becomes an instrument for assemblies or for trying to kill, it is a real issue".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's the answer I was looking for, thank you.

What flimsy justification. They couldn't have dreamed up a better reason?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, it's extremely flimsy. But to be fair with Macron, he was just toying with the idea; that's why I compared him with another clown (Spez), due to his inability to think on the impact of his words before saying them. This might potentially never happen, as long as that government's taxpayers keep protesting against their rogue state wannabe.