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▲ epolanski 3 hours ago

> In Europe, on top of that, you will get fines, loss of freedom, etc.

What are you talking about?

▲rvnx an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I had prepared a long post for you, but at the end I prefer not to take the risk.

You may believe or not believe that such exist, but EU is more restrictive. Keep in mind that US is a very rare animal where freedom of speech is incredibly high compared to other countries.

The best link I can point you to without taking risk: https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/chilling-legislation/

▲tryauuum 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

one thing comes to mind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_Holocaust_denial

▲rvnx an hour ago | parent [-]

Not really, I was thinking about fake news, recent events, foreign policy, forbidden statistics, etc.

The execution is really country-specific.

Now think that at the EU-level itself, they can fine platforms up to 6% of the worldwide turnover under the DSA. For sure they don't want to take any risk.

You won't go to jail for 10 years, it's more subtle, someone will come at 6 am, take your laptop and your phone, and start asking you questions.

Yes, it's "soft", only 2 days in jail and you lost your devices, and legal fees but after that, believe me you will have the right opinion on what is true/right or not.

For what you said before, yes, criticizing certain groups or events is the speedrun to get the police at your door ("fun" fact: in Greece and Germany, saying gossips about politicians is a crime).

The US is way way way more free. Again, it's not like you will go to jail long time, but it will be a process you will certainly dislike, and that won't be worth winning a Twitter argument.