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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s dismissal of free speech should trigger democratic reflexes

In a constitutional democracy the right to speak and to receive information is not a gift the state bestows when it deems speech sufficiently “hygienic”

Macron loses in court over freedom of expression

The ruling found that protecting minors constitutes a legitimate aim but the means used amounted to a violation of freedom of expression that was neither appropriate, nor necessary, nor proportionate

Elon Musk’s Transparency Offensive: Open-sourcing X’s entire codebase and making every government censorship demand visible

The censorship attempt by the EU backfired spectacularly as Musk answered back in an unexpected way: Total transparency - By flipping the script, regulators who once demanded data access while operating in relative secrecy now face public accountability

“She betrays France,” says Musk of politician who called for X to be shut down during election campaigns to stop it influencing voters

"France does not need lessons in patriotism, democracy is not for sale," Marine Tondelier of the Greens replied to the Musk in her attempt to justify her undemocratic exhortation

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