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Thierry Breton, former EU tech commissioner, accused Elon Musk of "lying like hell" for claiming the EU tried to block his interview with Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right AfD party.

Musk's allegations stem from Breton’s reminder of Digital Services Act (DSA) obligations not to amplify harmful content.

Breton denied censorship claims, calling them misinformation.

The spat follows Musk's recent attacks on EU leaders and ongoing DSA investigations into Musk’s platform, X, for compliance issues.

Breton emphasized Europe’s commitment to free speech within legal boundaries banning hate speech.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fuck that, they need to censor it and then just thumb their fucking nose at him and say "What are you gonna do about it?" They don't have as much pesky "free speech" shit over there so they need to stop playing with kids gloves and dickslap this motherfucker into next tuesday because the only language he understands is power.

Every time he cries foul, "they're trying to censor me!" give him what he fucking wants! Censor him! It's the one thing this big baby bitch can't actually handle.

This is seriously a motherfucker who thinks people are required to listen to what he says and telling him to be quiet even for a moment is somehow "censorship." (I'm not kidding, he genuinely thinks taking a moment to not talk is self-censoring, he's fucking nuts) Fucking slap his ass down back to fucking reality by giving him the things he keeps bitching about. It's all projection anyway so fucking do it already! They have no recourse when you actually hold them accountable.

Screw worrying about upsetting Trump he's going to fuck with you anyway! Don't let Trump being in charge be the reason for giving up on trying. The US is a failed state and the more Europe keeps bending the knee to them, the sooner they will fall too. Rip off the US-funds-most-of-NATO bandaid and get out on your own, Europe, because the US can't be trusted anymore.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Elmo’s such a druggie clown. Get ‘im EU.

[–] MashedHobbits@lemy.lol 6 points 2 months ago

Brazil’s going at it too.

[–] x3x3@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I did listen to the part where they called Hitler a communist. It’s almost entertaining

[–] somenonewho@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah that's not a new take when you call the AfD "Nazis" they will usually reply "No the Nazis were "NationalSOCIALISTS" so not us because we're not socialist. Which is of course missing the point but no wonder. I still call them Nazis or Fascists as I see fit.

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

truth doesnt matter, the only thing that matters is convincing you to vote for the people working for this cabal, so that they get to solidify their power and effectively game the system so that they can never lose again (Fidesz in Hungary, Likely GoP in America)