Monthly Archives: September 2018

Facebook censorship ruled unconstitutional — Germany

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Walter H. Schneider

Update 201 81 09 14: Made addendum , to identify that FB blocked Claudia Kirn Translation of Zeit Online Article Re: Facebook Community Standards — Facebook censorship ruled unconstitutional — A landmark decision by the Higher Regional Court in Munich, Germany — Alas, it is as of now a temporary injunction against Facebook. –Start of translation– Higher Regional Court Munich [Germany] Facebook may not remove comments at will The social network must respect the freedom of expression when deleting contributions. The Higher Regional Court of Munich decision to that end thereby supported the opinion of a female AfD [AfD: Alternative for Germany] politician. 6. September 2018, 19:56 / Source: ZEIT ONLINE, dpa, vk / 85 … Continue reading →

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Equality of Outcomes destroys Freedom

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Walter H. Schneider

Update 2018 09 20 Efforts to bring about equality of outcomes destroy freedom, as explained in this: “A society that puts equality—in the sense of equality of outcome—ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests.” —Milton and Rose Friedman, in Free to Choose: A Personal Statement Take the example of article 15 of The Constitution of India.  It addresses the “Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.”  Article … Continue reading →

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