Comments on: Twitter stands up to French demands on anti-Jewish tweets

By: Graham Anderson

Graham Anderson — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:29:22 +0000

Twitter can take a 1st Amendment stance on the issue, but the French government can equally take action against the corporation where it can. So, taking legal action against Twitter employees based in France, fining corporate entities based in France and ultimately, forcing ISPs to block in France.

Given the sweeping powers of a European Arrest Warrant, Twitter employees may not be safe from the French in London or other European bases.

This is much the same as eBay being forced to block Nazi memorabilia sales in France and Germany. As an example of European jurisdictions flexing their right to enforce law in their own territory, see the case against the MD of CompuServe in Germany http://www.kuner.com/data/reg/somm.html

By: Jeff John Roberts

Jeff John Roberts — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:17:28 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, Liam.. Have been a fan RudeBaguette for some time.. Keep up the good work and drop by if you’re in NYC

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:43:05 +0000

Hang in there, Twitter! Racism is a growing problem in Europe, but censorship is not the way to fight it.

By: Vera Comment

Vera Comment — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:54:32 +0000

I whole heartedly support the right to free speech, but that doesn’t mean I, for one second, will allow a pedophile to talk about molesting children.

You have to draw a line somewhere and it starts with hate speech.

First Amendment rights are NOT protected if that speech goes against the values of society at large. This is why pedos aren’t allowed to have those “materials” (pictures/films – written stories are fine)

By: liamboogar

liamboogar — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:25:12 +0000

Great piece! We weighed in on the topic on the @RudeBaguette today as well – http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/01/09/twitter-not-yielding-to-french-complaints-and-rightly-so/