
So now that the X platform has been violating some digital laws by spreading missinformation etc and EU is planning to fine X, my question is;
How are the authorities fined when they use X?
Like, Sisäministeriö, Traficom etc.
Why are they using illegal platform? What is their answer? Why dont they just stop using it?
EDit: So that people get me right:
1. EU sees X is illegal,
2. Finland is part of EU,
3. Finnish Police force (or any ofther authority) publishes content on X.
So my point is, would it be good example of a country's law enforcement to use products which do not break law? Or is Finnish police force also using other illegal things like drugs? Where goes the red line? When governments make actions?
by Rich_Artist_8327
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The platform is not illegal. It’s not illegal to use it.
Every single website on internet is spreading misinformation to a certain point. Do we highlight specifically twitter just because Musk have to do anything with it?
Why would users get fined when the problem is with the company who runs the platform? The fine is based on lack of moderation. You can give them feedback on their social media practices.
You are making a false dichotomy.
A platform/service/company does not become illegal to use because the **provider** breaks a law. Say a building firm does not folow law and procedures when building a skyscraper, does not mean no one should enter the building if it’s finished, nor does it mean the building should not be fixed (if a flaw has been introduced) instead of being demolished (except in extreme cases).
Or, say a pizza restaurant breaks the rights of it’s employees, does not make everyone responsible who have been at the restaurant (unless they knowingly support these activities).
Speaking in very broad terms – if it is known an entity (person or a company) is unreliable, corrupt or providing for unethical activities, then users might want to choose not to support this entity. It’s rarely thay black and white, however.
It has also been perfectly normal for companies getting fined over the years by EU and other countries, and said businesses still continuing activities (but at least hopefully adjusting their activities appropriately).
I’m kinda divided on whether government institutions should continue to use X. Having some sane sources of information can be also a good thing, otherwise it will be just another bubble.
As an American, please do.
While there is some degree of nuance here about the term “illegal” vs “breaking a law(s)” it would be naive to believe that x is innocent and not deliberately using its reach to sow division across the eu. It’s good they are being fined and I hope the fine hurts, however op is raising a good point – why do we just get off it? Would it be drastic to firewall it out of Europe? Sure but no one bats an eye at China doing exactly this to all kinds of apps and services. Some might fret this then becomes a slippery slope thing, but I doubt such action would be done lightly and highly doubt it would result in sweeping bans and authoritarian tendencies… arguably it’s part we could view x as a paradox of tolerance situation – in which case we should not tolerate it and kick it out. But that’s just my 2€
Because there’s still some democracy leftovers and different voices and opinions can exist. X is the number 1 news platform and EU will do whatever they can to discredit it. No one is forcing anyone to use it but some people think it’s okay to force everyone to not use it. The mainstream media are caught lying on countless occasions but surprisingly (not really) EU hasn’t imposed any fine on european TV channels for example. Please correct me if I’m wrong and they have actually announced that some TV channel or newspaper lied- spread misinformation and condemned/ fined it. What do you make off of that? Is EU really interested in saving us from misinformation? Or has X replaced controlled media?
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