Message from @zutt
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>zero accountability
^^^^^
I wouldn't say giving ownership over content is authoritarian. Might want to revise free use laws a bit to make them more applicable though
I will agree on the limited accountability
Similar to uk
Limited political pluralism, that is such regimes place constraints on political institutions and groups like legislatures, political parties and interest groups;
A basis for legitimacy based on emotion, especially the identification of the regime as a necessary evil to combat "easily recognizable societal problems" such as underdevelopment or insurgency;
Minimal social mobilization most often caused by constraints on the public such as suppression of political opponents and anti-regime activity;
Informally defined executive power with often vague and shifting powers.[3]
Eu officials are as acountable es brittish peers
So let's see which of these are present in the EU
What are the differing parties of the EU?
What are the arguments for the EU that are not fear based?
What are the specific powers of the EU?
Are opponents suppressed?
the link tax is stupid
did that went through?
Sure fact that pirate party can get into eu parliament sounds like pluralism lol
link tax went too
As in it passed the vote
Yeah, article 11 got approved too
Link tax will end up as epic fail
How much influence can they viably exert?
spain implemented a link tax it backfired on the news outlets so bad, the news agregators and even google news left
now the news outlets have no reach
Thats what they want though
the less news they have the better, it lets the government set the narrative
they lost 40% of ratings in spain due to the link tax
the news outlets
Why should the EU care?
so this tax makes me think eu gets a %
The problem with link tax is they are dependent on google at the same time
$$$$
bureocrats love creating taxes
Tbh I think the most important, key elements here are the fear mongering supporting membership, the seeming lack of a rigid scope for EU powers (they keep expanding), and now the crippling of communication and news
What crippling of comunication exactly ?
Watch the EU try to outlaw populist parties in the next few years too. I bet you they do once they see the writing on the wall
yep
Hey zutt you wanna link to something?
Pay a tax
>do you have a license for that link?
i think they are trying to just censor the reach of the internet
and get money while at it
When it's taxes that are directed at mega corps, I'm open to them
Thats not how it is going to work.tho
oh?