Musk said they would follow the law in countries they operate in, so why not let the law handle it themselves? That's how public squares operate. Let approved law enforcement agencies create LEO accounts that can (transparently) remove whatever they like - but only affecting users in their jurisdiction. Germany can have their own cyberpolice that go and filter content for German users, who will still get a log of banned posts like we have here. Bonus: He can reduce the number of employees Twitter has to pay. The government should not be allowed to offload their law enforcement responsibility and costs onto private citizens and companies.
But part of me wants to say fuck 'em and put the twitter infrastructure onto Starlink. Dare them to ban Starlink. Will they go that far? It would be fun to watch.
That's what I find interesting about Musk: he seems to be going to a place where government laws don't apply because they can't technically enforce them.
You mean ban Starlink? Yes they could disallow the business operating in the country or getting a broadcasting license, and then go after people who have the receivers. (which have to be visible to the outside, and there is probably a way to detect if someone is sending data up to the sats)
It would make whatever country is doing it look like a tyrannical dictatorship.
Musk said they would follow the law in countries they operate in, so why not let the law handle it themselves? That's how public squares operate. Let approved law enforcement agencies create LEO accounts that can (transparently) remove whatever they like - but only affecting users in their jurisdiction. Germany can have their own cyberpolice that go and filter content for German users, who will still get a log of banned posts like we have here. Bonus: He can reduce the number of employees Twitter has to pay. The government should not be allowed to offload their law enforcement responsibility and costs onto private citizens and companies.
But part of me wants to say fuck 'em and put the twitter infrastructure onto Starlink. Dare them to ban Starlink. Will they go that far? It would be fun to watch.
Are they even technically capable of doing that?
That's what I find interesting about Musk: he seems to be going to a place where government laws don't apply because they can't technically enforce them.
You mean ban Starlink? Yes they could disallow the business operating in the country or getting a broadcasting license, and then go after people who have the receivers. (which have to be visible to the outside, and there is probably a way to detect if someone is sending data up to the sats)
It would make whatever country is doing it
look likea tyrannical dictatorship.