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snehk ◴[] No.43651672[source]
> Yet to many Europeans the idea that free expression is under threat seems odd. Europeans can say almost anything they want, both in theory and in practice.

A journalist in Germany was just sentenced to seven months for posting a meme of a politician where she holds up a sign saying "I hate free speech".

https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/nancy-faeser-afd-...

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1. mvdtnz ◴[] No.43651851[source]
No, a journalist was given a suspended sentence for intentionally spreading misinformation about a politician.