France Claims Right To Censor Search Results Globally

Lauren Weinstein writes: I've been waiting for this, much the way one waits for a violent case of food poisoning. France is now officially demanding that Google expand the hideous EU 'Right To Be Forgotten' (RTBF) to Google.com worldwide, instead of just applying it to the appropriate localized (e.g. France) version of Google. And here's my official response as a concerned individual:

To hell with this ... Weinstein's page links to the paywalled WSJ coverage; you might prefer The New York Times or Politico. Related: a court in Canada, according to TechDirt, would like to do something similar, when it comes to expanding its effect on Google results for everyone, not just those who happen to live within its jurisdiction.

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Re:Good Luck

[antiperimetaparalogo]

Greek Nationalist, eh?

Yes, Greek Nationalist - you could even say European Nationalist, Western Civilization Nationalist, or just Nationalist.

I don't understand. You seem to be anti-socialist,

Very anti-socialist - i currently support very actively our Greek Nationalist-Socialist (NaZi) Party, but only because they are mostly Nationalist who are politicaly suppressed with political motivated persecution (keep in mind that during WW2 in Greece we had the NaZi ragime of Metaxa who fought AGAINST Hittler... and his ally at that time: Stalin!).

yet without the Poles and the Turks, would anyone do any work at all in Greece? I'm just wondering.

About the Turks: we have a small minority of Turks (not immigrants, but citizens) in Greece, but they are a burden to economy (they are like gypsies, but at least they are not criminals like them), so...

About Poles: they are HARD WORKING PEOPLE AND NOT CRIMINALS, we have many in Greece, THEY ARE VERY WELCOMED, we even have Poles in Greece that support us, Greek Nationalists!

About us, "lazy Greeks": Before all those illegal immigrants invade my country in the last decade, who you think worked in Greece? We were, and still are, among the 25-35 most rich countries in the world... you think that we done it by drinking retsina and ouzo all day? Just because we have some state financial troubles (that are our -Greeks'- fault, i don't blame foreigners), don't think that we are what you most probably read in international media that we are...

Re:Good Luck

[antiperimetaparalogo]

Does every slashdot thread have to become about Greece?

> Post about France > Involves international law > Possible clickbait headline > .... > Greece?

If the one who writes things about the cultural differences between France/Europe and USA, in a story about France/Europe trying to mess with a USA company, in a mostly American site like Slashdot, is a Greek (like i am), yes... i believe that i must mention my nationality (and i would not mind if everyone else did that - i find it "cultural honest" when i do it, plus i struggle with my English and i feel bad, so i mention it as a "don't be hard with me, i try!") - If you read my post you may understand that even while i am a Greek/European, i blame France/Greece/Europe, so this "have to become about Greece" you write is not exactly what you may think.

I think that the cultural differences between a Greek like me, a French, an American (like most people here), effect ANY discussion (even about systemd!) - can you please answer me this question: do you think my nationality is unrelated to THIS discusion, or you just object because i mention my nationality very often? Thank you very much Sir.