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Chatcontrol is once again stopped. Good work again everyone who stood up, this is once again a win everytime it is a win.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The problem is countries like Hungary, where 70% of the population is rural, don't speak a word of English and all they consume is state controlled terrestrial media

[โ€“] JubilantJaguar 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Agreed, it's definitely a problem. And in fact it's even worse because it turns out that today's supposedly progressive and well-informed youngsters in fact get their news from TikTok and tend to vote for authoritarian populists even in western Europe.

Again: downvoting facts, sticking one's fingers in one's ears and going "lalalalala", does not make the facts go away. It is an inconvenient fact that far-right parties across Europe are doing particularly well among young voters.

[โ€“] Yprum 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I find it kind of ironic how you complain about downvotes while supporting democracy. I'm not saying whether I agree or disagree with you, I'm not saying either if I think you are right or wrong. But just like in a democracy votes represent the opinion of those who decided to vote. Being right won't mean you get the votes. You should just accept them and stop complaining about them.

[โ€“] JubilantJaguar 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No, adding something useful to the discussion should get you a vote. The fact that other idiots agree with you does not magically make your contribution thoughtful, or insightful, or productive in any other way.