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National Court orders blocking of Telegram in Spain (www.lavanguardia.com)

submitted 9 months ago by DasherPack to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So much for free markets, democracy and freedom of speech.

I don't know whether Spain cares a lot about "free market" at the moment.

Even if I get your point and would even make a similiar point in a privat conversation, there is still a problem. The problem, if and how the Freedom of Speech implies that you can use a certain service you choice. If this implication were true, would it not mean that the provider of the named service has a duty to provide you a access, too?

Yes, they blocked it because of copyright infringement but let’s face it, piracy should be viewed as a market option for people to get their content,

There are messenger out there, which are more privacy as Telegram. Eg. Signal, Threemea, mostly services based on XMPP and Matrix.

[–] TCB13 1 points 9 months ago

The problem, if and how the Freedom of Speech implies that you can use a certain service you choice. If this implication were true, would it not mean that the provider of the named service has a duty to provide you a access, too?

Why would the provider be responsible for the fact that some government is a piece of shits and tries to restrict people's freedoms? A private messenger company will always be weaker than a government with infinite funding and resources.

There are messenger out there, which are more privacy as Telegram. Eg. Signal, Threemea, mostly services based on XMPP and Matrix.

I never said there weren't, I just said that govts shouldn't meddle in this things.