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0 pointskiney1y ago0 comments

the problem here isn't football. It's rampant censoreship and net blocks in the EU. (same problem different methods in other EU countries. In germany theiy raid your home for harmless political satire)

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ohgr1y ago

I travel a lot in the EU and the Internet is a total shambles. Blocked stuff everywhere. Right down to VPNs not even working.

AustinDev1y ago

You're best off just running a socks proxy to aws.

ohgr1y ago

I’ve taken to just carrying a book with me and reading it instead.

gambiting1y ago

>>In germany theiy raid your home for harmless political satire)

Can you give some examples so we can see what harmless political satire you have in mind?

smolley1y ago

Andy Grote comes to mind. Someone tweeted "Du bist so 1 Pimmel" (something like "you are such a willy") at him. Got his house searched and everything for that.

Issue here being the fact that insulting someone is a criminial offense (hope that's the correct english terminology) in Germany.

https://theweek.com/news/world-news/954635/willygate-german-...

e:/ Whether this is actual satire or not is up for debate i guess, but this was in my opinion way overblown

thaumasiotes1y ago

> "Du bist so 1 Pimmel" (something like "you are such a willy")

Sure, it's something like that, but it's more like "thou beest such a willy". ;D

thrance1y ago

What kind of "harmless political satire"? Where can I find more about this?

ptrl6001y ago

"Pimmelgate", Stefan Niehoff raid are two examples of hilariously disproportionate law enforcement response for minimal offense.

kineyOP1y ago

those are the better k own examples. But its pretty common. Friend of mine got raided for posting a meme that contained a swastika in negative context.

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ohgr1y ago

I travel a lot in the EU and the Internet is a total shambles. Blocked stuff everywhere. Right down to VPNs not even working.

AustinDev1y ago

You're best off just running a socks proxy to aws.

ohgr1y ago

I’ve taken to just carrying a book with me and reading it instead.

gambiting1y ago

>>In germany theiy raid your home for harmless political satire)

Can you give some examples so we can see what harmless political satire you have in mind?

smolley1y ago

Andy Grote comes to mind. Someone tweeted "Du bist so 1 Pimmel" (something like "you are such a willy") at him. Got his house searched and everything for that.

Issue here being the fact that insulting someone is a criminial offense (hope that's the correct english terminology) in Germany.

https://theweek.com/news/world-news/954635/willygate-german-...

e:/ Whether this is actual satire or not is up for debate i guess, but this was in my opinion way overblown

thaumasiotes1y ago

> "Du bist so 1 Pimmel" (something like "you are such a willy")

Sure, it's something like that, but it's more like "thou beest such a willy". ;D

thrance1y ago

What kind of "harmless political satire"? Where can I find more about this?

ptrl6001y ago

"Pimmelgate", Stefan Niehoff raid are two examples of hilariously disproportionate law enforcement response for minimal offense.

kineyOP1y ago

those are the better k own examples. But its pretty common. Friend of mine got raided for posting a meme that contained a swastika in negative context.

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