Reply #40: Where did the Merkel paraphrase end?

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I honestly don't know.


Was it just, the "Internet cannot be a free thing, where you can do whatever you want"? Did it continue with, "No, every country has to impose its rules, it's standards"? Did Merkel continue with, "Like the channels that are beamed into Venezuela by satellite and broadcast whatever they want"? Or did she continue with, "It can't be like that. Poisoning a lot of people's minds"?

I see an assumption that she stopped with "it's standards." If she stopped after "whatever you want," then it could actually mean a bit more: Calling for assassination might be covered under either. But for me, at least, while banning calls for assassination is a "rule" or "standard" continuing to expound upon it probably entails a bit closer supervision.

I've heard rumors that the electricity specialist that Hugo invited in from Cuba to help with their energy grid problems is also quite adept in censorship and social control. And the Internet is, at least when it comes to user interfaces, heavily dependent on electricity.