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🗳️ Today is #DemocracyDay.
Built on voting, speaking up, and staying informed.
We’re not just celebrating it.
Together, we’re nurturing it every day.
Democracy, fundamental rights, and the rule of law are the backbone of our European Union.
️We are supporting free media, fair elections, freedom of speech, and citizens’ access to reliable information.
Because in a strong democracy, accountability matters and every voice counts. 💬
@EUCommission Democracy includes respecting the right of citizens to speak freely in both public spaces and in private arenæ such as IM chat networks.
The proposed "EU Chat Control" removes our ability to organise peaceful demonstrations and protest movements without fear of political sanctions.
The proposed "Chat Control" is what the KGB, Stasi et al could have only hoped for in their wildest of dreams.
Privacy is the right of all citizens and without it democracy will die.
if you really cared about protection of children online, you'd focus on empowering parental controls and educating parents to teach their kids what to avoid and how to navigate the web, not propose indiscriminate surveillance of images and messages that are falsely triggered for CSAM due to a faulty AI moderator.
I.e. I assure you it is not People in EU that decided they want their #privacy violated by #chatcontrol and similar laws.
Let's put it up for referendums (you know, the *real* democracy stuff) if you don't believe me.
Hello @span foufoutos!
The EU is a democracy. Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union makes clear that it is founded on democracy, equality, human rights, and the rule of law. You are directly represented in the European Parliament, elected by EU citizens, while EU countries are represented in the Council and the European Council. And citizens can even shape EU policies directly through tools like the European Citizens’ Initiative and European Citizens’ Panels!
Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, no one at the time foresaw the damage that would be caused by various practices such as lobbying, the non-election of the chairman of the committee directly by the people, unholy alliances in parliament, the attempt by various political circles to abolish unanimity and much, much more.
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