Germany: Economist Thomas Vierhaus Fined €16,100 for Sarcastic X Posts
August 28, 2025
A €16,100 fine for sarcasm reveals how Germany’s legal code now moonlights as a mood ring for the powerful.
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A €16,100 fine for sarcasm reveals how Germany’s legal code now moonlights as a mood ring for the powerful.
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A €16,100 fine for sarcasm reveals how Germany’s legal code now moonlights as a mood ring for the powerful.
The EU built a global censorship machine; now America’s threatening to unplug it.
The company enforces limits on speech without officially changing its main policy.
Android’s last big selling point, the freedom to install whatever you want from who you want, may soon run through a single Google checkpoint.
Apple quietly pulled the plug on iTorrent, exposing how fragile the “freedom” of third-party app stores really are.
UK regulators thought they could send an email and police the First Amendment. This new lawsuit is fighting back.
According to the court, a lawmaker’s Facebook page can push policy but still mute the public.
The edits feel less like enhancements and more like reminders that AI is now part of the creative process, whether you asked for it or not.
The justices drew a bright line through the data stream, declaring that your pocket-sized diary deserves more respect than a rummaged junk drawer.
The University tracked protestors like they were logged-in devices, not dissenting students.
Citizen or not, your texts are fair game at the terminal. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Musk’s lawsuit lands as Apple fends off a wave of antitrust salvos from Washington and Silicon Valley alike.
Resist censorship and surveillance. Reclaim your digital freedom.
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