[jumbopapa]

> “Here you are free to criticize the government as well as to fight fake news. We have a great startup and tech ecosystem, your company would be a perfect fit and I will open any doors for you!”

As if that's not the case in the US? Trump's threats don't hold any water and, if we're being honest, our legal restrictions on speech are less stringent than Germany's.

[nailer]

The US's restrictions on speech are indeed less stringent than in Germany.

However representatives could make a law that says communication platforms deemed to be significant parts of political communication need to not control the conversation.

[pnako]

The mood is going entirely in the other direction in Europe though, i.e. they want platforms to police speech even more. That's certainly true in Germany, also in France, and I'm sure other European countries.

There is no equivalent to the US when it comes to freedom of speech.

[nailer]

We agree with each other. I think you may have accidentally misread the comment you're replying to.

[pnako]

Yes, it was not clear which representatives you were talking about.

[nailer]

Ah sorry, I should have specified House of Representatives

[paulgb]

> Trump's threats don't hold any water

Whether they would hold up in court and whether they chill speech are two separate things. (Just ask anyone who has been hit with a SLAPP case)