I read something interesting on last weekend’s (April 19th-20th) Financial Times (the actual paper, not on the web 
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EU toughens its terror web stand
European Union justice ministers agreed yesterday that states should have greater powers to prosecute people who use websites to promote terrorism. They backed plans to ensure criminality across the 27-country union for the recruiting, training and inciting of terrorism including via the internet. The decision must be scrutinized by some national parliaments before it can become law. EU officials say the measures are already in place in many member states.
The move has caused concern over free speech. Sarah Ludford, a British Liberal Democrat Euro MP, said: “We cannot criminalize everything we do not like to hear. What if people are discussing their understanding of why people commit terrorist acts? This decision goes into a grey area and the definitions on provocation of terrorism and the safeguards for free expression are not clear enough.”
Sarah Laitner, Brussels
I wonder whether the recent discussions in Greece regarding freedom of speech over the internet and the relevant (mis)legislation tried to be imposed.
