A Portuguese court reportedly ordered Wikipedia to take down allegedly defamatory material worldwide, not just within the European Union. This asserts EU jurisdiction over global content and pressures platforms to adopt the most restrictive standard to avoid liability.
— Cross‑border enforcement could let the most speech‑restrictive venues set de facto global rules, challenging U.S. First Amendment norms and platform governance.
BeauHD
2025.10.13
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Like the Portuguese court order asserting worldwide takedown authority over Wikipedia, Ofcom’s fine against 4chan asserts UK regulatory reach over a U.S.-hosted platform for failing to complete an illegal-harms risk assessment, signaling cross‑border enforcement that can set de facto global rules.
BeauHD
2025.10.09
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While the Belgian order is geo‑fenced (Belgium‑only) rather than worldwide, it’s the same pattern of European authorities directing foreign platforms’ content availability across borders—here, ordering Internet Archive’s Open Library to block specific books locally or face a €500,000 fine.
2025.10.07
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Both involve courts acting as de facto speech restrictors: here a UK super‑injunction allegedly gagged media on a sensitive policy operation, paralleling concerns about judicially imposed content takedowns shaping public discourse across jurisdictions.
Ilya Shapiro
2025.09.30
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Both frames warn that a single jurisdiction can project its rules beyond its borders—here via state tort law on global emissions rather than EU court orders—risking de facto national or global standards set by the most restrictive venue.
Paul du Quenoy
2025.09.28
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The article notes the U.K. Online Safety Act compels platforms worldwide to remove content deemed criminal in the U.K., with noncompliance fines up to 10% of global revenue. This mirrors cross‑border enforcement that can set de facto global rules, akin to EU cases ordering worldwide takedowns.
msmash
2025.09.09
54% relevant
Similar dynamic: a jurisdictional or institutional lever (here, CCTV’s licensing rights rather than an EU court order) compels worldwide removal or moderation of content, effectively exporting stricter speech controls beyond borders.
Mike Solana
2025.08.27
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The article reports a Portuguese court compelling a worldwide takedown on Wikipedia for 'defamatory claims,' directly illustrating EU jurisdiction projecting speech restrictions beyond its borders via a global order.
Visakan Veerasamy
2025.08.15
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The Aug 19 report that a Portuguese court issued a global takedown order against Wikipedia for publishing 'defamatory claims masquerading as fact.'
N.S. Lyons
2025.03.04
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Lyons argues Washington’s establishment leveraged European/UK regulators and courts to police American online discourse beyond U.S. constitutional limits—aligning with the idea that EU legal moves (global takedown orders, extraterritorial standards) export speech restrictions that set de facto rules for U.S. platforms.