On: How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life

[mcguire]

"Based on my (admittedly very limited) experience with French culture, this is definitely the most important difference."

Unless they are saying something conceivably pro-Nazi?

[wyager → mcguire]

In fact, saying something pro-Nazi is criminal in many EU countries.

In France, there are fewer social proscriptions on speech.

In the US, there are fewer legal proscriptions on speech.

[spyder → mcguire]

Yes, you can even go to jail for that in lot of EU countries.