I’m going to reserve judgement on this until we find out exactly what the Italian government is proposing to do. Amending their existing laws on soliciting acts of violence so as to definitely cover stuff posted online would be pretty reasonable, if next-to-impossible to actually enforce. (I’d kind of hope Facebook tries to screen out stuff like that anyway.) Making it illegal to reveal in advance where the Prime Minister is going to be… would be a bit less reasonable, even if I could see how it would make him a lot safer.

Something else occurs to me, however. A plastic model of Milan cathedral strikes me as an odd choice of weapon for a premeditated attack; a brick would have been just as effective and a good deal easier to conceal. It’s equally likely that the perpetrator (who has a history of mental illness according to the BBC) simply happened to be in the area and saw an opportunity. Not much Facebook could have done about that.

I would suggest that his own bad behavior and arrogance are more likely the cause of disenchantment. Like most self involved people he could not possibly admit his own culpability and must look for another culprit. He gives the impression that he resides on a plane above other mortals and is immune from the rules of common society.

the chinese to block them, so they show they are ready and willing to accommodate any governments ‘suggestions’. None of these companies give a rats’ ass about your rights. I would not argue they should, they are in the business of providing a service for money, and one billion service opportunities can never be wrong.