The Dutch cabinet has approved a proposal to grant police more authority to collect information from public sections of social media and other online platforms, RTL reports. Authorities say the change is intended to enable earlier intervention in situations that could escalate into public unrest, such as riots.

The Dutch cabinet has approved a proposal to grant police more authority to collect information from public sections of social media and other online platforms. Authorities say the change is intended to enable earlier intervention in situations that could escalate into public unrest, such as riots.

  • myrmidexAEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I see they left the most interesting part for the end:

    The proposal does not extend to private or closed online groups. However, the cabinet has indicated it intends to explore that possibility in the future.