Sweden continues its fight against free speech on the internet under the guise that they want to remove threats and harassment which is a ludicrous thing for them to say. The truth is, and they've admitted it in the past, that they and the traditional media has lost the ability to control and gatekeep opinion and maintain their one-way dialogue with the public. People got too free and it's been making them anxious for 20 years. So no matter how petty or dumb the justifications can seem when Twitter bans someone, Sweden wants to take it much further and possibly bring in the boys in blue.

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Ministers' demands on network giants to remove illegal material

Today, representatives of Google, Twitter and newspaper publishers meet with the responsible ministers. On the agenda, work is being done against illegal content on the platforms. "For too long, you have been able to say almost anything without being held responsible," says Minister of Digital Affairs Peter Eriksson (MP).

The meeting held at Rosenbad in Stockholm is primarily about how Twitter and Google, who owns the YouTube platform, will ensure that illegal content, threats, hatred and harassment are removed.

"Basically, we believe that the law needs to be maintained better, for too long time, one can say almost anything without being held responsible. It is often without the knowledge of the authorities, says Minister of Ministers, Peter Eriksson (MP), who, together with Justice Minister Morgan Johansson (S), made the invitation to meet. Want to see more resources

According to Peter Eriksson, there is a good dialogue and believes that companies have taken several steps in the right direction in the past year. At the same time, he wants to see that responsibility goes further and happens faster.

"Can they act faster and can they allocate more resources, which we consider is important," says Peter Eriksson.

Minister of Justice Morgan Johansson also wants companies to be more easily accessible to Swedish users.

There must be a crew in Sweden from these companies your Swedish user can turn to contact, says Morgan Johansson to TT. Rejected by Facebook

Social media giant Facebook was invited to the meeting but announced on Thursday that they will not participate .

"When it comes to content like hate and threat, it's a lot about their rules and how they deal with illegal material, so that's a shame," says Peter Eriksson. "