Germany has ordered Facebook to follow German limits on freedom of speech.

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to criticize, offend, insult or mock any person, or any group of persons. It includes freedom to say things that you despise, and things that I despise, even things that we both despise. Most countries do not respect freedom of speech very well.

What we see is that as commercial communication platforms move from offering service to people in lots of countries to actually doing business in lots of countries, they become subject to ever increasing censorship.

Thus, the growth of any communication company into a global business is inherently dangerous to freedom of speech, regardless of the details of that company.