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"And we say, 'No, you have free speech as well, but it is also has its limits.'" Germany's laws around speech In the U.S., most of what gets posted online, even if it's hate-filled, is protected ...
Loosely defined hate-speech laws and the rise of social media have led to zealous policing, resulting in fines and prison ...
German police have launched a nationwide operation targeting people suspected of inciting hate online. The government's ...
In the U.S., most of what we say online, even if it's hate filled, is protected by the First Amendment as free speech. But in Germany, prosecutors and cops police the internet.
A court in the German town of Lindau has imposed a €8,400 fine on a man for tweeting three words on X: “Alles für Deutschland ...
As Germany demonstrates, banning “hate speech” is a slippery slope to abandoning free speech altogether. On Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes,” journalist Sharyn Alfonsi follows Lower ...
Far from permitting Nazis to practice free speech, the German government "shut down hundreds of Nazi newspapers—in a two-year period, they shut down 99 in Prussia alone," wrote Lukianoff.
Germany is hardly a model for free speech Liberal politicians and journalists have discussed the need for greater regulation of speech online. On Sunday, two CBS News programs turned to Germany ...
We commonly forget that the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech far beyond what is tolerated by our ...
Free Speech. German Censorship Highlights Europe's Eroding Free Speech Protections America stands alone in valuing and protecting free speech. J.D. Tuccille | 5.12.2025 7:00 AM ...
German free-speech advocates hoped Mr. Vance’s words might prompt their leaders to reconsider their course—if not out of principle, then at least as a gesture to improve relations with the new ...