Germany
Germany’s hate speech laws are about to get worse for free speech
Germany has a terrible history of being against freedom of expression.
Apple’s attempt to suppress App Store Confidential book made it an Amazon bestseller
Apple, meet Streisand.
Cloudflare sets new precedent by blocking piracy site
Cloudflare shows the rare error code 451.
Russia blocks encrypted email and calendar service Tutanota
In Russia, the service is currently only accessible using the Tor browser or a VPN.
Tutanota encrypted email service not working for some AT&T mobile users
Users have been affected for the last couple of weeks.
New German proposals could severely hurt online news commentary and curation
The rules will mean commentators or curators will have to license the content they’re commenting on if they want to reference it.
Aaron Carter lashes out at artist whose work he had “commercially exploited” to promote his merch
The unpleasant exchange went down on Twitter.
German train line reprimanded by authorities after defending itself against Greta Thunberg tweet
The train line is in trouble for revealing that Thunberg had a first class ticket.
Germany plans law to tackle “right-wing extremism”, force Facebook, Gmail and more to hand over passwords
Digital rights groups have slammed the idea for throwing basic values “overboard.”
Greta Thunberg criticized by train line for not disclosing her first class seat in “overcrowded” train post
The train company wasn’t happy with how the social media post portrayed them.
Angela Merkel says Germany must limit speech or “society will no longer be the free society it was”
Merkel’s logic: Less freedom = more freedom.