Germany
Stories
EU Push to Make Message Scanning Permanent Despite Evidence of Failure and Privacy Risks
A policy designed to test its own limits now pretends those limits don’t exist.
Chat Control 2.0: EU Moves Toward Ending Private Communication
Behind the glass walls of Brussels, democracy risks becoming a paperwork illusion signed in silence.
The Money Behind the Muzzle: Germany’s Fivefold Surge in Speech Control
A new report reveals how Germany’s multimillion-euro speech regulation drive has transformed censorship into an institutional routine of public service.
Germany Turns an X Post Into a Police Raid at Dawn
A single post lost in the noise of X becomes a case study in how modern states turn minor speech into major control.
The Disguised Return of the EU’s Private Message Scanning Plot
After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.
German States Expand Police Powers to Train AI Surveillance Systems With Personal Data
Germany’s new wave of police laws turns surveillance training into a state-sanctioned data experiment where privacy becomes optional.
Rumble Takes Aim at Silicon Valley’s Throne With Northern Data Acquisition
Rumble’s Northern Data deal turns its free-speech mission into a full-stack tech play, fusing freedom-based ideology with infrastructure.
German Authorities Search Conservative Commentator’s Home After Online Post
A morning knock at a Berlin apartment has turned one man’s sarcasm into a national argument over the limits of online expression.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Warns of Growing Digital Repression and Decline of Online Freedom
A birthday lament turns manifesto as Durov warns of a vanishing digital frontier.
Germany Rejects EU “Chat Control” Law, Effectively Halting Mass Surveillance Proposal
Germany blocks EU Chat Control plan as Friedrich Merz, Stefanie Hubig, and Irene Mihalic defend encryption and digital privacy rights.
Signal Threatens to Exit Europe Over EU Push for Messaging App Scanning Law
Signal draws a red line in Europe, betting the future of private messaging on a continent unwilling to say no to its own surveillance impulse.
Denmark Accused of Spreading False Claims to Push EU’s Mass Surveillance Law
Denmark’s push for mass surveillance meets fierce resistance amid allegations of political manipulation and fabricated threats.
