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Meta Appeals EU Ruling on Pay-Or-Consent Ad Model
Pay up or be tracked.
Thumbs Up Lands Woman in Hot Water as Germany Cracks Down on Emoji Speech
A simple emoji reply has become a symbol of how far German prosecutors will go to police intent online.
Germany Pressures Apple and Google to Ban Chinese AI App DeepSeek
Apple and Google face German pressure to drop Chinese AI app DeepSeek over EU data privacy law violations.
The German State Just Raided 170 People for Their Social Media Posts
Europe’s digital watchdogs now raid homes over tweets.
German Court Overrules Ban on Right-Leaning Magazine
Court ruling defangs Faeser’s crackdown but leaves the architecture of state censorship untouched.
Germany’s War on Jokes
A retiree’s sarcastic meme triggered a courtroom saga that feels more dystopian than democratic.
Germany Halts Surveillance of AfD Amid US Pressure and Legal Challenge Over Extremist Label
Berlin hits pause on AfD surveillance as pressure from Washington turns a domestic dispute into a transatlantic standoff.
Slippery Slope to Digital ID? SSA to Launch Digital Social Security Access via “My Social Security” Accounts in Summer 2025
A digital Social Security number inches the US closer to a future where your identity is a login screen away from government hands.
Germany Classifies AfD “Extremist,” Triggering Sweeping Surveillance Powers Amid Political Backlash
Germany’s war on “extremism” now includes spying on its most popular opposition party.
BILD Politics Chief Slams New German Coalition’s Free Speech Crackdown as Establishment’s Bid to Regain Control Over Online Discourse
The state tightens its grip on speech not to protect truth, but to police who gets to speak it.
German Government Proposes Censorship Laws Framed as Protecting Freedom of Opinion, Plans “Independent” Media Authority to Police “Disinformation”
Germany’s new ruling coalition wraps old censorship playbooks in shiny new language about protecting opinion and diversity.
German Journalist David Bendels Sentenced for Satirical Post Targeting Interior Minister Nancy Faeser
German court convicts David Bendels over meme of Nancy Faeser, alarming US free speech advocates amid growing censorship fears.
