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Germany’s CDU-SPD Coalition Eyes Stricter Online Speech Controls
Germany’s plan to police online speech reads less like policy and more like a control manual in beta.
State-Approved Truth May Be Making a Comeback in Berlin
Germany’s SPD proposes Medieninnovationsfonds as AfD rises and coalition talks weigh public media funding.
Hillary Clinton vs. the “Autocrats” (Except the Ones Throwing Meme Posters in Jail)
While railing against American autocracy, she stood beneath a slogan borrowed from conspiracy lore, in a country where memes get you raided at dawn.
Report Your Family for Wrong Think, Says German Government Initiative
Germany’s Interior Ministry and Family Affairs Ministry launch “Advice Compass on Conspiracy Thinking” to monitor and report citizens’ beliefs.
VP JD Vance Criticizes European Censorship, Calls for Free Speech as Basis for US-Europe Alliances at CPAC
Vance warns European allies that censorship threatens the foundation of Western alliances.
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The German Law That Turned Silicon Valley Into a Global Speech Police Force
Germany’s NetzDG law turned social media giants into speech enforcers, sparking global censorship laws from Russia to the EU.
X Fights Back as German Court Tries to Force User Data Disclosure Ahead of Election
X fights back against a German court’s demand for election data, questioning legal jurisdiction and government overreach.
Germany’s Shocking War on Online Speech: Armed Police Raids for Online “Insults,” “Hate Speech,” and “Misinformation”
Germany’s pre-dawn speech raids expose a chilling reality where free expression meets the heavy hand of the state.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio Fires Back at CBS’s Suggestion Free Speech Leads to Genocide
Rubio challenges the notion that free speech enabled the Nazi regime, calling it a misrepresentation of history.
JD Vance Criticizes European Censorship Policies at Munich Security Conference, Warns of Democratic Backsliding
Vance warns of growing censorship in Europe, calling for a renewed commitment to free speech.
German Court Orders X to Share Data With Researchers Ahead of National Vote
The ruling forces X to hand over election-related data, setting a precedent for state intervention in online discourse.
German Activist Groups Sue X, Alleging Data Withholding Violates EU’s Censorship Law Ahead of Germany’s 2025 Election
EU-backed NGOs push lawsuit to force X into sharing user data, raising fresh concerns over online censorship.
