Topic: Bundestag
The Bundestag plays a significant role in shaping Germany’s approach to censorship and surveillance, often prioritizing control over free expression and individual liberties. Recent actions include pushing for stringent censorship laws and imposing restrictions on digital privacy, such as vaccine passport mandates and efforts to ban anonymous hosting services like Tor. These developments raise serious concerns about the erosion of free speech and the protection of personal data in the name of public safety.
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Germany pressures Twitter to commit to censorship law
Germany is one of the most censorship-prone in the European Union.
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Germany to lockdown anyone who won’t (or can’t) show a vaccine passport
Two-tier society.
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Germany wants to ban people from hosting a Tor website
Netzpolitik, meanwhile, said in its report that German experts consider the proposed law to be “unnecessary, and dangerous.”