Topic: Olaf Scholz
Olaf Scholz’s government has pushed for stricter online speech controls and increased surveillance measures, including demands for platforms like Telegram to comply with court-ordered censorship. These actions reflect a broader trend in Germany and the EU towards limiting free expression and enhancing state oversight of digital communication. Such policies raise significant concerns for privacy advocates and defenders of individual liberties.
-
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.
-
EU Demands Access to X’s Internal Algorithms
The EU’s investigation of X raises questions about its timing amidst Germany’s heated election campaign and rising political tensions.
-
Germany demands Telegram creates a system to accept court-ordered censorship demands
For “misinformation” and “hate.”
-
Germany to lockdown anyone who won’t (or can’t) show a vaccine passport
Two-tier society.