{"id":2164,"date":"2018-01-06T22:30:18","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T03:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2018-01-06T22:30:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T03:30:18","slug":"afd-german-hate-speech-law-destroys-freedom-of-speech-bans-political-dissent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2164","title":{"rendered":"AfD: German Hate Speech Law Destroys Freedom of Speech, Bans Political Dissent"},"content":{"rendered":"

AfD: German Hate Speech Law Destroys Freedom of Speech, Bans Political Dissent<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

January 5, 2018<\/p>\n

https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/europe\/201801051060538457-germany-hate-speech-law-freedom-of-speech\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Germany\u2019s new “hate speech” law, which regulates posting on Twitter and Facebook, is a restrictive measure targeting freedom of speech and political dissent in the country, AfD member Albert Breininger told Sputnik\u00a0Friday<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“Here in\u00a0the AfD, we are very critical of this law. It is another restrictive measure and a tool of repression against freedom of speech and of the press. It aims at preventing people and politicians from bringing up certain issues and expressing their political views, including on the existing problem of Islamization,” Breininger said.<\/p>\n

The politician recalled that deputy leader of the AfD\u2019s parliamentary faction Beatrix von Storch\u2019s tweet was blocked\u00a0on Tuesday<\/span>\u00a0by the social media giant, citing that the message had run afoul of\u00a0Germanlaws.<\/p>\n

“German police have filed a complaint against Beatrix von Storch over a tweet on New Year’s Eve, where she criticized Cologne police for sending a\u00a0New Year’s greeting in Arabic on Twitter,” he said.<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s hate speech law, also known as NetzDG after its full German name, aims to regulate social media platforms and to make sure hate speech and terror propaganda is removed from the networks, came into full force on Monday.<\/p>\n

The legislation was approved by the Bundestag in late June. According to the law, introduced by German Minister of Justice Heiko Maas, all materials containing hate speech or propaganda for terrorism must be deleted\u00a0within seven days<\/span>, or\u00a0within 24 hours<\/span>\u00a0in cases of clearly illegal content. Systematic violations of the requirements would be dealt fines of\u00a0up to 50 million euros ($57 million).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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