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On December 7, 2021, the incoming German government signed its coalition agreement for the 2021 to 2025 tenure. The agreement sets the policy agenda for the new government, consisting...

A UN human rights committee examining the status of civil and political rights in Germany took aim at the country’s Network Enforcement Act, or NetzDG, criticizing the hate speech law in a recent report for enlisting social media companies to carry out government censorship, with no judicial...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, online hate has mushroomed by a jaw-dropping 20 percent. This was the finding of a report into the issue in the UK, but the problem is mirrored elsewhere. It appears that the viral pandemic triggered a pandemic of hate. The report was based on a review of 263 million online conversations over 974 days. The hate largely centered on

The internal Facebook documents made public by Frances Haugen have raised eyebrows around the world. The whistleblower is coming to Berlin to meet with leading German politicians - and many political leaders in Europe are eager to take action against the company. Will anything come of it?

The Committee on Human Rights today completed its review of the seventh periodic report of Germany on measures taken to implement the International

Germany seeks to fine operators of Telegram messenger app June 14, 2021 GMT FILE - In this Thursday, June 13, 2019, file photo, the website of the Telegram messaging app is seen on a computers screen in Beijing. German authorities have launched proceedings against Telegram that could see the messenger app’s operators fined for failing to abide by laws requiring social media sites to police their users’ actions. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, file) FILE - In this Thursday, June 13, 2019, file photo, t...

China Compares Apple Daily Shutdown to Big Tech Blocking Parler Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Chinese state media on Friday claimed the destruction of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily in Hong Kong was no different than American tech companies colluding to shut down the social media platform Parler. It also compared the Apple Daily shutdown, preceded by hundreds of police officials raiding its offices, to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) taking ac...

In the name of press freedom, a handful of Western politicians have interfered in China's internal affairs, tried to cover up for an illegal Hong Kong media, and even threatened with sanctions.

A global stress test for freedom of expression One of democracy’s fundamental pillars is teetering. Across the world, governments are failing to protect the freedom of expression; elsewhere, individuals and groups hide behind free speech to spread hate and discrimination. In Switzerland, citizens are increasingly being called to the ballot box to decide on what counts as acceptable expression. This content was published on May 17, 2021 - 14:34 May 17, 2021 - 14:34 Bruno Kaufmann Bruno is swi...

8 minute read A police officer wearing a mask due to COVID-19, at a check point in the Flacq district, Mauritius, 25 March 2020, BEEKASH_ROOPUN/ l’Express Maurice / AFP/AFP via Getty Images The perceived need by Mauritius to regulate social media could turn one of the most democratic freedom of expression and data protection countries in Africa into a surveillance state. This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 7 May 2021. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritius l...