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German politician 'censored' under new German hate speech law for anti-Muslim tweet
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:06 pm
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Beatrix von Storch, a leading figure in the Alternative for Germany party, is one of the first hit by new hate speech laws on social media. Critics say the legislation opens the way for censorship by internet companies.
A top lawmaker from the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was blocked from Twitter and Facebook on Monday after slamming the Cologne police for sending a New Year's tweet in Arabic.
The incident caused the AfD to lash out further and criticize censorship as a controversial new German social media law known as NetzDG went into effect January 1 in a bid to clamp down on online hate speech.
The Cologne police tweeted New Year's greetings and linked to information on celebrating safely in a series of messages in German and other languages, including Arabic. Cologne was the scene two years ago of mass sexual assaults on New Year's Eve in which most of the suspects were described as young men of North African and Arab origin.
"What the hell is happening in this country? Why is an official police site tweeting in Arabic? Do you think it is to appease the barbaric, gang-raping hordes of Muslim men?" wrote Beatrix von Storch, the deputy leader of the AfD's parliamentary group.
The tweet was later deleted after Twitter froze von Storch's account and informed her she had violated hate speech rules. Her account was shut down for 12 hours. The Cologne police said on Monday that they had filed a criminal complaint against von Storch for hate speech.
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Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:08 pm to L.A.
Hate speech laws are coming to this country. Get ready.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:09 pm to L.A.
Germany has lost another war
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:09 pm to L.A.
Europe is hanging itself with it's own rope
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:10 pm to L.A.
Future headline - Welcome Chancellor von Storch!
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:10 pm to L.A.
quote:
What the hell is happening in this country? Why is an official police site tweeting in Arabic? Do you think it is to appease the barbaric, gang-raping hordes of Muslim men?" wrote Beatrix von Storch, the deputy leader of the AfD's parliamentary group.
When keeping it real goes wrong.
This is absurd. How is that hate speech?
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:12 pm to weagle99
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Hate speech laws are coming to this country. Get ready.
Political Censorship is already upon us. The big social media companies like Facebook and Twitter are already beginning to ban people purely based on political ideology.
Google, Apple, also doing everything they can to push left wing ideology and suppress conservatives.
It wouldn't be a problem except they are defacto monopolies.
This post was edited on 1/2/18 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:12 pm to TH03
quote:
When keeping it real goes wrong.
This is absurd. How is that hate speech?
That's the beauty of these ambiguous laws. They can rule that pretty much anything is hate speech.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:14 pm to IAmReality
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Political Censorship is already upon us. The big social media companies like Facebook and Twitter are already beginning to ban people purely based on political ideology.
Google, Apple, also doing everything they can to push left wing ideology and suppress conservatives.
It wouldn't be a problem except they are defacto monopolies.
Thankfully those are not lawmakers.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:16 pm to L.A.
Another reason why I love the USA
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:17 pm to TH03
Pretty sure Germany’s new law made it to where they can fine the company for allowing/leaving up the “hate speech”. Essentially co-opted the private entity to become an agent of the thought police state.
Post WW2 Europe has never really valued true free speech.
Post WW2 Europe has never really valued true free speech.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:17 pm to boosiebadazz
quote:
Pretty sure Germany’s new law made it to where they can fine the company for allowing/leaving up the “hate speech”.
Srs? That's fricked.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:23 pm to boosiebadazz
quote:
Post WW2 Europe has never really valued true free speech.
They truly valued free speech pre-WW2??
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:27 pm to culsutiger
Some of the Enlightenment guys did, but it was contemporary to the standards of their time. I doubt they were calling King George a cocksucking bastard who should be thrown in jail.
Post WW2 has simply been abysmal, though
Post WW2 has simply been abysmal, though
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:37 pm to L.A.
I'm sure the Muslim filth will thank them by murdering more of their citizens
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:39 pm to TigersSEC2010
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I'm sure the Muslim filth will thank them by murdering more of their citizens
That sounds mighty intolerant.
They might just rape them.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 11:39 pm to boosiebadazz
quote:
Pretty sure Germany’s new law made it to where they can fine the company for allowing/leaving up the “hate speech”. Essentially co-opted the private entity to become an agent of the thought police state.
Post WW2 Europe has never really valued true free speech.
Upvoted. Where have all of those U Berkeley free speech advocates gone?
Posted on 1/3/18 at 12:13 am to TH03
quote:Leftist logic:
This is absurd. How is that hate speech?
Did the statement offend you? Yes
Do you disagree with the statement? Yes
Then it's hate speech.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 1:46 am to bhtigerfan
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Leftist logic: Did the statement offend you? Yes Do you disagree with the statement? Yes Then it's hate speech.
Kind of like the right and the war on Christmas?
Over the month of December you could have swore saying “Happy Holidays” constituted as hate speech to Christians.
Posted on 1/3/18 at 1:53 am to L.A.
Once we can't speak freely. We have become 1984. If words hurt you, you are a weakling. You need to be weeded out, not the words.
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