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Re:In Germany, online hate speech has real world consequences by skrause on Sunday January 14, 2018 @05:50AM (#16143705)
> No, it's the fault of the German authorities and the German culture. They've been pushing toward increased speech controls online since the Web became popular.

Source? Because as a German I strongly disagree with that statement.

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Re:In Germany, online hate speech has real world consequences by falsprofet on Sunday January 14, 2018 @09:37AM (#16144400)
For one anecdote, webmasters are held liable for comments hosted on their discussion platforms, if there's no moderation.
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