Five months ahead of election, law could be used to intimidate critics of Merkel’s ‘Migrant Policy’.
German justice minister calls for hefty fines to combat online hate speech | News | DW.COM | 06.04.2017
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet on Wednesday approved draft legislation that would foresee major fines for social media companies like Facebook and Twitter if they fail to delete hate speech, libel or other content in breach of German laws. Given the grand coalition government’s monster majority in the lower house of parliament, approval there should be a formality.