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Twitter Censors German Neo-Nazi Group, Within Germany

Posted by timothy on from the they-must-hate-speech dept.

judgecorp writes "Twitter has censored a neo-Nazi group, blocking Besseres Hannover (Better Hannover), a group accused of promoting race hate. This is the first time Twitter has used its power of blocking users in specific countries, announced back in January. Although blocked in Germany, the group is visible to the rest of the world." Update: 10/18 14:46 GMT by T : Note, that's Twitter doing the blocking, not Google, as it appeared originally. HT to reader eldavojohn.

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  1. Re:Settle down, everyone. by cayenne8 · · Score: 0, Troll

    So...Germany is another country without free speech guarantee laws?

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    Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
  2. Re:Yes! by mvdwege · · Score: 1, Troll

    Well, just about everyone with a reading level above kindergarten.

    In case you hadn't noticed, Nazism calls for specific genocide on undesirables. If that isn't incitement, what is?

    Mart

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    "I know I will be modded down for this": where's the option '-1, Asking for it'?
  3. Re:Yes! by AlterEager · · Score: 1, Troll

    Can I arrest [ Republican Party here in the U.S.] and still pretend to give a fuck about free speech, like you Germans?

    Why do you bother asking stupid questions you already know the answer to?

    Are the US Republican party promulgating Nazi ideology in Germany?

    Why do you pretend to give a fuck about free speach when the only thing you can use that freedom for is to be an idiot on the internet?