'Inside the Dystopian World of Germany's Free Speech Crackdown'

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By EditorDavidJul 26, 2026, 9:34 pm123 ptsTrending
Thousands of Germans have been threatened with fines or prison sentences for social media posts, reports The Telegraph, calling the country's political speech laws "unusually stringent for an EU member state." One German had his home raided for calling a minister a "Schwachkopf [dummy]" while another was fined…

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