It’s going downhill. The report “Freedom on the Net 2018” notes a decline in global freedom on the Internet. In 26 of 65 countries examined, the US research institute Freedom House has found a deterioration. This alone is alarming, even more alarming that this trend has been worsening for years. In its early years, the…
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We negligently leave behind masses of personal data on the Internet: material with which corporations and extremists can manipulate us. Instead of doing without, the lawyer and author Bijan Moini advises caution – and stricter laws for IT companies. The freedom of a society includes free communication. Wherever dictatorships are established, the word is locked…
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BERLIN Federal Justice Minister Christina Lambrecht (SPD) has defended the planned tightening of the law on hate on the net. “Inhuman incitement of the people and threats on the net will lower inhibition thresholds”, Lambrecht said, referring to the alleged right-wing extremists arrested on Friday in the Rheinische Post. “The case shows once again how…
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The fundamental importance of hyperlinks for the existence of the World Wide Web has long been confirmed by the highest German courts. This does not mean, however, that users have carte blanche when setting links on their own website, in blogs or social media. Although a lot is allowed, there are some limits that must…
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The new UNESCO report on freedom of expression in the world draws a disastrous conclusion for the year 2017: The Internet is increasingly being shut down by states. But social networks are also increasingly the target of blockades worldwide. But what role do they themselves play in this? An insight. At the beginning of November,…
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