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Germany Prosecutes Online Hate Speech and Insults | 60 Minutes

60 Minutes · News · 13 min · 2025 · YouTube title: Policing the internet in Germany, where hate speech, insults are a crime | 60 Minutes
Why it's here

HN mostly cites it in unrelated threads as evidence of European speech restrictions, and some commenters call it propaganda.

What it covers

A 60 Minutes segment on how German prosecutors and police go after online hate speech and insults, which are crimes there. It contrasts this with the broad First Amendment protection of online speech in the US.