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German Prosecutors Think It’s Funny People’s Homes Are Being Raided And Their Devices Seized Because They Said Stuff On The Internet (www.techdirt.com)

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[–] JasSmith 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But it’s not just one case. The German officials themselves admit they “successfully” prosecute 750 people each year. That’s literally in the article.

As for the newspaper, you appear to be arguing that it’s a good thing now that political opposition be shut down, rather than discrediting the claim itself. If you like it, why accuse the user of propaganda? Surely you would be happy that they’re advertising the good thing you agree with? I think you know it’s wrong to shut down free speech in a democracy, even if you don’t like how they’re funded.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The vast majority of the cases is absolutely justified in being prosecuted. The law itself is overly broad, and you can argue that it causes unnecessary load on the courts for cases that get dismissed, but taking out one specific case to throw a shade on a specific politician (and ignoring all the other cases) is clearly propaganda.

Sorry, but if you think a propaganda outlet that promotes the destruction of democracy and is directly opposed to the core values in the German constitution is somehow just another opinion that deserves the same protection as real journalism then we will never agree.