Tag: online
Bavaria and Berlin push national debate on real-name rules for online speech
(de-news.net) – Bavaria has joined Andreas Voßkuhle, the former president of the Federal Constitutional Court, in advocating the introduction of legislation that would obligate internet…
Destatis survey reveals sharp rise in online hate speech and disinformation
(de-news.net) – According to a recent analysis from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), hate speech was seen online by one-third of German internet users in…
Germany advances modernization: nationwide online vehicle registration by 2027
(de-news.net) – Germany is planning to implement a centralized electronic vehicle registration system within the next eighteen months, as announced by Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger…
Push for regulatory reform to protect minors online
(de-news.net) – The German federal government has announced its intention to introduce mandatory age verification measures for online platforms. A spokesperson for the Ministry for…
Germany faces surge in youth eating disorders for a lack of online safeguards
(de-news.net) – The German Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DGKJP) has called for the implementation of legally binding regulations governing the use of social…
German authorities lead coordinated efforts against online hate crime
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior, Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), has emphasized the imperative for enhanced regulatory oversight of digital platforms following the launch…
Fewer complaints against online hatred than expected
In the fourth year after the passing of the Internet Hate Act (NetzDG), fewer Internet users in Germany complained that social networks were deleting hate…
83 percent of Germans use online messengers
by Thorsten Koch Almost every 16 to 24 year-old in Germany uses online messenger services. This is the result of a survey commissioned by the…
