Tag: Social
A social or criminal issue? Union parties reject decriminalization of fare evasion
(de-news.net) – Germany’s conservative bloc rejects Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig’s proposal to decriminalize fare evasion, arguing it would weaken enforcement and raise costs for compliant…
Conservatives urge strict spending cuts as Social Democrats favor wealth and inheritance taxes
(de-news.net) – Debates over fiscal policy in Germany are becoming more heated as conservative lawmakers demand expenditure-driven consolidation to close impending budget deficits, while Social…
Germany debates youth social media limits and tougher laws on digital sexualized violence
(de-news.net) – German policymakers are debating two types of digital harms: youth exposure on social media and AI-enabled sexualized violence. While one group cautions against…
Debate intensifies in Germany over age-based controls on youth social media use
(de-news.net) – The Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst (CDU), has argued that Germany urgently requires an effective and clearly structured, age-based regulatory framework governing…
Green Party supports CDU’s proposal of minimum age for social media
(de-news.net) – The Green Party has welcomed the decision taken at the recent CDU party conference to establish a minimum age requirement for social media…
Debate intensifies over youth social media ban after CDU vote on under-14 restriction
(de-news.net) – While acknowledging deficits among parents and educational institutions, media scholar Daniel Hajok argued that stricter regulatory oversight of platform providers had become necessary…
Streeck and Günther call for binding social media age limits to safeguard children’s development
(de-news.net) – Ahead of the CDU’s national convention, Hendrik Streeck, the federal government’s commissioner for drug and addiction policy, renewed and further clarified his call…
Chancellor Merz for tougher regulation of youth social media access to protect child development
(de-news.net) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has called for stricter regulatory measures governing minors’ access to social media platforms, framing the issue primarily as a…
