One year after hunting down more than 60 individuals accused of hate speech on Facebook, German police were at it again with another nationwide sneak attack in the early hours on Tuesday, arresting 36 more haters in this second annual Facebook raid. Anyone that has used social media has come across …
Berlin Court Rules on Mother’s Access to Dead Child’s Facebook
After a 15-year-old girl was killed by a subway train in Berlin in 2012, the girl’s mother has been searching for clues as to whether her daughter’s death was a suicide. Turning to her Facebook page seemed like a logical place to start, seeing as many use the platform to offer a glimpse …
Sources: Reuters
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Facebook Lands Victory Over Fake News Selfie in German Court
There is no shortage of legal troubles for Facebook in Germany, but unlike many of them, a case between a Syrian refugee and the social network finished in a ruling that landed Facebook a controversial win. Anas Modamani, 19, fled to Germany with the thousands of other Syrian refugees, and …
Sources: The Verge
Photo: Anas Modamani
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How a Selfie with Merkel Led to Fake News and Ruined Life of Refugee
After fleeing his home in Syria, Anas Modamani, now 19, fled with thousands of others with the hope of beginning a brighter future in Germany. As he situated himself in one of the many shelters opened around the country, Modamani rushed to the opportunity to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel as …
Sources: NYTimes
Photo: Anas Modamani
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Facebook Hopes to Stop Fake News From Spreading in Germany
After the media in the US attempted to blame Donald Trump’s presidential victory on ‘fake news’, Germany has voiced their own concern that the upcoming election could suffer a similar problem. The fear, as a result, prompted Facebook to roll out a specialized filtering system that will make an effort to …
Sources: Financial Times
Photo: opposition24.de [Flickr]
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German Lawmakers to Start 2017 Off with Facebook “Fake News” Ban
With the term “fake news” being thrown around by this group or that, it is getting hard to figure out who the real truth reporters are, and while we could debate the real sources of fake news, lawmakers in Germany would rather you only see news it deems is real. With support from the …
Sources: Reuters, Ars Technica, the Guardian
Photo: thierry ehrmann [Flickr]
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Becomes Target of New German Lawsuit
Facebook can’t catch a break in Germany with countless criticisms in the government for not doing enough in the fight against hate speech. Now that fight may be getting more personal as Der Spiegel broke the news of a lawsuit targeting Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and others in the executive leadership for inciting …
Sources: Reuters, Der Spiegel
Photo: TechCrunch [Flickr]
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Facebook User in Jail After Posting Far-Right Comments in Germany
Germany is still holding strong in its battle against online hate speech as a court in the southern town of Würzburg sentenced a man to one and a half years in prison for his right-wing comments on Facebook. While he expressed remorse in front of the court, it wasn’t convincing …
Sources: DW
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German Government Says Facebook’s Hate Takedown Still Not Good Enough
There has been an ongoing tug-of-war between Facebook and Germany over the removal of messages that the government considers hateful, and after agreeing late last year to remove hate speech posts within 24 hours of them being reported, the government has said they still aren’t happy. The zero hate tolerance …
Source: Reuters
Photo: Master OSM 2011 [Flickr]
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More Than 60 German Homes Raided By Police Over Hateful Facebook Posts
When Germany said they wanted to crack the whip on hate speech posted on social media, they apparently meant it as a raid on more than 60 homes was carried out on Wednesday over posts that were made to a private Facebook group. Authorities from 25 police stations within 14 …
Sources: BKA, Daily Mail, The Verge
Photo: Sebastian Müller [Flickr]