Tell HN: Rising Censorship in German Social Media

Words like Fotzenfritz a nickname for the german chancellor is now rigorous deleted from social media and tags in image boards.

Since this week the censorship has dramatically risen. Other catergories have been cleaned up. Like gory but first hand videos, an information source.

A politican has to endure that. If the tone has changed, it is theirs to change the reasons to the better and not censor.

Fotze means Cunt. But Fotzn is also a bavarian dialect which means mouth or shaggy hair in swabian. Fritz is short fort Friedrich. Where it originates from.

2 points | by Fotzenfritz 3 hours ago

2 comments

  • yorwba 2 hours ago
    Using a crude nickname for someone is in fact a crime in Germany: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_st... If social media companies delete such content, they would ironically be guilty of destroying evidence of a crime, unless they also report it to the police.
  • sunkist-north 2 hours ago
    Any external sources or references to proove your allegation?
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    • Fotzenfritz 2 hours ago
      Podcaster Benjamin Berndt was called from Northrhineswestfalian Countrymedia institution (Landesanstalt für Medien NRW) to edit his uncut interview with opposition politican Björn Höcke afterwards.

      https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article6a420944afe84...

      EU wide Chatcontroll was undemocratic pushed through.

      Personally the reason for my allegations are behind and login only image board.

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      • lukan 2 hours ago
        What social media does delete it?