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Germany: Bill requires sites to report hate speech to police

by Associated Press
| February 19, 2020 8:05 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Sharing threats made by someone else could soon become a punishable offense in Germany, after the government approved a bill Wednesday designed to crack down on hate speech and online extremism.

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