Germany is putting an end to hate speech on the Internet
Found on CNet News on Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Under the agreement, it will be easier for anti-racism groups to flag hate speech on each of the services. The twin reports cited German laws, which ban speech that incites or instigates harmful action.
It's unclear exactly how this process will work, who will have final say and if there will be any appeal process. It's also unclear whether posts removed from view in Germany will still be accessible outside the country.
The agreement with Germany will help reduce hate speech on these sites, but it could also potentially hurt free speech on the Web.
What's next? Thailand or Saudi-Arabia can remove messages which favor democracy, or are anti-islamistic; or which support gender equality? Censorship does not work. Just because you stick your head into the sand (or someone else's head), the problem does not go away. Instead it moves deeper into the underground where it spreads. The only things that help are education and open discussions; even if that means the situation shifts into a direction you don't like, but the majority does. Those who are in control of the censorship are not by default right on every subject.