Germany

Halle
Germany
Atomwaffen Division
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October 14, 2019 CEP Staff

Clip from Halle Shooter’s Video Included in Neo-Nazi Propaganda Video on YouTube

On October 9, 2019, a gunman tried to storm a synagogue in Halle, Germany, where dozens were observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. The attack—which was livestreamed on the Amazon-owned Twitch platform from a camera attached to...

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Germany

January 16, 2019 CEP Staff

Tech Deploys Familiar Playbook to Dodge Regulation

Germany’s Efforts to Hold Facebook Accountable Concerning Privacy Run Into Same Problems as Online Extremism Germany is again finding reason to regulate the tech industry. The country’s Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt , recently expressed...

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