Apparently there’s an issue with some instances banning users for criticizing authoritarian governments. Is lemmy.world a safe place to criticize governments?

  • EndOfLine@lemmy.world
    6·
    1 year ago

    Doesn’t Germany have laws against certain hate speech? Would those laws apply to lemmy.world and it’s hosted content?

    • chillhelm@lemmy.world
      23·
      1 year ago

      [IANAL] In Germany only specific types of hate speech are criminal. These are:

      • Use of Nazi symbols and slogans for other than artistic or educational purposes (things like the Swastika, the SS logo, or the Nazi salute, but not more modern versions like the “white power” guesture and similar)
      • Direct calls for violence against groups or individuals
      • Denying that the Holocaust happened or trivializing it’s extend

      Other forms of hate speech might be cause for civil suits or may oblige the platform provider to remove your speech, but do not rise to a criminal offence.

      Again: I am not a lawyer.