[QUOTE=Amiga OS;49323199]Define "hate speech"
This is inevitably going to result in people whining about criticism and having it removed. (it already happens via abuses of the DCMA system)[/QUOTE]
Not happening. This is strictly about hate speech by the German legal definition, which is fairly strict and doesn't impact reasonable and most reasonable-ish criticism in any way.
The difference is roughly that inciting hatred/violence against groups of people based on certain characteristics (for example by race or religion) is illegal in Germany while it's (more) legal in the USA.
Here's the relevant law [URL="http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__130.html"]in German[/URL] and [URL="http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_stgb.html#p1241"]English[/URL]. As you can see the definition is quite narrow (and imo very clear).
The article also says the companies will have "specialist teams", which should be familiar with it.
i can see this being abused by anyone that has a public image and good lawyers or connections.
[QUOTE=TheJoey;49332574]i can see this being abused by anyone that has a public image and good lawyers or connections.[/QUOTE]
That would normally fall under defamation law, which as far as criticism of individuals is concerned, is [I]far[/I] more likely to happen (and already illegal, but might require a court ruling to remove and doesn't concern the provider immediately).
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