Central Council of Jews demands tougher NetzDG
The Central Council of Jews has called for a tightening of the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG). "The NetzDG was an important and correct step, but it does not seem to me to be taking effect in all respects," said the President of the Central Council, Josef Schuster, to the Heilbronner Stimme. It, therefore, had to be "optimised" quickly.
In Germany, the limit of what can be said would be deliberately shifted to the right. As an example, he cited statements by Alexander Gauland, Chairman of the AfD, and Björn Höcke, Head of the State of Thuringia. "And at the Stammtisch, it could be said: If they are allowed to say that, then the average citizen will not have to remain silent either. And in social networks, such linguistic changes can be spread to millions of people at lightning speed." This is a dangerous development for the community.