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→Examples of restrictions and/or censorship of free speech in the West
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-hatecrime/german-hate-speech-law-tested-as-twitter-blocks-satire-account-idUSKBN1ES1AT German hate speech law tested as Twitter blocks satire account]. ''Reuters''. January 3, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.</ref> The German police have raided the homes of people accused of making comments on the internet that the German government deemed "hateful."<ref>Yasmeh, Joshua (June 21, 2017). [https://www.dailywire.com/news/17801/thought-crime-german-police-raid-homes-people-who-joshua-yasmeh Thought Crime: German Police Raid Homes Of People Who Made ‘Hateful Postings’ On The Internet]. ''The Daily Wire''. Retrieved April 11, 2018.</ref>
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-hatecrime/german-hate-speech-law-tested-as-twitter-blocks-satire-account-idUSKBN1ES1AT German hate speech law tested as Twitter blocks satire account]. ''Reuters''. January 3, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.</ref> The German police have raided the homes of people accused of making comments on the internet that the German government deemed "hateful."<ref>Yasmeh, Joshua (June 21, 2017). [https://www.dailywire.com/news/17801/thought-crime-german-police-raid-homes-people-who-joshua-yasmeh Thought Crime: German Police Raid Homes Of People Who Made ‘Hateful Postings’ On The Internet]. ''The Daily Wire''. Retrieved April 11, 2018.</ref>
*CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer called for enacting laws prohibiting people from expressing certain points of view on the internet prior to elections.<ref>Escritt, Thomas; Carrel, Paul (May 28, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-politics/merkel-heir-faces-widespread-criticism-after-proposal-to-regulate-online-opinion-idUSKCN1SY1CT Merkel heir faces widespread criticism after proposal to regulate online opinion]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved May 28, 2019.</ref>
*CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer called for enacting laws prohibiting people from expressing certain points of view on the internet prior to elections.<ref>Escritt, Thomas; Carrel, Paul (May 28, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-politics/merkel-heir-faces-widespread-criticism-after-proposal-to-regulate-online-opinion-idUSKCN1SY1CT Merkel heir faces widespread criticism after proposal to regulate online opinion]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved May 28, 2019.</ref>
*A German member of parliament – and a member of one of the country's governing parties – called for denying the rights of free speech and assembly to right-wing conservatives, who he labeled "extremists."<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (June 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/06/22/top-merkel-party-mp-strip-right-wing-extremists-of-free-speech-free-assembly/ Top Merkel Party MP: Strip Right-wing ‘Extremists’ of Free Speech, Free Assembly]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 22, 2019.</ref>
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