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The blocking of YouTube videos in Germany was part of a former dispute between the video sharing platform YouTube and the Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA, or "Society for Musical Performance and Mechanical Reproduction Rights" in English), a performance rights organization in Germany.
The blocking of YouTube videos in Germany on copyright grounds was part of a dispute between YouTube and the Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (Society for Musical Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights – GEMA), a performance rights organization in Germany.
Internet censorship in Germany is practised directly and indirectly through various laws and court decisions. [1] German law provides for freedom of speech and press with several exceptions, including what The Guardian has called "some of the world's toughest laws around hate speech ". [ 2 ]
The local government cut and banned any material deemed to be against their best interests. [8] Universal state regulation across the entire Empire began in 1906 when several local police forces formed a collective task force to ban films involving Rudolf Hennig [ de ] [ 8 ] Hennig, a German murderer and fugitive, escaped arrest and embarrassed ...
The Federal Republic of Germany guarantees freedom of speech, expression, and opinion to its citizens as per Article 5 of the constitution.Despite this, censorship of various materials has taken place since the Allied occupation after World War II and continues to take place in Germany in various forms due to a limiting provision in Article 5, Paragraph 2 of the constitution.
But the BBC banned this song anyway, because of Roger Daltrey’s vocal stutter on the lyric: “Why don’t you all f-fade away.” Apparently, the broadcaster was concerned that it could offend ...
YouTube justified this removal on the grounds of "harassment and bullying". [143] Jackson Hinkle American YouTuber and political live-streamer: Oct 9, 2023 As of November 2023, Hinkle is one of the most viral users on the social media site X (formerly Twitter); he has been banned from WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram, PayPal, and Twitch for ...
The "I'm Good" singer, 34, shared a tearful message with fans on her Instagram Stories on Saturday, Aug. 17, claiming she was "threatened" and banned from a Lufthansa flight at Germany’s Munich ...