Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Is it true that there is no free speech in Germany? That if you criticize a politician on social media the police will break down your door and take you to prison?

In this video I explain what the law says, and give you a real-life example to explain how it works in actual fact.

Chapters:
00:00 No free speech in Germany?
00:55 Constitutional law
02:05 Defamation and incitement
03:43 Malicious gossip and insult
06:14 Pimmelgate
08:01 The Streisand effect hits
08:49 The verdict
09:49 Closing remarks

Music:
"Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com
Creative Commons Attribution licence

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