The German Censorship Network - Full Presentation in Berlin

In recent years, investigative reporting has highlighted coordinated efforts in Western countries —especially the US, UK, and EU— to suppress online speech under the guise of countering “disinformation” or “hate speech,” a system often called the Censorship-Industrial Complex. In the EU, Germany plays a central role, with numerous governmental and private actors monitoring online discourse and urging ever-greater levels of content suppression. Building on our work mapping the US Censorship-Industrial Complex for Matt Taibbi and collaborating with German experts, we launched an initiative —introduced at the European Parliament and in Berlin— to map Germany’s content-controls.

Speakers at the event included liber-net director Andrew Lowenthal; journalist Aya Velázquez, who broke the COVID-related RKI Files story; political scientist Ulrike Guérot, who has faced significant censorship and public attacks; and former parliamentary member Sevim Dağdelen. The discussion was moderated by journalist Florian Warweg.

The German Censorship Network - English:
https://liber-net.org/germany

The German Censorship Network - German:
https://liber-net.org/germany/#deutsch

Report on the German Censorship Network in English:
https://liber-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2...

Report on the German Censorship Network in German:
https://liber-net.org/wp-content/uplo...

Organizations Database to browse:
https://liber-net.org/de-censorshipnetwork

Grants Database to browse:
https://liber-net.org/de-funding

Infographics:
https://liber-net.org/de-visualizations