Persuasion: Americans, Don’t Envy European Speech Codes!
…r Tageszeitung, claiming that it had incited hatred by publishing a column comparing the police to “trash” that should be “thrown in the landfill.” In 2017, Germany adopted the German Network Enforcement Act, a law obliging online platforms to remove “manifestly illegal” content within 24 hours or risk hefty fines. Nor is Germany the only European democracy to crack down on offensive speech. In September, for example, a French court fined an activ…