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Twitter blocks German neo-Nazi account in world first
Micro-blogging site Twitter said Thursday it had blocked a neo-Nazi group’s account at the request of German police in what it called a global first for the company. In a move pitting censorship concerns against national laws on hate speech, Twitter said it had deployed the tool developed this year…
Man detained after trying to pay for taxi ride with pot
BERLIN — German police detained a man after he tried to pay for a taxi ride with cannabis because he was not carrying any cash, police said Sunday. Officers in the southern city of Munich accompanied the 30-year-old home on Friday after the taxi driver reported him to the police,…
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