This is nothing new - Germany has always had pretty "strict" libel laws. Eg there have been "200,827 investigated cases as of 2009" [1].
I think this post comes in light of Europe being seen as curtailing free speech recently. Europe and the US have always had different ideas on the limits of free speech.
I think this post comes in light of Europe being seen as curtailing free speech recently. Europe and the US have always had different ideas on the limits of free speech.
[1] https://kellywarnerlaw.com/germany-defamation-laws