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Emrah Erken criticized the UN Human Rights Council and Navi Pillay. He wrote that the body had condemned Israel for human rights violations a total of 116 times since its founding in 2006, while China, Turkey, and Qatar had not been condemned even once. The United Nations, he claimed, had turned human rights into a weapon against the West, particularly Israel. Pillay served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. During this time, the Human Rights Council never condemned China, Erken wrote. UN Watch and former UN employee Emma Reilly accused Pillay of having passed the names of more than 50 dissidents, including Uighurs, to China under her leadership. Additionally, Pillay stayed away from the Nobel Prize ceremony in 2010 in honor of the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Erken further wrote that Pillay later led a UN commission of inquiry that accused Israel of genocide and previously signed calls for sanctions against Israel. In 2012, she criticized the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for its Muhammad cartoons, describing the drawings as malicious and intentionally provocative. Critics also accused her of opting for appeasement and restrictions on freedom of expression rather than defending it in the debate over Muhammad cartoons. Erken called it a shame that Pillay would receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize, and expressed opposition to post-colonialism, the "Woke Left," and Pillay. #Menschenrechte #UN #Israel (translated)

Democracy Didi welcomed the idea and asked if it could also be applied to ordinary voters. He wrote that his uncle always claimed to have voted for the Greens, but spoke so disparagingly about foreigners that he didn't believe him. #Wahlen #Meinungsfreiheit #Ausländer (translated)

The author wrote that his daily videos and posts, despite what he described as massive left-wing repressions, had reached millions of people monthly. He cited an advertising boycott by Campact as an example. He also thanked everyone who voluntarily supported his journalistic work financially even more now. #Journalismus #Meinungsfreiheit #Solidarität #DE (translated)

The author criticized that the German Journalists' Association officially condemned Ulrich Siegmund. The association assessed Siegmund's threats towards Fabian Köster in connection with the abolition of the broadcasting contribution as crossing a line. The author was outraged by this. #Journalismus #Pressefreiheit #Meinungsfreiheit #DE (translated)

Miró accused ZStadtfux of having, as a multimillionaire, no interest in the problems of AfD voters and of trying to profile himself with consequence-free courage. At the same time, he wrote that ZStadtfux, as a gay man, would probably also struggle with a progressing Islamization, but still wanted to count himself among the "good" ones. Miró called this incomprehensible. #Politik #Gesellschaft #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)

The author criticized the Axel Springer Party for Germany due to several statements. He wrote that state neutrality belongs to the past, that the anti-Semitic terror in Halle is downplayed by being referred to as a rampage, and that the Jewish community is cited in connection with the far-right AfD. #Politik #Antisemitismus #Meinungsfreiheit #DE (translated)

Malca Goldstein-Wolf, daughter of Karin Prien, clarified that she did not say that the CDU had become too conservative in recent years. Otherwise, Goldstein-Wolf wrote, she would have to doubt Prien’s understanding. https://t.co/RnHbjSTdRD https://t.co/zriGDh5t9r #Politik #CDU #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)

Manuel Ostermann wrote that he had received death threats and had been confronted with defamatory articles, insinuations, and personal attacks. This does not leave him unaffected, he explained; public figures also have feelings and a personal environment. Ostermann warned that intimidation must not become a political or social means, as threats could otherwise impair freedom of expression and thus freedom itself. Messages and conversations from supporters, according to him, encouraged him to continue. He wrote that he would continue to advocate for his beliefs and not compromise his values. #Freiheit #Zivilcourage #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)

The author asked whether the democratically elected Vice President of the State Parliament, Tillschneider, had been prevented by violence from attending a commemoration. He also wanted to know why Steinmeier, Merz, and others had not made a public outcry about it. https://t.co/pt3uWX4uNZ #Demokratie #Gewalt #Meinungsfreiheit #DE (translated)

The post announced a conversation between Dirk Sattelmaier and the constitutional lawyer Prof. Dr. Rupert Scholz. The discussion was to focus on the question of whether a party could be banned due to clear positions on issues such as NATO, the EU, and migration, and whether the Basic Law was increasingly restricting freedom of expression. #Meinungsfreiheit #Grundgesetz #Politik #DE (translated)

The AfD faction in the German Bundestag announced that it had introduced a bill on Thursday aimed at restoring freedom of opinion in social networks to the Bundestag. Stephan Brandner stated that the situation in Germany was poor in areas such as the economy, finance, internal and external security, education, and freedom of opinion. At the same time, he emphasized how important freedom of opinion is and demanded a return to a free community in which the state and its representatives serve the people and do not persecute them. #Meinungsfreiheit #SozialeNetzwerke #Bundestag (translated)

Miró wrote that Baumann reported that left-wing extremists had set fire to five of his cars within a year and that the state does not protect him. Lanz replied that Baumann is now under personal protection and is therefore safe. Miró described Lanz's reaction as "intellectual bankruptcy." https://t.co/3VyFLWtUd6 #Freiheit #Meinungsfreiheit #Politik (translated)

Snicklink wrote that right-wing politics have now become mainstream and the bonus of being an outsider is over. Governments across half of Europe have now involved right-wing parties; there is hardly a way in which the AfD will not soon be part of the government or come to power. He characterized the political battle as won. Debates about the right to say certain things, "wokeness," and gendering were classified by Snicklink as themes of the year 2023 that are only still resonating. How politics will develop regarding mass migration and deportations remains to be seen. He also expressed doubts about whether the euphoric declarations of freedom of speech would actually apply to all opinions. If it were only about being able to express one's own views freely, in his estimation, that would not be freedom of speech but rather a renewed insistence on one's own opinion as the only permissible position. Snicklink described this as another transition of overlapping cycles and stated that he does not know how it will proceed. #Politik #Meinungsfreiheit #Rechtspopulismus (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn wrote that he had reviewed the 102-page bill from the federal government on the "Law Against Digital Violence." In his assessment, the draft could enable courts to order the disclosure of names, addresses, phone numbers, and IP data for certain punishable statements without prior criminal conviction. According to Barghoorn, in the case of a serious violation of personal rights and an existing risk of repetition, an entire account could be temporarily suspended. Platforms should also prevent suspended users from opening new accounts; phone numbers and email addresses could be used for recognition. The draft also includes larger closed messenger groups without specifying a specific minimum number of members. According to Barghoorn, user data could already be secured legally before a final decision on their disclosure is made and transmitted to law enforcement agencies. Additionally, the refusal to provide a demanded penalty-bearing cease-and-desist declaration could also serve as an indicator for a possible account suspension. He acknowledged that the draft includes judicial reservations and further prerequisites. At the same time, he asked what could happen if the instruments were specifically used against uncomfortable critics to lift their anonymity and limit their reach. A democracy must also be able to withstand sharp, uncomfortable, and anonymous criticism, he wrote. #Digitalrechte #Meinungsfreiheit #Datenschutz (translated)

The author wrote that the frequent use of the accusation of anti-Semitism against unpopular opinions does not mean that there is no anti-Semitism. According to him, anti-Semites celebrated extensively on X the day before; blocking them all is a fundamental measure of digital hygiene. (translated)