Part of what prosecutors say is a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech in Germany. Sharyn Alfonsi: What's the typical reaction when the police show up at somebody's door and they say, "Hey, ...

As prosecutors explained to "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, in Germany it's OK to debate politics online, but it can be a crime to call anyone a pimmel, even a politician. "Comments like ...

In the U.S., most of what we say online, even if it's hate filled, is protected by the First Amendment as free speech. But in ...

The First Amendment is our sacred safeguard against becoming a censorious hellscape — like Germany, where insulting a ...

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CBS’ "60 Minutes" aired a friendly interview Sunday with local German officials as the country's government initiates a nationwide crackdown on offensive speech. CBS’ Sharyn Alfonsi juxtaposed ...

Sharyn Alfonsi: What's the typical reaction when the police show up at somebody's door and they say, "Hey, we believe you wrote this on the internet,"? Dr. Matthäus Fink: They say-- in Germany we ...

CBS’ Sharyn Alfonsi juxtaposed how, even as the United States allows "hate-filled or toxic" speech, Germany is "trying to bring some civility to the worldwide web by policing it in a way most ...

But in Germany, prosecutors and cops police the internet. Sharyn Alfonsi: It's 6:01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment in northwest Germany.

"60 Minutes" did a lengthy report on Germany's efforts to stop offensive rhetoric online, ranging from riding along with police raids to speaking with state prosecutors.