Good intentions and their real life effects – that’s sometimes a whole other story.
In Germany NetzDG, a new law, passed the legislative process with best intentions: against cyber bullying, against hate speech, against fake news. Website owners and companies such as Twitter and Facebook are to be held responsible for what is published under their watch. At least, that was the idea.
Only three weeks into its existence the law, however, has had several severe impacts on free speech. Afraid of being punished social media platforms started to delete numerous postings and content..
More: https://netzpolitik.org/2018/csunet-netzdg-verstoesst-gegen-die-verfassung/
It’s abut freedom of speech, so the stakes are rather high.