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, ...

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 Germany, prosecutors and cops police the internet.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

In the U.S., most of what gets posted online, even if it's hate-filled, is protected by the First Amendment as free speech. But in Germany, authorities are prosecuting online trolls in an effort to ...

CBS reporter Sharyn Alfonsi offered minimal pushback; at one point, she did suggest that surveilling citizens to this degree and prosecuting them for wrongthink was itself sort of Nazi-esque.

Journalist Sharyn Alfonsi followed German police on speech raids for “60 Minutes.” 60 Minutes/YouTube As Germany demonstrates, banning “hate speech” is a slippery slope to abandoning free ...

The segment, which aired on Sunday, showcased how German authorities crack down on online speech deemed harmful or offensive ...