German Court Rules AfD Politician's Social Media Posts Are Protected Speech
A Potsdam mother loses a legal bid to block online posts by Dennis Hohloch, who named her publicly after she criticized his remarks to schoolchildren.
- The Landgericht Potsdam rejected a mother's request to remove social media posts by AfD politician Dennis Hohloch, citing freedom of speech protections.
- The controversy arose after Hohloch addressed a class of nine-year-olds in the state parliament, discussing sensitive topics like migration and group assaults.
- The mother, whose child was in the class, criticized Hohloch in a letter to other parents, prompting him to name her publicly online.
- Hohloch's posts, deemed by the court to include factual statements and permissible opinions, became a focal point for online harassment against the mother.
- The ruling allows the posts to remain online, though the mother retains the option to appeal the decision in a higher court.
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