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Die drei Spitzenkandidaten für das Amt des Bundeskanzlers: v.l.n.r. Annalena Baerbock (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Olaf Scholz (SPD) und Armin Laschet (CDU/CSU).

Proposals for detoxifying the debate culture: Less disinformation and hate in the election campaign

Published: 30 September 2021
Analysis
The German parliamentary election campaign played out on the internet as never before. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, this was certainly necessary, but it brought with it all the evils we have previously seen in US election campaigns: disinformation campaigns and hate speech were used to discredit candidates, paid political online advertising and foreign influence circumvented basic democratic values.
By Vérane Meyer and Zora Siebert

"We have succumbed to some very weak arguments"

Published: 17 April 2012
The British government is considering new Internet surveillance laws, which would allow investigation authorities to monitor users’ email traffic, visited websites, phone calls and text messages in real time and without court authorization. Civil rights activists fear a far-reaching intrusion into the privacy of British citizens. Heinrich Böll Foundation has talked to Nick Pickles, director of the privacy and civil liberties organisation Big Brother Watch, about the proposal.  

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