The EU Censorship System – Part 7
Germany is not a bystander in the EU censorship system — it is its engine.
With roughly €1.5 billion per year in public funding, the German government has built a dense network of laws, NGOs, fact-checkers, and platform partnerships. This article exposes how Germany’s NetzDG became the blueprint for the Digital Services Act, how organizations like Correctiv and the Amadeu Antonio Foundation function as enforcement hubs — and how historical guilt is strategically weaponized to legitimize modern censorship.