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.

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.

Controversies continue piling up for CBS News including Margaret Brennan's recent assertion that "weaponized" free speech was ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," in one of the most chilling segments viewers will ever see, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and three German prosecutors smiled and laughed as they described modern-day ...

If you've ever dared to read the comments on a social media post, you might start to wonder if civilized discourse is just a myth. Aggressive threats, lies, and harassment have unfortunately ...

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 ...