nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20180208-184652 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 180208s2018||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20180208-184652 doi eng 342 23 Theil, Stefan Author aut The German NetzDG: A Risk Worth Taking? Theil, Stefan Verfassungsblog 2018-02-08 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier While the NetzDG is unlikely to resolve all challenges surrounding social media and freedom of expression, and undoubtedly presents a certain risk of stifling expression online, I believe it is nonetheless a significant step in the right direction. Rather than undermine freedom of expression, it promises to contribute to more inclusive debates by giving the loud and radical voices less prominence. In any case, it appears reasonable to let this regulatory experiment play out and observe whether fears over a ‘chilling effect’ on free expression are borne out by the evidence. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Freedom of Speech Hate Speech Regulation Netzwerkdurchsetzungsesetz Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/the-german-netzdg-a-risk-worth-taking/ raw object