Facebook Told to Stop Deleting German User’s Immigrant Comment

  • Facebook had blocked the user, identified only as Gabor B.
  • ‘Germans are getting increasingly stupid,’ the user wrote
EU Says `Sanctions Should Be Applied' If Facebook Broke Laws
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A German court barred Facebook Inc. from deleting a post written by one of its users, throwing into question how the social media platform manages freedom of speech in the country.

Facebook blocked the user, identified only as Gabor B., and deleted his post -- a comment under a newspaper article that questioned Germany’s practice of aiding the influx of refugees in Europe.