Controversy at YouTube

Posted on August 28, 2007 at 7:39 am (PST)

YouTube is in some trouble for reportedly hosting Nazi related material uploaded by users. Clips include scenes from the 1940 Nazi propaganda film Jud Suess and music videos from German far-right rock band Landser.

A German parliamentarian was quoted as saying that YouTube hosting these films “amounts to aiding and abetting incitement of these people.” The display of Nazi imagery or logos, or supporting Nazi ideals is illegal in Germany and punishable by jail time as well as severe fines.

Free speech - or not?