 Such "harmful" content included dime novels, serialized books, and dramatic pamphlets.The Weimar Republic maintained a number of criminal provisions for hate crimes and anti-Semitic expression

Shortly after Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933, he established the Ministry of Propaganda with the goal that this agency would control all forms of mass communication in Germany.At its peak of influence, the Ministry employed 1,500 employees spanning 17 departments.