14,000

12,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0

Community Guideline enforcement versus NetzDG Statutes

Removed (NetzDG)

Removed (CG)

8,695

9,063

13,499

6,436

3,563

3,206

1,027

Privacy

Defamation
or Insults

2,764

292

Harmful or
Dangerous

Acts

1,388

924

66

Sexual
Content

Terrorist or

Unconstitutional

Content

Hate 
Speech

or Political
Extremism

3,214

507

Violence

JUL 2008 – DEC 2008

ﬁgure 10.1 Community guideline enforcement versus NetzDG statutes
Source. Google (2018c)

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