Google Takes Legal Action Over Germany’s Expanded Hate-Speech Law

Google Takes Legal Action Over Germany’s Expanded Hate-Speech Law
Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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BERLIN—Google said on Tuesday that it was taking legal action over an expanded version of Germany’s hate-speech law that recently took effect, saying its provisions violated the right to privacy of its users.

The Alphabet unit, which runs video-sharing site YouTube, filed suit at the administrative court in Cologne to challenge a provision that allows user data to be passed to law enforcement before it is clear any crime has been committed.