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FC: German minister plans U.S. lobbying tour to censor "hate sites"

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http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/168726.html

German Official Seeks Help To Shut U.S.-Based Hate Sites By Ned Stafford, Newsbytes BERLIN, GERMANY, 06 Aug 2001, 3:09 PM CST

Otto Schily, Germany's interior minister, plans to visit the U.S. this fall in attempt to shut down right-wing, hate Web sites hosted in the U.S. that are directed toward a German audience, according to Mr. Schily's spokesman. Spokesman Dirk Inger told Newsbytes that Schily would meet with U.S. government officials to discuss possible methods of shutting down the Web sites... Schily added: "We want to examine together the possibilities of using civil laws to sue the creators of right-wing Web sites based in the USA that have an effect in Germany."

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