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Facebook must obey German law even if free speech curtailed: minister

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By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) – Facebook will have to abide by German laws banning racist sentiment even if it might be allowed in the United States under freedom of speech, Justice Minister Heiko Maas said in an interview with Reuters. Maas, who has accused Facebook of doing too little to thwart racist and hate posts on its social media platform, said that Germany has zero tolerance for such expression and expects the U.S.-based company to be more vigilant.

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Ukraine says Russia behind cyber attack on German government

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By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine's prime minister blamed Russian intelligence on Thursday for a hacker attack against German government websites, for which a pro-Russian group claimed responsibility.

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China dating app helps gay men banish the blues – and AIDS

January 8, 2015 publisher heterosexual, kirschbaum, most-populous, prime-minister, started-using, taboo-subject, ukraine, university

BEIJING (Reuters) – Hua Ruobin started using Blued two years ago to meet other gay men in China, setting up weekend dinners or dates in karaoke bars. The gay dating app has been a godsend for Hua, allowing the university student in the southern city of Guangzhou to privately contact Chinese men seeking same-sex companionship. Homosexuality is not illegal in China, but remains a taboo subject in the world's most populous country

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U.S. regulator wants faster speeds for Internet broadband

January 8, 2015 admin also-require, current, definition, kirschbaum, megabits-per, started-using, taboo-subject, upload-speed, wednesday, wheeler

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. FCC on Wednesday proposed raising the definition of the high-speed Internet to downloads at 25 megabits per second (Mbps), a more than a six-fold increase from the current standard.