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Sebastian Borger

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London Correspondent for Frankfurter Rundschau, Der Standard and others // “…und die nettesten, weil die natürlichsten, sind die Bayern.” Melusine Gräfin Ghiberti

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 1h
Nobody is prepared for the world of drone warfare that is coming, in fact is already here www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1h
Troy Parrott penalty cancelled out by Israel equaliser as tempers flare in Serbia
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Troy Parrott penalty cancelled out by Israel equaliser as tempers flare in Serbia
Dor Peretz’s equaliser at the start of the second half secures his side a point as Nations League window closes with a draw
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1h
Jacob Rees-Mogg has often expressed pride in his father's 1968 Times editorial on Rivers of Blood, titled "An Evil Speech". His recent oppositon to ethnonationalism & hia decision to be vocal about a civic British citizenship + English identity reflect this.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 01/10/2026
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Who is Jamie Bryson, the unelected loyalist standing ‘front, back and centre’ at Drumcree?
Bryson is opposed to the Belfast Agreement and wields extraordinary influence within unionism and loyalism
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Surprising for Burnham's first error in public comms being on football (and by being quite a long way from the instincts of many Evertonians + most other fans) www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Andy Burnham’s Manchester City comments stir fresh tensions with Premier League
Andy Burnham’s intervention in the Manchester City debate has revived tensions between the Premier League and the prime minister
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 01/10/2026
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When is the time to trigger a Border poll?
Irish unification stirs widespread debate but the decision for a vote on the matter falls to one person under the Belfast Agreement
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My Oct 1st 2026 prediction of next Labour manifesto on Brexit - Brexit has done more harm than good. - We want to repair damage: closer deal - but avoid past divides. - UK should negotiate to join single market. - We would not rejoin EU without a referendum + we won't hold that in this parliament.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten: "Russia poses a rapidly increasing threat to the NATO Alliance: in the Baltic States, where Moscow has cast its long shadows for many years. In the North Sea, where the shadow fleet operates with increasing impunity.
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Christian Cargnelli @chrisl7000.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
61 years ago today: the great Monica Vitti on the cover of the British Vogue (1 October 1965). #MonicaVitti
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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Man City’s Emirati chair was granted diplomatic immunity 6 yrs ago in a move that could complicate any legal action resulting from findings that the club artificially inflated its finances by more than £900mn - scoop by Caroline Binham @journosooz.bsky.social as.ft.com/r/d717fb9e-2...
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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Asked to respond to whether his team were 'not German enough' or 'not white enough', Klopp said there was no point in giving room to 'such people and their utterances', adding: 'I have little time in everyday life for idiocy'. Story: @kateconnolly.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’
Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are ‘white enough’
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham looks emotional, talking to the Labour party conference as Labour Prime Minister in Liverpool, and starts by saying why.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This balaclava-clad mob were reading out a weird & imtimidating message about Fabians, Zionists and others outside Bluecoat before dispersing
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 27/09/2026
Ireland keep their heads on surreal night as early burst of goals clinch win over Israel
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Ireland keep their heads on surreal night as early burst of goals clinch win over Israel
Moments of quiet protest mark Nations League tie in near empty Hungarian stadium
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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In other words decide what YOU believe and then sell that to the voters. Don't become PM and say I've no real faith in anything I believe in, can I borrow what I perceive your beliefs are so maybe you'll vote for me?
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Following the news that Manchester City FC has been found guilty of 114 breaches of the PL's rules and regulations, @josimarfootball.bsky.social has lifted the paywall on articles of ours focusing on MCFC and its commercial partners since 2018. Links follow in this thread.
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The Men Behind Manchester City: The Dark Side | Josimar
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The magic of an Irish rainforest.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NEW: More in Common's September MRP finds the electoral map has changed dramatically since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. The model estimates Labour would be the largest party in a hung parliament, but 76 short of a majority.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
PM Burnham condemns masked gangs as a "poisonous" form of politics in an interview on the Mersey with the Liverpool Echo
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
am I going mad or did Andy Burnham just tell Laura Kuenssberg that he won’t reform social care this parliament and it’ll merely be a manifesto pledge in 2029?
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 23/09/2026
North’s political parties to meet Parades Commission ahead of decision on Orange Order march
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North’s political parties to meet Parades Commission ahead of decision on Orange Order march
Commission considering allowing Orange Order to march in Drumcree for first time in almost 30 years
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Swedish Prime Minister, asked whether Britain should rejoin the EU: “Yes. Please. Tomorrow.” www.politico.eu/article/magd...
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‘Sweden is back’: Magdalena Andersson has big plans for Europe
In an interview with POLITICO, Sweden’s election winner reveals her unfinished business with Russia, Trump — and the far right.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Other countries have no qualms in limiting who can be part of their citizenry and use ethnicity and culture as criteria" says Braverman, of Reform. She wants to do that for English (a non-citizenship identity). To do it for citizenship too is a Restore argument that could exclude her
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Julius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The old East–West divide is fading. Berlin’s electoral map is now clearly structured by a center–periphery divide: inside the S-Bahn Ring—the circular urban rail line surrounding central Berlin—the left camp dominates. Support for the right bloc rises with distance from the center. (1/2)
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Heres the text of the 2026 treaty on Greenland www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st... Hard to see how it differs fundamentally from the 1951 agreement avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century... The most one could say is that it's implementing and elaborating upon the previous agreement
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GREENLAND
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Putin can end the war at any time. Trump is simultaneously excited by violent dictators and incredibly naive about their intentions.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 22/09/2026
Inside story of IRA’s 1977 killing of Rory O’Kelly, and the first report of Troubles-era investigative body
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Inside story of IRA’s 1977 killing of Rory O’Kelly, and the first report of Troubles-era investigative body
An investigation into the killing of a Catholic man by the IRA almost 50 years ago brought peace to his dying son in his last days
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 22/09/2026
❗️Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukraine’s negotiating team and national security advisers from the UK, France and Germany in New York tonight to discuss Ukrainian proposals for a de-escalation agreement with Russia, Axios journalist Barak Ravid reports. #Ukraine
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Nic Boothby @nicboothby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
'Outright racist’ Daniel Thomas will face full force of law over any crimes - says home secretary Well Shabana, we're waiting...
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 22/09/2026
Zelensky met UK Prime Minister Burnham to discuss security, protecting Ukrainians, preparations for winter and available diplomatic opportunities. Zelensky announced a “new contribution” from the UK, saying Ukraine particularly values the additional support as winter approaches. #Ukraine
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Senior Labour politicians have urged government to end a tax loophole under which a billionaire was liable for approximately £18mn less in stamp duty than would otherwise be payable when he bought one of Britain’s most expensive houses from Reform treasurer Nick Candy www.ft.com/content/1ca6...
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Labour MPs call for end to loophole that trimmed billionaire’s tax bill by £18mn
Quadrature Capital’s Suneil Setiya would have been liable for higher rate of stamp duty had he not bought five flats together with London mansion
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Pathetic
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.
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profil @profil.at · 20/09/2026
Jüdinnen und Juden aus Deutschland zieht es immer mehr nach Wien. Sie schätzen die im Vergleich gute jüdische Infrastruktur. Vor allem aber fühlen sie sich in Österreichs Bundeshauptstadt sicherer.
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Warum Jüdinnen und Juden aus Deutschland nach Wien ziehen
Jüdinnen und Juden aus Deutschland zieht es immer mehr nach Wien. Sie schätzen die im Vergleich gute jüdische Infrastruktur. Vor allem aber fühlen sie sich in Österreichs Bundeshauptstadt sicherer.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 20/09/2026
Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney to meet in French Atlantic archipelago in signal to Trump
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Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney to meet in French Atlantic archipelago in signal to Trump
Donald Trump published map showing French territory covered in US flag
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Sam McBride @sjamcbride.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
After head-hunting and then ditching an opponent of IRA violence, Sinn Fein stands at a crossroads. Siobhán Fenton's journey into and then out of SF - right up to deputy press secretary to Mary Lou McDonald - reveals SF's vulnerability when it opens up.
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After head-hunting and then ditching an opponent of IRA violence, Sinn Fein stands at a crossroads
New book from former aide to Mary Lou an insight into the opposing forces within the party
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Electoral Commission statement on its review of the rules for political spending - outside the current regulated campaign period. Times report www.thetimes.com/article/31a3...
"We have begun our review into spending limits following the Government's request. It is important that any recommendations are based on evidence and a thorough understanding of how the current rules operate in practice. We will engage with political parties, candidates, campaigners and voters as the review progresses.  
 
"Trust in elections depends on people believing that the rules are fair and transparent, and how much parties and campaigners can spend is a significant part of that picture. Funding is essential to democratic participation and political debate, but the framework must give voters confidence that our elections are being contested on a level playing field. 
 
"We want to hear from those who campaign, who will have different perspectives on whether the system is working effectively. We also need to understand what gives voters confidence in the rules governing the spending regime, what information they expect to be able to see, and how transparency can be strengthened so that voters have a clearer picture of how the system is funded. 
 
"Our review will look across the campaign spending framework as a whole, including spending limits, the interaction between party and candidate spending, and the reporting requirements that support public confidence in the system. Campaigning has changed significantly in recent years, and a significant amount is spent between election periods, so it is right that we examine whether the current arrangements remain fit for purpose.  
 
"Any changes to spending limits could have significant implications for those planning for future elections, so these must be carefully considered and practical to implement. We will engage widely and develop recommendations that strengthen transparency and public confidence in our democratic system."
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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Germany and Sweden are reinforcing Gotland in light of deteriorating security situation. Aerial, naval and other units are active with live weapons. It is explicitly described as not an exercise and aimed at securing logistics. "Primary focus is Russia" www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
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Tyska förband förstärker Gotland i Nato-operation
Tyska förband rullar i dag in på Gotland i en förstärkningsoperation tillsammans med svenska Försvarsmakten. Operationen är ett test av Natos planer för hur ön ska försvaras. – Det här är ingen vanlig...
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Sonja M. Lauterbach @solaut.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Es heißt: 'Die Schweiz hat keine Armee, sie ist eine Armee.' Angesichts der hybriden Bedrohung verstärkt sie ihre Verteidigungsfähigkeit. ... und Österreich wachelt mit dem Neutralitätsgesetzblattl ... www.admin.ch/en/newnsb/zR...
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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This weekend's @theipaper.com cartoon
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 18/09/2026
Isn’t that nice “The report, according to one of the sources, was “entirely false.” But it also “almost started a war,” the source said.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“It’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
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Opinion | Why Israel Fears This Searing New Documentary
It’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true.
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Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 18/09/2026
I had not noticed that the Likud was an observer member of Patriots for Europe (the far right Europarty, featuring RN, the Vlaams Belang, Wilders’s PVV, Chega and Vox)
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Robert Misik @misik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Frankensteins neues Monster: Befreit die KI den Menschen von der Arbeit – oder das Kapital von den Arbeitern? Mein Essay in der NZZ über die KI-Diskurse: www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/d...
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Die Befreiung vom Humanen – mit KI steuert die Menschheit auf Neuland zu, wie es genau aussieht, weiss niemand
Künstliche Intelligenz und Automatisierung könnten uns beherrschen, versklaven und ins Elend stürzen, heisst es allerorten. Ist da etwas dran, oder handelt es sich nur um eine Gruselgeschichte?
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Instead of debating “should we do what Canada is doing” (which is, so far, unclear), the debate could be: “how has the world changed that the EU and Canada are considering this, and how do we want to deal with this situation?“ Just a suggestion.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 18/09/2026
Switzerland’s Federal Council has approved the new Swiss Security Policy Strategy www.admin.ch/en/newnsb/zR...
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Comprehensive approach to security: Federal Council adopts the 2026 Security Policy Strategy
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Higher Education risks irreversible damage, says British Academy president Prof Susan Smith, with humanities and social sciences disciplines disappearing in many cold spots. BA is tracking subject provision & calling for a comprehensive review www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/stateme...
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British Academy President: UK higher education crisis risks irreversible damage
As course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia...
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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Incredible: The very warped logic that drove German Ostpolitik and encouraged Putin’s aggression (harshly criticized by several US administrations) is now driving Trump’s failing approach to a “win-win-deal” with Russia. This is madness: There are no win-win-wars.
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Nana Siebert @nanasiebert.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Im Netz wird schnell beleidigt, bedroht oder verleumdet. Vier Beispiele zeigen, was rechtlich gilt und wie man sich online schützen kann. Von @jakobpfluegl.bsky.social #Medienkompetenz
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Dickpics, Fake-Bilder, falsche Vorwürfe: Wie man sich im Netz wehren kann
Im Netz wird schnell beleidigt, bedroht oder verleumdet. Vier Beispiele zeigen, was rechtlich gilt und wie man sich online schützen kann
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