{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HIIG","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/en\/","title":"Germany: Disinformation in Pandemic Times &#8211; HIIG","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LyJWxYQTsW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/en\/publication\/germany-disinformation-in-pandemic-times\/\">Germany: Disinformation in Pandemic Times<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/en\/publication\/germany-disinformation-in-pandemic-times\/embed\/#?secret=LyJWxYQTsW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Germany: Disinformation in Pandemic Times&#8221; &#8212; HIIG\" data-secret=\"LyJWxYQTsW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Germany has responded to influence operations carefully during the COVID-19 outbreak. In the discussions around German platform regulation, hate speech has historically occupied the forefront, not misinformation. Along with clear prohibitions against certain categories of serious antisemitism and other qualified hate speech and dehumanizing expressions, the idea that the process of political opinion formation is supposed to be free from state interference is regarded as a crucial component of Germany\u2019s constitutional order. A country\u2019s liberal democracy is thought to be at even greater risk from excessive domestic government influence on the negotiation of the norms of information behavior than it is from foreign influence operations.  Nevertheless, the rhetoric of both politicians and the general public shows a fear that influence operations may undermine the nation\u2019s democratic process. Former Foreign Minister Heiko Maas highlighted the existence of \u201cplayers and states\u201d in a statement he released in June 2021, stating that they \u201care employing dishonest tactics to meddle in democratic processes as well as election campaigns in other countries.\u201d Similar to this, 82 percent of respondents in a Forsa study conducted for the State Media Authority North Rhine-Westphalia concur (\u2018totally\u2019 or \u2018somewhat\u2019) that political misinformation endangers Germany\u2019s democracy."}