The EU Commission has provisionally investigated TikTok due to concerns about the threat to the mental health of children and adolescents from its addictive algorithm and is threatening the company with a high fine if it does not take effective measures to mitigate risks. #TikTok #EU #geistigeGesundheit (translated)
The proceedings against 34 Tyrolean marksmen, who transported unsecured long guns with swastikas on board a bus, were dismissed after they paid a fine of 6,800 euros. (translated)
In Vienna, passengers who behave inappropriately on public transport can expect fines, as the grace period is over. (translated)
Björn Höcke wrote that since the beginning of his political career he has been in conflict with the media, courts, and opponents whom he referred to as left-wing terrorists. His family also suffers from this. At the same time, he pointed to Martin Sellner, who, according to him, has been even more severely affected. According to Höcke, Sellner was acquitted in Graz in 2018 of the charge of having formed a criminal organization. An investigation into the suspicion of involvement in a terrorist organization was closed in 2021; Sellner was also acquitted of the charge of incitement. Höcke wrote that Sellner has always spoken out against violence and that he has no other criminal offenses to his name. Höcke attributed the ban on his association in Austria to political reasons. He stated that the group is considered dangerous because of its attractiveness to intelligent young people. Höcke also reported that Sellner had been fined because he wore a T-shirt with the logo of the video game "Overwatch," even though neither the game nor the logo is prohibited. According to Höcke, Sellner cannot open an account at any financial institution: more than 125 banks have closed his accounts, and more than 380 have rejected his applications. Höcke wrote that since June 2019, Sellner has not been allowed to enter the United Kingdom indefinitely. He cannot visit the USA either, after his ESTA travel authorization was revoked in 2019. A three-year entry ban to Germany was suspended three months later; in the meantime, Sellner can no longer travel to France for that reason. Höcke described him as internationally ostracized. Despite these measures, he admires Sellner's humor and his dealings with the authorities, Höcke wrote. He called the demands of certain party friends for a ban on the IB in Germany shortsighted and despicable. In his view, such a procedure could set new precedents that would subsequently turn against one's own side and make love for one's homeland a crime. #Politik #Freiheit #Repression (translated)
Parents have filed a complaint in court to contest a fine for their children's "truanting." (translated)
The Integration Obligations Act provides for severe penalties for the failure to fulfill integration obligations, including fines of up to 5,000 euros and the withdrawal of social benefits, and is set to come into force in early 2027. #Integrationspflichtengesetz #Sozialhilfe #Strafen (translated)
The car influencer JP Kraemer has to pay a fine of 270,000 euros due to bodily injury in two cases and property damage after he allegedly hit and abused his estranged wife. #HäuslicheGewalt #JPKraemer #Körperverletzung (translated)
A father who ignored a headscarf ban has been sentenced to pay three fines. (translated)
FC Barcelona must pay a fine of 602 euros due to unauthorized negotiations with Julián Álvarez, imposed by the Spanish Football Federation RFEF, while the club wants to contest the payment on principle, as they believe they acted correctly. #FCBarcelona #JulianAlvarez #Fußball (translated)
FC Barcelona must pay a fine of 602 euros after the Spanish Football Federation RFEF decided that the club unlawfully contacted the Argentine national player Julian Alvarez. #Barcelona #Fußball #Strafe (translated)
An Egyptian court has closed the independent news website Mada Masr and sentenced its editor-in-chief Lina Attalah to a heavy fine, a decision criticized by Reporters Without Borders as outrageous. #Pressefreiheit #Ägypten #MadaMasr (translated)
1. FC Kaiserslautern has accepted a fine of 300,000 euros after serious riots during the DFB Cup match against Waldhof Mannheim, of which part can be used for security measures. #Kaiserslautern #DFBPokal #Ausschreitungen (translated)
The author described the conviction as "judicial abuse against the opposition" and wrote that the CDU and AfD had used almost the same agency image during the election campaign. The AfD politician Wilko Möller had already been convicted in the second instance for displaying unconstitutional symbols and received a fine. https://t.co/n3YabWcNFT #Justiz #Politik #AfD #DE (translated)
Heimatgefühl claimed that an election poster of the AfD and one of the CDU were identical, but only the AfD poster was punished. Wilko Möller (AfD) was legally sentenced to a fine of 11,600 euros and now has a criminal record. The poster allegedly displays a Hitler salute. Heimatgefühl questioned whether the incident was compatible with a democratic rule of law and described it as arbitrariness, which in their view often affects AfD politicians. #Deutschland #Politik #Demokratie (translated)
Orlando wrote that three posters from three parties displayed a similar image language and similar messages. One of them had resulted in a fine of 11,600 euros. From his perspective, no further questions were necessary. https://t.co/VpASioLxSP #Politik #Wahlkampf #Kampagnen (translated)
The AfD state parliament member Wilko Möller has lost his appeal before the Federal Court of Justice against a ruling that had sentenced him to a fine of 11,600 euros for using the Hitler salute on an election poster. #AfD #Hitlergruß #Bundesgerichtshof (translated)
René Springer wrote that the verdict against the state parliament member Wilko Möller shatters his trust in the judiciary. The Federal Court of Justice confirmed Möller's conviction; due to an election poster where parents formed a protective roof with their arms over three children, a fine of 11,600 euros and a criminal record were imposed. The courts evaluated the arm position as a gesture eerily similar to the Nazi salute, according to Springer. He described the verdict as a grotesque overreach of criminal law and wrote that its legal force does not make it more convincing. https://t.co/MYw70mR33J https://t.co/rIF6FkyAp1 #Justiz #Rechtsprechung #Freiheit (translated)
NIUS reported that the Brandenburg AfD member of the state parliament, Wilko Möller, had been sentenced to a fine of 11,600 euros due to an election poster. The court evaluated the depicted arm position as being very similar to the Hitler salute. The Federal Court dismissed Möller's appeal against the ruling of the Frankfurt (Oder) Regional Court. https://t.co/AXY63vm5SZ #AfD #Gericht #Wahlkampf (translated)
After severe riots during the DFB-Pokal match between Waldhof Mannheim and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, the second division club was fined 300,000 euros and received a partial spectator ban until March 31, 2028. #DFB #Kaiserslautern #Fußballgewalt (translated)
The Chinese online retailer Temu has made concessions after a hefty fine of 200 million euros imposed by the EU and promised to submit a mandatory risk report as well as improvements in the risk assessment methodology by the end of November. #DigitalServicesAct #Temu #EUGeldstrafe (translated)
