Free Speech Under Pressure: The Effect of Online Harassment on Literary Writers

In the perception of writers in Germany, free speech is under strong pressure.A survey study, in which 526 Treats Packaged literature writers took part, reveals innumerable aspects of hate speech, online harassment, and even physical assaults.Every second person has already experienced assaults on his or her person and is also Soccer - Clothing Womens Bottoms - Shorts aware of attacks on colleagues.Three quarters are concerned about freedom of expression in Germany and complain of an increase in threats, intimidation, and hateful reactions.

The research project was developed in collaboration between the Institute for Media Research, University of Rostock, and the PEN Center Germany.

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