ID requirement to halt freedom of information in Germany
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- Interior Ministry plans to require mandatory real names for freedom of information requests, effectively blocking platforms like FragDenStaat.
- The proposal includes abolishing the Federal Commissioner for Information Freedom, removing key oversight.
- Restrictions would target press and politicians, weakening journalistic oversight and parliamentary scrutiny.
- Extended area exemptions and confidentiality for ongoing legislative procedures are proposed.
- Growing resistance: over 600,000 signatures on petition, SPD rejects core elements, uncertainty about coalition support.