Doesn’t exist*.

Inside the Orwellian world of Germany’s free speech crackdown – Berlin threatens thousands of Germans with jail for criticising their leaders.

Dr Rainer Zitelmann doesn’t even remember posting the meme on social media that nearly landed him in prison.

Berlin police told Dr Zitelmann he had been accused of violating a post-Second World War law that bans the display of Nazi symbols, slogans and imagery – and could now face three years in prison if found guilty.

The 69-year-old found out the offending social media post was a meme about Adolf Hitler. But it was one in which he criticised the Nazi dictator and compared his invasion of Czechoslovakia to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine...

* The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects five fundamental freedoms: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. It prohibits Congress from making laws that restrict these rights, ensuring individuals can express themselves without government interference.