"We see significant improvements in the way social networks deal with user complaints about criminal content." This was announced by the Federal Minister of Justice, Christine Lambrecht, in September 2020 with reference to a study by Berlin law professor Martin Eifert on the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG).

There are no “indications of undesirable side effects such as overblocking”.

These claims were criticized even then - also in this column. A scientific study published last week now shows that they are not durable.