Police Raids Target Online Hate Speech

It's 6.01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment

in northwest Germany.

Inside six armed officers searched a suspect's home, then seized his laptop and cell phone.

Prosecutors say those electronics may have been used to commit a crime.

The crime, posting a racist cartoon online.

At the exact same time, across Germany, more than 50 similar raids played out.

Part of what prosecutors say is a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech in Germany.

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