In a segment of The Dennis Prager Show, host Dennis Prager recounts how German authorities, specifically the Bundeskriminalamt, sought a court order to compel the U.S.-based social network Gab to disclose the identity of a user who called Green Party politician Ricarda Lang "fat." Prager describes Gab’s CEO Andrew Torba’s outright refusal, labeling the request as a "ridiculous foreign data request" and emphasizing Gab’s commitment to free‑speech principles and user privacy under U.S. law. Prager adds sarcastic commentary about the role of green parties in Germany, suggesting the country would "prosper" without them, and urges listeners to subscribe to Pragertopia for the full episode.
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German officials attempted to start a criminal investigation into a social media user. The social medium there was Gab, who allegedly called a left-wing female politician fat. Sorry for laughing, but because it's not actually laughable, it's frightening. But the platform refused to comply with the German authorities' invasive demands to uncover the person's identity the platform told Fox News Digital. The Federal Criminal Police Office— Bundeskriminalamt— no, did I get it right? Bundeskriminalamt. I know you find this unamusing. It's a challenge, German. I love languages. Contacted Gab about a user insulting the weight of politician Ricarda Lang, a prominent leader of an environmental party in Germany. And the environmental parties, you know what we would do without them? There is a word that comes to mind. Guess what word comes to my mind? What would we do without green parties and green activists? I have the perfect word. We would prosper. That's what we would do. It requested information that would identify who the individual was under the suspicion they resided in Germany so that they can continue their criminal investigation. Who's Torba? It says here Torba. How could they give a name and not tell who Torba is? Torba called Germany's request one of the more ridiculous foreign data requests that Gab received. He's the owner of, of Gab. CEO. They wanted to dox the user for calling a female politician fat. Gab's official response was to inform the German government they should get bent. It's a funny phrase. The CEO, Andrew Torba— now they identify who he is. There's a lot of bad writing in news stories these days. We stand firmly by our commitment to free speech principles that will not compromise the privacy or civil liberties of our users. We categorically reject any requests from governments, including the German government, that seek to stifle free speech or violate the privacy rights of our users for speech which is protected by U.S. law. In this instance, we will not be providing any user data related to the alleged offense against the German politician. Accordingly, you can get bent. For the full episode of The Dennis Prager Show, go to pragertopia.com, sign up, and become a full member.
