Yesterday the German parliament passed a new law called the "Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz" - which translates roughly to "network enforcement law". Social media platforms are now obligated to delete illegal content within 24 hours, or they may be fined up to 50 million Euro. Illegal content can be anything like hatespeech, name-calling of religious groups, insults, defamation etc.
To add to the audacity of the law itself, the way it was passed was typical. At the same day gay marriage was legalized. Needless to say how the coverage of our media looked like, giving little attention to this attack on free speech.
Further material:
English:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40444354
German:
https://www.wbs-law.de/internetrecht/neuer-gesetzentwurf-gegen-hass-und-hetze-in-sozialen-netzwerken-ra-solmecke-sieht-verbesserungsbedarf-2-72064/