German Interior Ministry draft: ID requirement to effectively abolish freedom of information (heise.de)

• Mandatory ID verification aims to block platforms like FragDenStaat
• Federal Commissioner for Information Freedom to be eliminated without replacement
• SPD opposes key parts; petition with 600,000 signatures against the reform

"Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior, led by Alexander Dobrindt, plans to reform the Freedom of Information Act (IFG) by introducing a mandatory identification requirement for applicants. According to an internal memo, this is intended to target platforms like FragDenStaat. The proposal also includes abolishing the Federal Commissioner for Information Freedom and restricting access for the press and parliament. The reform faces broad opposition; a petition has gathered around 600,000 signatures."