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2025-02-17 17:47:47 UTC - HELPFUL
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Mass media had no freedom of speech since the Nazi government eliminated the freedom of the press under the Schriftleitergesetz (Editorial Control Law) passed in 1933, which placed all newspapers and media under the control of the German Propaganda Ministry. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1933-1938/editors-law https://arolsen-archives.org/en/news/nazi-germanys-schriftleitergesetz-the-end-of-freedom-of-the-press/
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