Report hate speech online

Prerequisites

No

Documents required

No

Please note

Use only for companies, non-governmental organizations and advice centers,
Citizens cannot use this service

Deadlines

No

Procedure

No registration or login is required to use the online service.

Processing time

The duration depends on the complexity and the facts of the criminal complaint and can vary greatly.

Fees

No

Legal remedies

If the preliminary investigation at the Hamburg public prosecutor's office is discontinued (e.g. the reported hate comment is not punishable), a "complaint" can be lodged there. You will receive such a notice of termination after the procedure has been completed and will contain the relevant information on legal remedies.

Legal basis

Section 158 Code of Criminal Procedure

All citizens have the opportunity to display hate comments on the Internet via the online service.

The online service allows criminal charges to be filed directly with the Hamburg public prosecutor's office with little effort.

This has the advantage that you can upload screenshots. Reporters can file a criminal complaint anonymously with or without registration or login. If - such as insults - a criminal complaint is required, it can be downloaded, signed and uploaded again or photographed.