Wikipedia Germany had files charged against the site by a deputy leader of the Left Party, Katina Schubert, for the argument that the site contains too much Nazi Symbolism that has a particular focus towards the Hitler Youth Movement .
It is illegal to use any Nazi symbolism or imagery in Germany, except for the basis of educational purposes. Schubert argues that it is not an issue of restricting any freedom of speech, it is the issue of understanding what the limits are regarding to illegal contents. Despite the suit being filed against Wikipedia Germany, the comments were denied by the site. The situation brings back a familiar event of China and it's Google Problem in which China had banned particular topics and keyword searches that the country had deemed illegal to speak/learn about.
It is said that some neo-Nazis are conspiring against Wikipedia for the their version of portrayal of Nazi Symbolism. That is probably one main reason why Schubert filed suit against Wikipedia Germany.
Some may say though, that if the site clearly has no bias with the information that it hosts, that the problem lays with how the people use the information. Yet, on the other hand, one can argue that hosting a site that explains how to create a bomb--without bias--can truly have devastating affects to any society.
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