In the aftermath of the violent 2017 G20 Hamburg summit protests , the German Federal Ministry of the Interior , Building and Community banned the German chapter of the network , Linksunten.indymedia . The ministry described the network as " the central communications platform among far-left extremists prone to violence " and stated that it was used to spread information about violent protest tactics . German internet service providers were ordered to block communication to the website . The German police also raided the addresses of several leading members and supporters of the Indymedia network in the Baden-Württemberg region . They seized knives , batons , pipes and slingshots from the apartments of the activists
2017 G20 Hamburg summit
2017 G20 Hamburg summit
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