The government didn't decide that though, courts do. As long as that still holds, that's exactly how democracies are not destroyed, isnt it? I think, German law enforcement may be overstepping their boundaries in these cases and for example in the case of Andy Grote mentioned in the article, the actions taken were actually ruled to have been illegal (in court). Honestly seems more like a democracy doing democracy things.
Intellectually lazy opinion piece. It's outrage fuel, not acknowledging that the topic is a bit more complex than conveyed by a short "60 Minutes" clip.
For those worried about free speech in Germany: it's fine