> Even here in Germany, any blog, including private ones, need to come with an imprint section including your full name, residential address, mobile phone number et cetera.
This is likely a moment of cultural incongruence, but this is outright shocking to me. Generally, when I am shocked by such things, it’s because I’m unaware of the reasoning behind them. What is the reasoning behind this law, exactly?
It piqued my curiousity too so I had a little look. It's called an Impressum. I think OP is incorrect that personal websites need to list a phone number and address - it seems to just apply to commercial entities.
See my reply to another commentor [0].
In short, the situation is a little confusing since even though your private blog may not be commercial, it may be regarded "businesslike" nontheless [1].
That being said, this legislation has been in place for some years now. I am not aware of any private person actually having had to face legal ramifications because of this and personally I would just omit it and say bring it.
Still, you see lots of private German blogs which do have an inprint, if you look out for it.
This is likely a moment of cultural incongruence, but this is outright shocking to me. Generally, when I am shocked by such things, it’s because I’m unaware of the reasoning behind them. What is the reasoning behind this law, exactly?