I doubt that this is anything to do with a soapbox, since most members of the general public in Germany probably don't even know what the darknet is, or what to

I doubt that this is anything to do with a soapbox, since most members of the general public in Germany probably don't even know what the darknet is, or what tor is and how to use it. Also: It's coming from the ministry of justice. So this seems like technical lawmaking, where the judiciary is probably taking the opinion that there is a "hole" in existing laws versus what they believe should be the spirit of the law that should be plugged.