As Musk pushes AfD, German officials consider ditching X – DW – 01/11/2025
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With Elon Musk using X to troll officials and push conspiracy theories, Germany's government faces calls to quit the billionaire's social media platform. Many organizations already have, as have several politicians.

Summary

Elon Musk faces backlash in Germany for using X (formerly Twitter) to amplify far-right narratives, endorse the AfD party, and insult German leaders.

Prominent organizations, universities, and public figures have abandoned X, calling it a hub for hate speech and misinformation.

German officials are debating whether to leave the platform but remain active for now, citing the need to reach users.

Critics argue Musk’s influence skews political discourse globally, as his actions challenge Europe’s political neutrality and ignite debates over regulating billionaire-controlled platforms.

  • @fluxionEnglish
    31•16 hours ago

    No. Fucking. Shit.

    You should be ditching it from your entire country if you don’t want this fascist prick sabotaging your democracy.

    • @[email protected]English
      8•15 hours ago

      Yep, if you want to use social media for your communications, spin up a Mastodon instance that you control instead of relying on some foreign corporation. Especially now that you can’t even properly load Twitter without an account anyway.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 hours ago

        Absolutely. Governmental institutions should hand out mastodon IDs like they hand out email addresses. Then, when they are no longer a member they lose their official voice.