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.

    • Porto881@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 days ago

      Yet another bullet point on the list of examples that foreign countries dump their worst, most destructive individuals into the US.

      SEND MUSK BACK TO AFRICA

      • JigglySackles@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        10 days ago

        He’s got the money and he’s got the evil motives. But he’s severely lacking the charisma and the brains. Unfortunately for us, those missing qualities don’t seem to matter a great deal because the base that supports him lack the same.

    • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      The existence of AfD proves that laws banning fascism simply don’t work. The entire strategy is designed to undermine and overthrow representative liberal democracy, which is why it is so adept at worming its way around the legal system and coopting positions of power.

  • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 days ago

    No. Fucking. Shit.

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

  • sith@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    10 days ago

    They should’ve done that years ago. Twitter was a shit show long before Elon took over. And there are barely any normies on X. So public official presence isn’t necessary. Neither from a democratic nor an election winning viewpoint.