German and Austrian scientists are boycotting Musk and his X platform. And not just them

12 January 02:14

More than 60 German and Austrian scientific organizations have announced that they will leave the X messaging platform owned by Elon Musk. DW writes about it, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.

German and Austrian scientists, arguing for their intention to leave the X platform (formerly Twitter), emphasize that its algorithms are opposed to a discourse based on scientific and democratic honesty. German trade unions representing teachers and educators, and even the Federal Court of Justice, have also announced a similar intention.

The German government is also considering leaving the platform, as it has an “emotional and polarizing” impact on public political debate.

However, the government denies that the government’s position on Platform X is related to the participation of its owner Elon Musk in German politics.

As you know, Musk used Platform X to call on German voters to vote for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, as well as to criticize several leading German politicians, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Elon Musk also conducted an hour-and-a-half online interview with Alice Weidel, co-chair of Alternative for Germany, on his platform, during which he spoke with her about nuclear energy, migration, and internal security in Germany, and once again urged Germans to vote for the AfD.

By the way, as you know, the European Commission is currently checking whether Elon Musk and his platform comply with the rules for social media in Europe.

What about the elections in Germany and their candidates?

On Saturday, the congress of the Social Democratic Party of Germany supported the nomination of Olaf Scholz for chancellor of Germany in the early elections scheduled for February 23. Scholz promised to raise the minimum wage in Germany to 15 euros per hour, to combat xenophobia against migrants, and to improve social protection for families with children.

On Saturday, delegates to the congress of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany also unanimously voted to nominate party co-chair Alice Weidel as a candidate for the German chancellorship. The decision was made to applause and without counting the votes. Weidel said that the AfD is needed to “make Germany strong, rich and safe again” and also called for the complete closure of German borders.

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