Summary

Over 60 German and Austrian universities and research institutions announced their exit from Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter), citing the platform’s promotion of right-wing populist content and its incompatibility with democratic and scientific values.

This follows Germany’s Federal Court of Justice and trade unions leaving the platform.

The German government is also debating a withdrawal, expressing concerns over X’s polarizing effect on political discourse.

The departure comes after Musk’s public support for Germany’s far-right AfD party and a live talk with its leader Alice Weidel ahead of upcoming elections.

  • Zement@feddit.nl
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    8 hours ago

    Like: Vacation in SA = Support butchering of Journalists.

    It’s really that easy. Give money to evil people (on purpose knowingly)… support evil shit.

    Consumersnhave some responsibility too. Everything else is deflection and: Mimimimi

    Like Nestle… avoid their products, kill the company. “But I like Nesquick”… Alright, eat Nesquick kill some Chocolate Framers for it, but be aware what you do.

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      3 hours ago

      Everything else is deflection and: Mimimimi

      I always chuckle when I see this in the wild. For non-Germans: mimimi is mocking what someone said, like they are whining, for instance if they proclaim something is unfair.