German government may yet quit X over algorithms, spokesperson says

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Source: Reuters

The German government is in ongoing discussions about whether to delete its presence on the X platform due to concerns over its algorithms, a spokesperson said on Friday.

"This is a permanent consideration that we have to make again and again," the spokesperson said, a day after a live talk on the platform between billionaire owner Elon Musk and Alice Weidel, leader of Germany's far-right AfD party.

X and other social media platforms have algorithms that do not promote "a calm, objective and balanced discourse, but rather one that tends to be agitated and polarising," the spokesperson said.

She added that for now, a decision had been taken to remain on the platform because of the fact that it enabled access to a wide audience.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/berlin-may-quit-x-over-algorithms-government-spokesperson-says-2025-01-10/

[lapfog_1]

1. f that

ban it completely inside your nation... and make it a crime for your citizens to post there.

Be the authoritarian country that Musk already accuses you of being because you will not let him use his billions to TURN you into the right wing NAZI country that he wants.

Fight fire with fire.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Sixty major German institutions have announced on Friday that they will be completely withdrawing from Twitter

Link to tweet

Over 60 German and Austrian universities, the German Federal Court of Justice and multiple top German football clubs have announced on Friday that they will be completely withdrawing from Twitter, as a result of Elon Musk's "discussion" with far-right AfD's Alice Weidl.

[LeftInTX]

3. I rarely go on twitter, but I was on the other day and I clicked my profile. Apparently a "for you" tab popped up.

Ughh...It was full of Musk, Info Wars, Alex Jones, Trump tweets.....
I wondering, "where is everyone that I know?" I quickly switched to "following" and found who I follow. But yeah, their algorithm had nothing to do with my previous viewing.

I never have spent much time there. I've never considered it a "social media", but more or less "up to the minute" snippets of info. (Like during a court case, they will tweet before they write their article etc)

[Omaha Steve]

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