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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.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 124 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Leave it and....

Leave it and....

block that steaming pile of garbage.

It's critical to make this asshat's soapbox irrelevant.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago

That’s a cartoon waiting to happen. Musk jumping up and down on his dilapidated soapbox, in the center of X plaza, surrounded only by his bots. It’s the glorious final stage of the echo chamber.

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 116 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What the hell took them so fucking long. Anyone still using Xitter is a fascist enabler.

[–] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Well ain't that a sweeping generalization. Almost like it can't possibly be true...

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[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 70 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Please rest of the world - SHUN Musk and to whatever degree you can, also Trump, exactly like this. Their egos can't handle it, and your efforts to de-legitimize them both may be one of our most effective weapons to limit the damage they do.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When they ask why, tell them "Because you're friggin weird and we've had enough." Lol

This is the case with so many world leaders. If nobody accepted their money, and everyone just pointed, laughed, rolled their eyes, and moved on whenever they opened their mouths, they'd instantly cease to have power over world events.

If only...

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[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 46 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Remember when "social media" was our friends posting vacation pictures on their glitter-GIF-dumpster MySpace pages and memes were about funny cats who couldn't spell, instead of both being weaponized fashy-virus vectors?

And now we're talking about entire nations banning internet platforms thanks to ultra-rich crybabies using meme-fluence to buy elections.

. . .man. . . :(

Anyway, yeah Germany, we're over here on our own community-led open-source infrastructure having a great time, jus'sayin.

I've heard your people even have the best memes too!

Germany's feds better not start a tiktok. :(

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 2 points 11 months ago

Germany's feds better not start a tiktok. :(

Sorry to inform you, but this has already happened. Some police departments have an account and do ultra cringe marketing on there. Than we have our Nazi party AfD spitting bullshit and hatred and then other parties who also do some cringe shit.

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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

X is pronounced like "icks" in German. Appropriate.

[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Godammit, elon. All you had to do was be cool. Coast on that "visionary' crap and keep on winning life. But, no. You are just and asshole. Jerk.

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Good fucking riddance. What took them so long?

[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 5 points 11 months ago

Lazyness. Incompetence. Lack of know. Lack of Care.

The same shit everywhere.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fukkin ban the website.

There’s already laws for it, just ban it.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We can also ban the far right AfD. The law allows it and almost everyone who knows enough about the German law supports it saying that it has good chances to be successful, but still nothing happens. It has been over one year since we got probably the biggest protests since the reunification of Germany, they happened after reports of members of the AfD being part of a meeting where they planned mass deportations, and no political party gave a damn about it.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

It’s almost as if the financial elite doesn’t rally care about freedom and all that democracy bullshit.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 20 points 11 months ago

Better late than never...

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 15 points 11 months ago

“Right wing populist content”

Just call it what it is: lying to stir up hatred.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] atro_city@fedia.io 3 points 11 months ago

I fear where they are going to go... they probably have a governmental Mastodon instance, but will go to Bluesky or Threads. They will have learned next to nothing from the experience, I bet.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 2 points 11 months ago

Makes sense, since you know Musk can and will corrupt what you say on his platform.

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