German health minister calls US billionaire’s intervention weeks before election ‘undignified and problematic’

Summary

Elon Musk sparked outrage in Germany by endorsing the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party on his platform, X, claiming “only the AfD can save Germany.”

The AfD, which polls second ahead of Germany’s February snap election, has been labeled extremist by German intelligence.

Political leaders accused Musk of election interference, while others criticized his remarks as harmful. Musk later doubled down, calling for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s resignation.

Musk’s comments align with his past support for far-right and anti-immigration figures across Europe and beyond.

  • ms.lane@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    It’s ownership is a shadowy cabal of Billionaires (as opposed to a mutually federated network of independent sites (Mastodon) or a single, crazed, billionaire) and it’s already proven it will censor and shape discussions how those billionaires see fit.

    • Jyek@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      17 hours ago

      Shadowy cabal? They literally list their board of directors on their FAQ…

      Jay Graber; Jeremie Miller, the inventor of Jabber/XMPP; Mike Masnick; and Kinjal Shah.

      What about a group of public figures is a shadowy cabal?

    • splinter@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      23 hours ago

      If true, that would still make it not quite as bad as Twitter.

      Do you have citations to support any of your claims?