German NGOs urge incoming government to get tough on social media platforms

A group of church officials and left-wing organizations see social networks as a threat to democracy. They are demanding that CDU leader Friedrich Merz take tough action against "hate speech" if he becomes chancellor.

An alliance of church representatives and left-wing initiatives sees democracy threatened by social networks such as X. They call on CDU leader Merz to take decisive action against "Hasserderede" if he should become Chancellor. This post X, Facebook and Co. Lefte's alliance calls Merz against "Hasserderede" on the web for duty was published on Young Freedom.

German NGOs urge incoming government to get tough on social media platforms

More than 75 German non-governmental organisations (NGOs), trade unions and church representatives have sent an open letter to the country’s expected future…

Against the background of the Trump administration and its combination with the tech oligarchy, a broad alliance calls for a future federal government to finally make serious with platform regulation. The current situation is a threat to democracy and the digital sovereignty of Europe. The undersigned see democracy in danger through the platforms.The photo shows a demonstration in Cologne. – All rights reserved IMAGO / Markus MatzelMore than 75 …

Digital Goods: An alliance of almost 80 organisations and alliances calls on CDU/CSU and SPD negotiators in an open letter to take control of online platforms and a generally well-oriented digitalisation into the agenda of exploratory talks. Existing digital rules such as the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act as well as competition law should be applied consistently. Furthermore, the future federal government should use itself for…

A broad social alliance of more than 75 organisations and alliances with more than 1,000 member organisations calls on the negotiators of CDU/CSU and SPD in a letter published today to put the control of online platforms and a general interest-oriented digitalisation on the agenda of the exploratory talks.Our demands: Building and strengthening common interest-oriented digital platforms Effective implementation of existing regulation Complementi…