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German anti-racism body leaves X over 'rise in hate speech' (www.dw.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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German anti-racism body leaves X over 'rise in hate speech'::A German agency that tackles discrimination and racism says it is quitting the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. It cited a rise in hate speech since owner Elon Musk took over last year.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Making a statement by leaving a racist platform is fighting harder.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

In what way? Even one of their own people is quoted in the article:

Ataman said FADA could only try to combat the surge in hate comments by channeling more resources to the platform, which could be a questionable use of public money.

Leaving the platform altogether isn't fighting against the discrimination or misinformation. They're more worried about how their agency would be perceived staying on the platform. This isn't a statement. It's giving up.