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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.

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[-] WeUnite@lemm.ee 74 points 3 days ago

No country is safe from Elon Musk's election interference. It's urgent that we boycott Twitter and Tesla. If you have a Twitter account do the following now:

  1. Send a DM to your favorite accounts and urge them to stop using Twitter.
  2. (If you haven't already) register for Bluesky.
  3. Make a Tweet saying you are no longer using Twitter.
  4. Tell your friends to follow the same instructions.

These could take as little as five minutes of your time but it will make a huge difference because of the ripple effect. When one person leaves it will automatically incentivize your friends to follow you. You have the power to make a difference.

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 50 points 3 days ago

register for Bluesky

Replace that with Mastodon and you're golden.

[-] bss03@infosec.pub 35 points 3 days ago

Either is better than X/Twitter for now. Bluesky is "easier" for many people. I prefer Mastodon myself, but there's a bridge so I can follow Bluesky profiles (and vice-versa) which is nice.

[-] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Does BlueSky utilize Activity Pub?

[-] bss03@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

No. They use something called the "AT Protocol" and that's about all I know about it.

I imagine some sort of compatibility layer could be designed, but I don't know how much fidelity you could preserve.

[-] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 0 points 2 days ago

Mastodon just does t have features most users will want

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