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This has definitely changed the perception of citizens of politics. Martin Fuchs, a political and digital advisor, has been observing political social media communication for years and says: "This has definitely changed the perception of citizens of politics. Because, of course, most of the things that become prominent and gain widespread attention are those that are polarizing, those that are exaggerated, #SozialeMedien #Bundestag #Politik (translated)

Dear Mr. Merz, I can tell you personally that I very much believe your concern and shock over this terrible election result in Saxony-Anhalt. This phenomenon is particularly evident in the most successful video on Instagram since the summer break: 6.7 million views despite a length of 15 minutes is the speech in the Bundestag by Katharina Dröge, beginning with the words "Dear Mr. Merz, I can tell you personally that I very much believe your concern and shock over this terrible election result in Saxony-Anhalt." #SozialeMedien #Bundestag #Politik (translated)

Mr. Merz, the Germans are not too lazy to work more! And the most successful speech of the AfD faction, a speech by AfD leader Alice Weidel with more than four million views with "Mr. Merz, the Germans are not too lazy to work more!" #SozialeMedien #Bundestag #Politik (translated)

An analysis of the social media performance of federal politicians shows that particularly the AfD and the Left are overrepresented on TikTok and Instagram, achieving high click rates through frequent postings and aggressive content, while other politicians have less reach. #SozialeMedien #Bundestag #Politik (translated)

Daniela Seidel wrote that sharing content that glorifies violence is punishable. However, documenting a brutal act of violence and disseminating it out of outrage is not automatically glorification of violence. Section 131 of the German Penal Code explicitly exempts reporting on current events, she wrote. A blanket threat of punishment strikes her as an attempt to intimidate the public and critical voices. #Gewalt #Meinungsfreiheit #SozialeMedien (translated)

The article explains how social media has become a public tribunal that fosters outrage and populism through the "reaction machine," exemplified by the beach chair affair of Philipp Amthor, which triggers a broader discussion about the difficulties faced by the political center in dealing with waves of digital hate. #SozialeMedien #Politik #Populismus (translated)

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is now increasingly using social media to catch up in the election campaign against his challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, after falling behind in the first round and focusing on a mobilizing strategy. #Lula2026 #SozialeMedien #Wahlkampf (translated)

The federal government is establishing an age limit of 13 years for the use of social media to protect children, and plans tiered usage restrictions for teenagers as well as the introduction of a EUDI wallet for age verification by 2027. #Jugendschutz #SozialeMedien #Altersgrenze (translated)

The Australian exchange student wrote that it was telling that people who accused X of spreading disinformation and thus wanted to unilaterally censor social media were uncritically spreading what he considered to be an obviously false story about alleged bot networks. In doing so, he used derogatory language about these people. #Desinformation #SozialeMedien #Fakenews (translated)

The author wrote that after the bombing of Russian data centers, it suddenly became quieter on social media. In his view, this confirms that Russian disinformation influences what can be seen online and that far-right forces in Europe disseminate corresponding narratives. https://t.co/RRqtdH3k2s #Desinformation #Russland #SozialeMedien #RU #EU (translated)

Anna wrote that Zelensky had stated that since the attacks on Yandex, there has been less hatred, division, and provocation on social networks, as there are fewer bots posting there. She added that the data centers not only supported services such as taxi offers, maps, and train websites, but also served as infrastructure for manipulation. https://t.co/equHjf2snd #Selenskyj #Desinformation #SozialeMedien (translated)