Senior politicians within one ruling German party are demanding authorities crack down on Twitter after the platform was bought by Elon Musk.
Bigwigs within the ruling Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) have called on their government to clamp down on Twitter in the wake of the platform’s purchase by Elon Musk.
The senior politicians have reportedly cited Musk’s political viewpoints as the reason for their demand, with some senior members of the party even reportedly leaving the platform entirely after its acquisition by the PayPal founder.
According to a report by the business newspaper Handelsblatt, SPD members are concerned that Twitter under Musk will not sufficiently censor content to their liking, with politicians putting major emphasis on various German and EU laws mandating the platform to ban discourse deemed to be problematic.
As a result, many are…
