FC St. Pauli, a self-proclaimed anti-fascist and anti-racist club based in Hamburg, on Thursday became the first Bundesliga organization to leave X, formerly Twitter. This follows the appointment of Elon Musk as head of the Department of Government Effectiveness by Donald Trump, the new president of the United States.
“Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, he has transformed X into a hate machine,” Sankt Pauli denounced in a press release. Racism and conspiracy theories can spread unchecked, even in an organized manner. Insults and threats are rarely punished and are sold as freedom of expression.”
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Will other clubs follow the movement initiated by St. Pauli? This is the question that “Bild” tried to answer. It appears that several groups in the German elite are questioning the merits of their presence on X.
“The radicalization of content, the clear right-wing orientation and, of course, Musk’s influence on American politics mean that we are thinking more intensively than ever about leaving the network. We will make a decision on this subject as soon as possible,” VfL Wolfsburg communicated to the German media.
Reigning national champions Bayer Leverkusen said that if his presence on the platform had negative consequences for the club, he would leave it. Borussia Mönchengladbach has chosen to reduce its content. Other clubs indicated that they were “monitoring the situation very closely and with a critical eye”.
For the moment, most clubs have decided to stay on X. This is because they need this social network to reach their target audience and there is no satisfactory alternative.
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