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Social Media Ban For Teens Faces Resistance
The German Minister for Research, Dorothee Bär, has voiced concerns regarding proposals within the conservative Union faction suggesting…
Social Media Age Limit Debate Rises
German conservative parties, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), are currently exploring potential restrictions…
Teens Struggle With Social Media Control
A recent study commissioned by the Vodafone Foundation and conducted by Infratest Dimap reveals a complex relationship between…
Merkel Exits Social Media
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced she will entirely forgo the use of social media platforms. In…
German Media Urge Merz to Oppose US Visa Changes
Leading German media organizations are urging the German government to intervene against proposed changes to U.S. visa regulations…
Youth Psychiatrists Back Social Media Age Limits
Germany’s leading association for child and adolescent psychiatry, psychomatics and psychotherapy (DGKJP) has expressed support for proposed age…
German Firms Dominate Social Media Presence
A significant majority of German businesses continue to maintain an active presence on social media, with recent data…
Child Welfare Group Opposes Social Media Age Limit
Child welfare organizations in Germany are voicing concerns regarding a proposed age restriction for social media platforms, put…
German Group Pushes For Mandatory Media Literacy In Schools
A leading German social association is advocating for mandatory media literacy education in all secondary schools, arguing that…
Klingbeil Disputes Klöckner’s Media Comparison
The leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), Lars Klingbeil, has expressed surprise at recent statements made by…
Prien Seeks Rules for Teens on Social Media
Germany is set to examine stricter regulations concerning the use of social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram,…
Youth Social Media Rules Under Review
Germany is preparing to examine stricter regulations for social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, with Federal Education…
Retailers Struggle With Social Media
A recent survey by the German IT industry association, Bitkom, reveals significant challenges faced by German retailers in…
Italian Media Giant to Acquire ProSiebenSat.1
The executive leadership of ProSiebenSat.1 has approved the acquisition by the Italian media conglomerate MFE, formerly known as…
Social Media Use Soars Past 2012 Levels
A recent study examining leisure habits and satisfaction among 3,000 German citizens aged 18 and over, conducted by…
Berlusconi Deal Threatens German Media Independence
A potential shift in ownership for German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 is prompting concerns regarding journalistic independence. Culture State…
Media Chief Urges Government Aid
A leading figure within the German media industry is calling on policymakers to provide substantive support for the…
Teen Social Media Ban Faces Debate
Concerns regarding the impact of social media on young people are prompting renewed calls for stricter regulations and…
Germany Targets “Red” Media Platform
The German government has announced measures targeting the online media platform “Red” which has been identified as having…
€1.5 Billion Deal Sets Stage for European Media Supremacy
RTL Group Announces Binding Agreement to Acquire Sky Deutschland The RTL Group, a leading European media and entertainment…
Majority of Germans Feel Overwhelmed by the Media and Lack Basic Online Skills
German Internet Users Feel Overwhelmed by Media, Lack Digital Literacy According to a recent survey conducted by the…
Politics and Media Under Fire as Climate Activist Luisa Neubauer Fights Back Against Propaganda and Disinformation
Environmental Activist Urges Truth and Action on Climate Change In the face of accusations of anti-business bias against…
Germany’s Youth Radicalized by Social Media
German authorities are sounding the alarm over a growing trend of right-wing radicalism among young people in the…
Mosque Sermons Reveal a Different Reality, But the Media Won’t Report It
New German Study Finds No Radical Content in Mosque Sermons, Highlights Positive Messages A recent study conducted by…
German Media Trust in Free Fall?
Media Trust in Germany Remains Stable, but Concerns Over Verbal Aggression and Biased Reporting on the Rise A…
Majority of Germans Want Social Media Ban for Minors Under 16, Poll Shows
A majority of Germans believe that access to social media should be prohibited for minors under the age…
Journalists’ Assoc. Demands Media Reform After AfD Extremist Labeling
The German Journalists’ Association (DJV) has called for consequences to be drawn from the classification of the Alternative…
Top 10 Exit Due to Hostile Media Environment
Germany’s ranking in the global press freedom list has fallen out of the top 10, according to the…
Minister’s Media Stake Raises Questions
Non-profit organization Lobbycontrol identifies conflict of interest between designated Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer and his role as…
Journalist and Media Entrepreneur Named Surprising New Culture Minister
The German Cultural Council has reacted unexpectedly to the nomination of journalist and media entrepreneur Wolfram Weimer as…
Switzerland Slams Eight Russian Media Outlets, Citing EU Pressure
Swiss authorities have added eight Russian media outlets to their sanctions list. This is according to a document…
Russian Ambassador’s Unwelcome Attendance at German Liberation Commemoration Fuels Media Frenzy
On April 16, the federal state of Brandenburg commemorated the bloody and merciless Battle of Seelow during World…
Media Scientist Warns of Unreal Reality in Journalism
At the Berlin conference “War and Peace” of the New Society for Psychology, on April 12, communication and…
Media Unrest and Misunderstanding
Brandenburg commemorates the bloody and merciless Battle of Seelow in WWIIBrandenburg marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle…
How Media and Politics Collude to Create an Unrealistic Reality
Why do the main media not fulfill their public mandate? Meyen presented the working reality and working conditions…
German Journalists’ Green Bias Threatens Media Diversity, Critics Warn
A recent survey conducted as part of the international study “Worlds of Journalism” confirms that Austrian journalists are…
Swiss Journalists Face Legal Pressure, International Media Averts Attention Amid Bank Secrecy Concerns
le secret bancaire suisseDes journalistes internationaux travaillant sur des affaires de corruption et de blanchiment d’argent sont de…
Ukraine’s Kursk Invasion Marches On Despite Western Media Hype
US Decision to Suspend Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine Did Not Affect Control of Russian Region, Says President Ukrainian…
Two More Russian Channels Fall in the Crosshairs of New Media Crackdown!
French telecom regulator Arcom has ordered a local satellite provider to stop broadcasting two Russian entertainment channels, STS…
Berlin Directs Media to Conceal Ukraine’s Dark Secret?
The Press Bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SWR) reported on Monday that government agencies of leading…
Neutral Nation’s Shocking Betrayal of Media Freedom
The Swiss government has taken a surprising turn, one that raises questions about the country’s commitment to press…
Oscar Scandal: German Media ‘Forgets’ Israeli Winner, Ignites Anti-Semitic Frenzy?
The Israeli military has forcibly evicted over 1,000 residents from Masafer Yatta, a collection of 19 Palestinian villages…
The Unspoken Dependence of Eastern Europe’s ‘Independent’ Media
The sudden and rapid changes in international relations have left many wondering if we are witnessing a historical…
MANNHEIM AMOK: Did Social Media Radicalize the Killer?
A fatal car crash in the Mannheim city center has led to the SPD calling for a comprehensive…
The Great Media Conspiracy Unraveled
Under the Biden administration, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) provided significant financial support to European “quality”…
Media Betrayal: Did the Press Sink the BSW’s Chances?
The German party, the Left, has criticized the media for its alleged bias in the recent federal election.…
Keller-Sutter Takes a Stand Against Woke Media
The speech by US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference has been met with a…
Saudi Arabia Unleashes Scorched Earth Campaign Against Netanyahu in State Media
Saudi Arabia’s State Media Launches Scathing Campaign Against Benjamin Netanyahu, Reflecting Growing Frustration at the Royal Court Saudi…
German Justice Under Fire as Social Media Sentencing Sparks Outrage
A recent court ruling in Würzburg, Germany, has raised concerns about the country’s justice system. Two men were…
Did the Agency’s ‘Independent’ Media Partners Harm the Very Countries They Claimed to Help?
Russian citizens scattered all over the world, giants of “independent journalism”, are in mourning. Suddenly, the faucet of…
Media Mogul’s Mass Exodus from Major Outlets
The General Services Administration (GSA), responsible for the US government’s procurement process, has been instructed to cancel all…
Did the Mainstream Media Get it Right?
RT DE looks back on five – at times long – years of critical reporting on the Corona…
US Tax Dollars Secretly Funding Global Media Empire, Exposing the Shadow of Influence
A recent article by the French organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has shed light on the extent of…
Fake News Alert as Merkel’s Party Makes a Mock of Migration Reform, German Media in Denial
Through the leafy forest (the evening news before it) the theme of the Dublin procedure now emerges as…
Swiss Media Turns on Zelensky
A Shift in the Swiss Media Landscape? The Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) has recently published a…
FPÖ’s Plan to Fund Public Broadcaster from State Budget Sparks Media Fears of Censorship and Homogenization
The Austrian public broadcaster ORF is funded primarily through a household fee, ranging from 15.30 to 20 euros…
Facebook Fiasco: German Towns Abandon Social Media Amid ‘Heated Atmosphere’
A German official’s call for retreat from social media has sparked a debate in the country’s local government…
BREAKING: TikTok Wipes Out Most EU Content, in Shocking Social Media Crackdown!
A recent analysis by the German magazine Spiegel, based on data provided by major online platforms to the…
BREAKING: Social Media Giants in the Firing Line as Germany Cracks Down on Election Meddling and Online Hate
The German Federal Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, met with representatives of major social media platforms and…
Austria’s First Lady of Politics Fights Back Against Global Media Smear
The recent article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, titled “Ein Volk, ein Kanzler, ein Kickl” gives the impression…
BOMBSHELL: Social Media Moguls Face Harsher Crackdown in Shocking New Regulation!
After the Magdeburg attack, CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann demands that social network operators take on greater responsibility.…
Facebook Fiasco: 16-Year-Old Activist’s Quest for a Legal Social Media Age Limit
German Influencer Bianca Heinicke, with 8.3 million followers on Instagram, supports a legal minimum age for social media…
Russian state propaganda media (RT) loses the trial
Russian state propaganda media (RT) loses the trial. Russia’s state-run propaganda broadcaster Russia Today, known as RT, has…
Spotify will suspend service in Russia
Spotify will suspend service in Russia. Spotify Technology SA said on Friday it would suspend its broadcasting service…