In his traditional New Year's address, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the next federal elections "will not be decided by the owners of social media channels". His statement comes after Elon Musk, a key supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump, posted on his social media platform X this month that "only the AfD [German far-right movement, ed.] can save Germany".
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00:00After the terrible attack in Magdeburg, it only took a few minutes for wild rumors to circulate on the internet and on social media.
00:09It is clear, where there were misunderstandings with the security authorities, they are cleared up and dismissed.
00:16Not a few of the rumors and accusations have now turned out to be untrue.
00:22Something like this divides and weakens us, something like this is not good for our country.
00:28It is also clear how things are going in Germany.
00:31This is determined by you, the citizens.
00:34The owners of social media do not decide on this.
00:39In our debates, you can sometimes get the impression that the more extreme the opinion, the greater the attention.
00:45But not everyone who shouts the loudest determines how things are going in Germany.
00:50But the vast majority of reasonable and decent people.
00:55This also applies to the upcoming federal election on February 23.