German anti-racism body leaves X over ‘rise in hate speech’::A German agency that tackles discrimination and racism says it is quitting the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. It cited a rise in hate speech since owner Elon Musk took over last year.

  • 56!@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I visited Germany recently, and I did notice more racism than I’ve seen at home. There were some distant relatives of mine, who I’ve never met before, casually making racist jokes to each other, without attempting to hide it.

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      1 year ago

      and your distant relatives are representative of the rest of the country

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        1 year ago

        Not at all, but I was told by someone that it was the case in certain rural parts of the country. I’m not saying I know what I’m talking about, it’s just my personal experience when I was there.