For a country that caused so many horrors in the last century, Germany today is one of the world’s most innocent. Even in the face of resurgent populism and rampant nationalism, Germans exude a quiet, stolid sense of obligation to a brighter, more integrated future at home and internationally.
Along with this sentiment comes a principled skepticism toward innovative ideas and technologies from more, let’s say, energetic countries. My parents’ generation remembers how long it took bluejeans and chewing gum to become socially acceptable here. I remember thorough debates about the pros and cons of cellphones, long after they were part of the everyday American landscape.… Seguir leyendo »
La ley alemana contra el odio en las redes sociales – según la cual las plataformas sociales como Facebook y YouTube podrían ser multadas, dentro de las siguientes 24 horas de la recepción de una notificación, con 50 millones de euros ($63 millones) por cada publicación “obviamente ilegal” – ha sido una ley controvertida desde un principio. Después de que entró en pleno vigor en el mes de enero, hubo enormes protestas de críticos de todo el espectro político quienes argumentaban que dicha ley era una incitación a la censura. Protestaban porque el gobierno estaba renunciando a sus poderes para otorgarlos a intereses privados.… Seguir leyendo »
For the first time since the early days of the Federal Republic of Germany, a party on the far right, the AfD (Alternative for Germany), has entered the Bundestag. AfD’s strong social media presence appears to have helped it win 12.6 percent of seats in Parliament seats, as some observers have noted.
To understand whether that impression might be true, we undertook an empirical analysis of AfD’s social media use. We began by examining how all the German political parties used Facebook in 2017. We learned that the AfD publishes more content, gets more likes, and engages more people than any other parties.… Seguir leyendo »
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