“Since Elon Musk took over the platform, hate speech, hatred against minorities, right-wing extremist posts and conspiracy theories have increased at an incredible pace under the guise of freedom of expression,” said a statement that was published at the same time on the SV Werder website. The radicalization of the platform is being driven forward by Musk himself and his postings; he has, among other things, made transphobic, anti-Semitic comments and spread conspiracy stories.
“Almost nothing is sanctioned on the platform anymore,” the association continued. The algorithms and controls are also “completely non-transparent”. In addition, Musk, who is set to receive an influential position under the new US President Donald Trump, is instrumentalizing the network into a “political weapon”. “With the radicalization of the platform recently,” “a red line has now been crossed” for the people of Bremen.
The club hopes that many of the club’s over 600,000 followers will follow the club on the Bluesky platform in the future. FC St. Pauli reacted to the Bremen X farewell with a post on Bluesky. “What is green and also at BlueSky? Werder Breeeeemen! A warm welcome to our dear friends from the Weser!” wrote the people of Hamburg.
