German government may yet quit X over algorithms, spokesperson says


FILE PHOTO X logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X formerly known as Twitter in downtown San Francisco California U.S. July 30 2023. REUTERSCarlos BarriaFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government is in ongoing discussions about whether to delete its presence on the X platform due to concerns over its algorithms, a spokesperson said on Friday.

"This is a permanent consideration that we have to make again and again," the spokesperson said, a day after a live talk on the platform between billionaire owner Elon Musk and Alice Weidel, leader of Germany's far-right AfD party.


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