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Deutsche Welle(DW) to close roughly half of its X accounts by 2026 end due to budget cuts, rising platform costs(verification, analytics, moderation) and editorial concerns including disinformation an (corporate.dw.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1150505/dw-to-shut-down-about-half-of-its-x-accounts-by-the-end-of-2026-due-to-budget-cuts-risin

DW will gradually close the following accounts on X by the end of the year and will no longer provide editorial support for them: @dw_balkan, @dw_brasil, @dw_croatian, @dw_conflictzone, @dw_europe, @dw_greek, @dw_hindi, @dwnews, @dw_politik, @dw_polski, @dw_shqip, @plus90 and @zapovednikshow. The respective communities will be informed in advance and directed to alternative DW digital offerings.

In countries where access to independent information is restricted, DW will continue to maintain a presence on X, including services aimed at audiences in Iran and Russia.

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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You don‘t close just half of your accounts due to disinformation or hate speech concerns. That‘s complete BS.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

They were honest, it's about budget, not any stance on disinformation/hate speech. Here's the lede from the linked article:

DW will close around half of its accounts on the social media platform X as part of its current budget reductions. The decision is linked to savings requirements and broader adjustments to DW’s digital offerings.

There's a reason they only put the financials amon there, because that's the part they care about. The awful shit that twitter supports is just a paint job they're throwing on because it no longer makes financial sense to be as active on the Nazi site, which is why it comes after 3 paragraphs discussing the financial aspect.

[–] Quokka@quokk.au 1 points 1 day ago

It’s only half BS.

[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 7 points 1 day ago

So many fuckers still hanging out at the Nazi bar...

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world -1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Yeah, the budget being the reason they're leaving doesn't make this a good thing, even tho they're starting to get off the platform. If they're only getting rid of half, there's still a bunch of accounts using Herr Musk's hate platform.

I used to think that it's so wild that German media is hanging out at the Nazi site, but after seeing Germany's reaction to the genocide and siding with the genociders, I don't know why I'm surprised.

[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 day ago

Did AI wrote this title? That is like a whole paragraph just in the title itself...