Because of boost for Musk tweets: Twitter threatens trouble from Bavaria
Twitter could give the tweets of its boss and owner Elon Musk a greater reach than other content. If this were true, it would be a violation of a law in Bavaria. The media supervisory authority there is now investigating.
As expected, there was no official confirmation of the incident from Twitter. And after a few days, the flood of Musk tweets died down considerably. Musk himself responded to the discussion with a meme. It showed a woman force-feeding another woman with a bottle. One woman was labelled as "Elon's tweets", the other as "Twitter".
The algorithm on which Twitter is based is based on the preferences and interests of the user. If Musk tweets were actually displayed more frequently, this would be a manipulation of the algorithm, as the BLM President explained in an interview.
Does Twitter therefore have to fear being shut down in Bavaria or Germany? Probably not. In the interview, the BLM President describes the lengthy review process. The penalties range from a "complaint" to a block or a fine of 500,000 euros. Provided that manipulation can be proven at all.
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