German Soccer Club St Pauli Quits X Platform Over Alleged Hate Speech

German Bundesliga club St Pauli said on Thursday it was withdrawing from X because the social media platform had become an ‘amplifier of hate’ that could influence German politics.

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Hamburg-based St Pauli are known for having an alternative fan scene and left-wing supporter base.

They are also active with social projects, support for refugees and minorities and initiatives such as installing beehives in their stadium roof to raise environmental awareness.

“Since taking over Twitter, as the platform was previously known, Musk has converted X into a hate machine,” St Pauli said.

“Racism and conspiracy theories are allowed to spread unchecked and even curated. Insults and threats are seldom sanctioned and are sold as freedom of speech,” it said.

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