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John,
Germany’s government has fallen – an election is around the corner.
And the far-right AfD party could win. They don’t believe in climate
change and want to send hundreds of thousands of refugees back to
dangerous situations. Elon Musk is singing their praises. We could lose
Germany as a pillar of international progress for years.
But we’ve stopped movements like this before, and we can again.
The AfD is gaining momentum by spreading lies on social media, following
Trump’s playbook. But we have a proven plan to crack down on their lies –
one we’ve used before in Germany, and in Brazil: a team of researchers
identifying disinformation and hate speech, flagging it for the media, and
pressuring Facebook and TikTok to take it down.
We have to act fast to get the plan in place. The election is in weeks and
the ads are already up and going viral! Help make it happen:
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In May, our researchers found 23 hateful and racist AfD ads that violated
Meta’s own policies around hate speech, but got almost half a million
views anyway.
We released our explosive research, capturing the attention of the media
and the public, and ultimately succeeded in getting some of the posts
removed. Then we submitted our evidence to the European Commission, which
is investigating. But we can’t stop there.
This is a tactic we KNOW works to get the most vile, hateful ads off the
internet. And now as the elections near we have to do it again and again
and again. We’re ready to go, but have to raise enough to launch – can you
help us get this over the finish line?
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Our plan is crystal clear:
* First, we’ll hire a stellar research team to find and expose the worst
of these ads.
* Then we’ll make a massive deal in the media, putting Meta and other
platforms under fire for profiting off of hate.
* Last, we’ll use any tactic necessary (including the courts!) to FORCE
tech giants to take them down.
We know this works – and not just in Germany. In the run-up to Bolsonaro’s
attempt to win another term in Brazil, we exposed a far-right network on
Facebook, piling pressure on Facebook in the media and submitting evidence
to the Brazil Supreme court who forced Facebook to take down some of the
posts.
We’re gearing up to do the same in Germany in the weeks ahead, but we
won’t be able to pull it off without your support. Can you chip in?
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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for
people and the planet.
Thanks for all that you do,
Emma and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]How will social media shape Germany's election campaign? Deutsche Welle
17 November 2024
[ [link removed] ]Far-right AfD appears as strongest German party on TikTok Deutsche
Welle 06 June 2024
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