to discuss your requirement, rules for “opinion-mongering” on the net, earned the CDU leader harsh criticism. Now she defends herself. It is a question of how would be discussed.
CDU-Boss Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has defended in the debate on the “opinion-making” in the network again. It is not a restriction of the freedom of expression, she said. “Freedom of expression and diversity of opinion, we will defend all in the CDU always.” But in controversial times – such as in the election campaign, carrying the party have a responsibility, as would be discussed. “It goes to the question of how communication and political culture through social media is changing”, said Kramp-Karrenbauer.
support from the party
Similarly, the CDU expressed himself-Federal Vice Thomas Strobl. He assured Kramp-karrenbauer its full support. “Anyone who thinks he is above the law, is in the Internet an error”, so Strobl is the responsibility of. It is the language of the net. Everyone should fight parties and using them in a competition. “If you have to destroy the same, you must speak at least once,” said Strobl with reference to a Video of the YouTubers Rezo with the title “the destruction of The CDU”.
Thomas Strobl defended Kramp-Karrenbauer.
This was clicked a million times. In the consequence of 70 YouTuber joined together and called on to choose, neither the CDU nor the SPD. As a reaction to this approach, Kramp had called-karrenbauer yesterday, and rules for “opinion-making” in the digital area. Literally, you said: “What’s going on would actually be in this country when a series of, say, 70 newspaper editors had declared two days before the election, we will make a joint call: Selects not the CDU and the SPD, please. That would be a clear spin prior to the election have been.” Therefore, the question of which rules would apply from the analog domain in the digital place. For these statements, they received strong criticism. In social media, they have been interpreted as a restriction of the freedom of expression.
the learning process in digital communication
the Chairman of The Union faction in the Bundestag, Carsten Linnemann, referred to these statements in the TV channel n-tv as “unfortunate”. The party had been surprised by the actions of the YouTuber. The CDU was for freedom of expression. Kramp-Karrenbauer have nothing else to say.
the Minister of state for Digital, Dorothee Bär, urged the Union to be a learning process. It is important to focus on digital forms of communication to engage, said the CSU politician, the “Handelsblatt”. Here, too, had to move the CDU “like fish in water.” Then a lot of potential to reach out to young voters there.
