The claim that German authorities had deleted his Covid-19 posts…

The Bild newspaper reported that the government allegedly held a meeting with representatives of social media companies to demand the removal of posts that criticized Covid-19 restrictions and provided misleading information about the epidemic.

It was argued that during the government of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Ministry of the Interior and the Department of Press Information held secret meetings with high-level representatives of Google and Facebook, and in these meetings the spread of misinformation and misinformation was observed. misinformation on the platforms were discussed.

“Did the government remove unpopular crown views?” In the news directed at the question, it was questioned whether the federal government had anything to do with this restriction on freedom of expression in Germany.

It was claimed that Steffen Seibert, known as the government spokesman at the time and Merkel’s confidant, and who is now Germany’s ambassador to Israel, attended the meeting at the Interior Ministry.