According to the common Christian cycle, eternity begins after death, but in reality even before that on the Internet. Disproved theses, broken promises, lapsed love affairs: nothing is left to transience. Generations after us will be able to follow Hubert Aiwanger's tweets and their reception and, looking back, perhaps finally gain the insight as to whether the man was an unrecognized political genius in his time or just a shrewd populist.And even Zeich and Woar (colloquial for everyday objects), which...
Internet Twitter brings new paid subscription to Germany Twitter now has a new paid subscription. photo © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa The new Twitter boss Elon Musk urgently needs new sources of revenue. A paid subscription is now being introduced in Germany. Musk also promises a financial benefit for subscription users. Twitter also made its new paid subscription Blue available to users in Germany on Friday. The paid offer is part of Twitter owner Elon Musk's plan to create another business pillar...
A moment of breathing, a banal word dropped before really starting to speak, the eyes which escape towards the bottom of the screen to check that the recording has started: if you were born before 1997, there are chances are that this describes how you shoot a video of yourself.A tic, a mania perhaps, innocent, but which greatly amuses people born in the early 2000s. The latter, who form the famous "Generation Z", do not wait to speak once the...
As of February 16, lead shot is banned on and in wetlands. Hunters may then only use lead-free ammunition there. This applies across the EU. Among other things, this is intended to protect waterfowl, which can otherwise ingest toxic ammunition residues when drinking or eating other animals that have lead in them and die as a result. "In addition, human health can be adversely affected," warns the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), for example, "by lead residues present in game that...
Internet Air Force Twitter account hacked Hackers have gained access to the Air Force's Twitter account. photo © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa The Luftwaffe has become the target of a hacker attack. Only a short time later, the Twitter account gave the all-clear. The Air Force's Twitter account has been hacked. In the meantime, you had "no access" to the profile, said a spokeswoman. However, access was restored a short time later. The incident had previously been reported on the Bundeswehr's Twitter...
Internet Investigators dismantle criminal cyber group A group of criminals is said to have carried out 1,500 serious cyber attacks against companies and organizations in the past year and a half. photo © Sebastian Gollnow/dpa A hacker group has been blackmailing companies and organizations on a large scale. Now investigators from all over the world have broken up the network - with crucial support from Germany. Investigators from Germany and the USA have struck a major blow against an international...
research Fact check: Clips on the web show no delivery to Ukraine A Leopard 2A6 tank of the Bundeswehr's 93rd Tank Training Battalion at the Upper Lusatia military training area. photo © Ralf Hirschberger/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa The federal government's decision to supply battle tanks to Ukraine has just been made. Videos on the web should already show them on the way. But is that true? A fact check. No sooner had the federal government announced the delivery of battle tanks to Ukraine...
Internet Facebook group Meta lifts ban on Trump Donald Trump may soon be able to use Facebook and Instagram again. photo © Alex Brandon/AP/dpa Former US President Donald Trump is getting his Facebook and Instagram accounts back after his Twitter account. However, it is unclear whether the Republican will make use of it. Former US President Donald Trump is allowed to return to the Internet platforms Facebook and Instagram. The ban on the Republican, which has been in force for...
Internet Litigation between Twitter and the Crown Estate The logo of the social network Twitter: There is a dispute over the offices in London. photo © Jeff Chiu/AP/dpa Office space in the middle of London: A legal dispute between the social media group and a real estate company associated with the British royal family is looming over alleged rent arrears. A legal dispute is looming between the social media group Twitter and a real estate company closely associated with the...
Half an hour. It doesn't take long for two worlds to collapse. For a young woman because she suddenly loses her child in the seventh month. For a second young woman because she is worried that she is pregnant - until the positive pregnancy test gives her certainty.It is in such cases that Sarah Rieger and Anna-Lena Keerl, both 29 years old, stand by young people. To offer help, sometimes just to listen to problems. As digital street workers, they...
