Sami Nenno
@saminenno.bsky.social
Researcher at Synosys TU Dresden & Associate at Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
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Supporters and opponents of stricter wealth taxation talk past each other. Economically left-wing parties use value-based arguments emphasizing inequality, injustice, and responsibility, while right-wing parties focus on negative consequences for the economy, businesses, and (housing) property.🧵4/5
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Supporters and opponents of stricter wealth taxation talk past each other. Economically left-wing parties use value-based arguments emphasizing inequality, injustice, and responsibility, while right-wing parties focus on negative consequences for the economy, businesses, and (housing) property.🧵4/5
However, in recent years: We observe a moderate increase in posts, mainly driven by economically left-leaning parties advocating for stricter wealth taxation. Fun fact: the business lobby ran numerous Meta ads against wealth taxation during the 2021 election. 🧵3/5
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
However, in recent years: We observe a moderate increase in posts, mainly driven by economically left-leaning parties advocating for stricter wealth taxation. Fun fact: the business lobby ran numerous Meta ads against wealth taxation during the 2021 election. 🧵3/5
Our first finding: Politicians posted about wealth taxation less often than about other issues such as unemployment benefits or the nuclear phase-out. Along with gender-sensitive language, wealth taxation ranks among the moderately discussed topics. 🧵2/5
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Our first finding: Politicians posted about wealth taxation less often than about other issues such as unemployment benefits or the nuclear phase-out. Along with gender-sensitive language, wealth taxation ranks among the moderately discussed topics. 🧵2/5
How do German MPs debate wealth taxation on social media?
Although wealth in Germany is distributed very unequally and taxation could address this, the topic rarely features in public debate. This was our starting point for examining politicians’ FB, Insta, and X posts from the past nine years 🧵1/5
Although wealth in Germany is distributed very unequally and taxation could address this, the topic rarely features in public debate. This was our starting point for examining politicians’ FB, Insta, and X posts from the past nine years 🧵1/5
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
How do German MPs debate wealth taxation on social media?
Although wealth in Germany is distributed very unequally and taxation could address this, the topic rarely features in public debate. This was our starting point for examining politicians’ FB, Insta, and X posts from the past nine years 🧵1/5
Although wealth in Germany is distributed very unequally and taxation could address this, the topic rarely features in public debate. This was our starting point for examining politicians’ FB, Insta, and X posts from the past nine years 🧵1/5
Overall, misinformation makes up just above 1% of posts. Yet, for some parties on certain topics, the probability of misinformation can be at 10%. So, while the overall rate is low, misinformation isn’t uniformly rare — it’s clustered in specific contexts. 6/8
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Overall, misinformation makes up just above 1% of posts. Yet, for some parties on certain topics, the probability of misinformation can be at 10%. So, while the overall rate is low, misinformation isn’t uniformly rare — it’s clustered in specific contexts. 6/8
The misinformation rate is highest for BSW, followed by AfD, and then CSU/CDU. This pattern is fairly stable across platforms.
However, party contributions to overall misinformation differ: on Facebook, X, and TikTok, AfD accounts for most misinformation, while on Instagram, it’s the CDU. 4/8
However, party contributions to overall misinformation differ: on Facebook, X, and TikTok, AfD accounts for most misinformation, while on Instagram, it’s the CDU. 4/8
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The misinformation rate is highest for BSW, followed by AfD, and then CSU/CDU. This pattern is fairly stable across platforms.
However, party contributions to overall misinformation differ: on Facebook, X, and TikTok, AfD accounts for most misinformation, while on Instagram, it’s the CDU. 4/8
However, party contributions to overall misinformation differ: on Facebook, X, and TikTok, AfD accounts for most misinformation, while on Instagram, it’s the CDU. 4/8
Only about 4% of posts on FB, Insta, X, TT by German politicians include news links but over 90% contain text. Our text-level method, which matches fact-checks and community notes with posts, detects about ten times more misinformation than the news-domain approach. 3/8
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Only about 4% of posts on FB, Insta, X, TT by German politicians include news links but over 90% contain text. Our text-level method, which matches fact-checks and community notes with posts, detects about ten times more misinformation than the news-domain approach. 3/8
Zusammen mit @lorenzspreen.bsky.social habe ich mir mal genauer angesehen wie sich Alice Weidels Reichweite in den vergangenen Wochen auf X entwickelt hat. Hier ein paar Ergebnisse. Alle Details gibt es im Blogpost: css-synosys.github.io/post/x_elect...
January 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Zusammen mit @lorenzspreen.bsky.social habe ich mir mal genauer angesehen wie sich Alice Weidels Reichweite in den vergangenen Wochen auf X entwickelt hat. Hier ein paar Ergebnisse. Alle Details gibt es im Blogpost: css-synosys.github.io/post/x_elect...