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BILD newspaper faced protests after campaign linked to spokesperson's shooting

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The BILD newspaper faced significant backlash and protests after running a campaign against a student revolt, which was followed by the shooting of a spokesperson, Rudi Dutschke. Many held BILD and its parent company, Springer, responsible for the assassination, leading to demonstrations against their operations. Despite the controversy, Springer grew into an international media conglomerate with early involvement in AI, and connections to figures like Thiel and Karp. AI

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BILD newspaper faced protests after campaign linked to spokesperson's shooting

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ LukefromDC After the BILD ran a campaign against the student revolt and one of the spokespersons, Rudi Dutschke, was shot by a Nazi & fan of the tabloid Many

    @ LukefromDC After the BILD ran a campaign against the student revolt and one of the spokespersons, Rudi Dutschke, was shot by a Nazi & fan of the tabloid Many people took Springer responsible for the assassination, protests erupted & hit against offices, printer shops, vans BILD…

    LINKS kolektiva.social/@LukefromDC

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