Neil<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span>, one of the biggest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newspapers</span></a> , the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sueddeutsche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sueddeutsche</span></a>, merely called it 'caused irritation with a gesture that is reminiscent of the H****r salute'.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalismusversagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalismusversagen</span></a> </p><p>It's just strengthened my resolve to do without tech or apps from those companies and to get my news from other sources than mainstream media.</p>