Overview

• Merkel, 71, told the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung she is not active on X, TikTok or Instagram.
• She said social networks are not her source of information.
• She follows newspapers, TV programs and conventional online media to stay informed.
• As former chancellor, she maintains her own website for publishing statements.
• German outlets including AFP and Der Tagesspiegel reported the remarks on Monday.