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German Politicians Promote Holiday Digital Detox, With Klingbeil Cutting Screen Time

Quotes to Watson, later distributed via dpa, outline seasonal plans for time with family.

Overview

  • Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil says he will sharply reduce screen time and scrolling over Christmas.
  • Bundestag Vice President Omid Nouripour plans to stay offline on Christmas Eve with no phone use.
  • CDU labor-wing leader Dennis Radtke aims to check his phone as little as possible and skip the flood of digital holiday messages.
  • Left party leader Jan van Aken plans to avoid email during the holidays and skip any meal comparisons with neighbors.
  • The cross-party pledges are personal downtime choices rather than policy moves or institutional changes.