Overview
- Schleswig-Holstein’s State Chancellery confirmed it refused to sign a cease‑and‑desist demanded by Nius, with the outlet’s lawyer saying a lawsuit will follow.
- On ZDF, Markus Lanz played the full footage and confronted AfD politician Beatrix von Storch, who retracted her claim after a side‑by‑side clip comparison.
- CSU general secretary Martin Huber acknowledged the Nius edit created a different impression when Lanz showed the original exchange.
- Daniel Günther clarified that his brief “yes” referred to considering an under‑16 social‑media restriction modeled on Australia rather than banning critical media.
- The German Journalists’ Association criticized Günther’s wording as suggesting censorship, even as he called Nius reporting largely fact‑free and harmful to democratic discourse.