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Senioren-Union Demands 'Right to Analog Life' to Keep Services Accessible Offline

Delegates in Magdeburg take up motions that would preserve offline access to essential services.

Die Senioren-Union hat ein "Recht auf analoges Leben" gefordert.
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Overview

  • Acting chair Helge Benda says administrative procedures and banking must remain possible without internet access to ensure everyday participation for older people.
  • Benda underscores that his generation grew up in an analog world and uses digital tools without making them central to daily life.
  • The "Right to analog life" appears in multiple motions before the Senioren-Union's federal delegates' assembly opening Thursday in Magdeburg.
  • Benda frames analog access as a matter of self-determination and dignity in old age.
  • The Senioren-Union is a CDU-affiliated organization representing people over 60.