Bear cuddly price : How the digital Minister of state wants to be close to Facebook

What remains after Mark Zuckerberg's visit to Berlin in the beginning of the week, especially lots of photos of meetings with the Facebook CEO. Not only Vodafone CEO Hannes Ametsreiter and the Ex-"image"-chief Kai Diekmann published after a joint dinner on Monday evening photos with Zuckerberg, but also digital, Minister of state Dorothee Bär (CSU) – in which way the fact, however, is remarkable, given the fierce criticism that comes from other government representatives, such as consumer protection Minister Katarina Barley (SPD) on Facebook.

On Instagram, the group is also on Facebook-that showed a bear on Tuesday morning a picture of himself and Zuckerberg, she leans radiant in the direction of the company. There is a regular exchange with Facebook is important, in order to "mutual trust and understanding," she wrote under the picture. In a short video clip to see how she puts radiant on the Arm to Zuckerberg.

the Critical words? Not a single one in your description under the Instagram picture. This bear chose the Hashtags #trust and #mutual under standing, and only a few hours after Barley had informed her it is precisely this confidence in Zuckerberg and his regulatory ideas.

As Germany's first digital Minister of state bear sets Standards for the office – how your image fits together, and of being too cozy with the criticism of other members of the government? Within the Federal government, there are "no guidelines for the behaviour of Cabinet members in the social media," said a government spokesman at the request of the daily mirror. The ministries would make use of the social media "in their own responsibility".

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From the Union ranks, there is criticism of Baer's contributions

Whether she is actually a Fan of Zuckerberg, the Instagram posts could convey, leaving the bear at the request of the daily mirror unanswered. Also you are not informed of why she has chosen this non-critical style of the Posts. Further, you did not indicate whether she shares Barleys critical Comments to Zuckerberg and Facebook.

From the Union ranks, there is criticism of Baer's contributions to Zuckerberg. "I have the impression that the numerous Selfies, obviously proud to be a politician" Zuckerberg "is also a reference to the real balance of power," wrote Ruprecht Polenz, former CDU General Secretary and Chairman of the foreign Affairs Committee, on Twitter, without having to call Baer directly. "Trust and common understanding?", CDU politician Thomas Jarzombek wrote on Tuesday evening in surprise under Baer's Instagram photo.

Zuckerberg also CDU met-Boss Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who had at the end of January already visit Facebook's Top Manager Sheryl Sandberg. What went on in the Meeting specifically told a CDU spokeswoman.

On the Initiative of Facebook, Robert Habeck came together with Zuckerberg

"Zuckerberg should not only meet in confidential rounds with the government, but as in the USA, the public debate in the Parliament," asked Anna Christmann, innovation policy spokesperson of the Greens.

the criticism of Jens Zimmermann aims, the digital-political speaker of the SPD. The choice of conversation partners of Zuckerberg during his visit in Berlin, a result of "the known" Patterns: "high-level representatives from business and government meet, and a large arc around the house. To send the unpleasant discussions with the experts in the Parliament, Mr Zuckerberg prefers his lobbyists.“ Baer's Posts to Zuckerberg finds Zimmermann, "non-problematic", however, everyone should consider", what is the message you want to convey with these images."

"The Chance would you be able to use and need to"

Ann Cathrin Riedel, founder of the Social Media consulting Agency Up Media and FDP member, praised that bear had made the Meeting on Instagram transparent. Desirable also, the topic of Facebook would be, however, if the Minister of state discusses to the Account "generally speaking, more of your issues, is also critical. Finally, Instagram was part of the group: "The Chance would you be able to use and need".

Green-chief Habeck met Zuckerberg

On the Initiative of Facebook, Robert Habeck came together on Monday with Zuckerberg. On Instagram, the Green-head serious acts, it was gone to "a more stringent regulation," says Habeck, who had deleted the beginning of the year, its accounts in Facebook and Twitter.

The note of an Instagram user that Habecks photographic evidence of more transparency, said bear, among other things, with three Smileys that laugh to tears.

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