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Mathias Dopfner, CEO and major shareholder

Mathias Döpfner (born 15 January 1963) is a German businessman, author, art collector, and journalist. He is the CEO of media group Axel Springer SE and, together with Friede Springer, holds 95% of the share in the company.[1] From 2016 to 2022 he was president of the Federal Association of Digital Publishers and Newspaper Publishers (BDZV).

Döpfner has been described as a "close associate of Netanyahu" and "one of the most prominent and courageous voices in Europe in the longstanding fight against antisemitism and a staunch supporter of the state of Israel."[29]

In July 2025, Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote that Döpfner's name had been linked to the BibiLeaks scandal, where the alleged leak of a classified document from Netanyahu's office to Bild, a newspaper led by Döpfner.[30]

In October 2025, Döpfner was awarded the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor along with Israeli-American GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.[31]

In October 2025, Döpfner wrote an op-ed in Politico accusing European aid to Palestine as having funded terrorism, and writing that by restricting aid to Israel, Europe was on the "wrong side of history".[32] In March 2026, he subsequently wrote a Politico op-ed expressing support for Israel and the United States in the 2026 Iran War.[33]

Company Axel Springer SE

As of 2001, the Axel Springer SE names what it describes as "solidarity with the libertarian values of the United States of America" as one of its core principles on its website.[62] This explicit stance has led to criticism from scholars and independent observers regarding the company's reported alignment with American interests.[63][64][65][66][67] Furthermore, an article in Foreign Policy has criticised Axel Springer SE for a history of compromising journalistic ethics to support right-wing causes, implying a longstanding pattern of bias in its publications.[68]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE

So, no belief in political freedom, or freedom from persecution there.

Hey, maybe we could even forbid people who don't support Israel from owning businesses, smash up their businesses, and make those people wear yellow stars on their clothes, so we can identify them better.

Make him fire you.

"Freedom of speech" was listed as a core value but apparently not if you use that speech to criticize Israel

So anyone posting those two here shall be berated

As soon as we get to the tipping point and collectively realise the only way to get any chance of having a normal world again, is to rid ourselves of this Epstein Class, he will be one of the first to fall. He virtually has no personal security compared to many of the others.

Politicians get a lot of blame for our current state but I think journalists are just as culpable.

Professional standards (and human morality) exist for a reason.

Ellison's orders are coming down the chain.

Oops, accidently letting that racial supremacy mask slip off.

He insists that loyalty to Israel sits at the heart of the company’s identity

That's just propaganda without the paychecks.

I have to add Politico and telegraph to my DNS blocklost now don't I....

Press freedom in western civilisation!

When one of the Pillars of Democracy is subverted the result is the breaking down of Democracy, which certainly explains why most of the West has morphed away from Democracy towards Oligarchy and even further towards Fascism.

Resign from... journalism?