Schellhorn closes Instagram account: excitement for company car affair!
Schellhorn closes Instagram account: excitement for company car affair!
State Secretary Josef Schellhorn from the Neos has his private Instagram account, who has cooked videos under the motto "Sepp, what are you doing?" spread, shut down. The account last had over half a million followers, but was removed from the network on June 4, 2025. The reason for this decision is the government's incompatibility rules, which have received increased attention in the light of current political debates. Schellhorn also sees itself in criticism, especially because of the company car affair and its advertising for the media project "now" over his Instagram channel. Despite the controversy, he emphasizes that he has nothing to accuse himself in terms of content and does not think of a resignation, so reports vienna.at .
The FPÖ has meanwhile called for the circumstances of deleting the accounts, including the content in question during his term. General Secretary Michael Schledlitz has raised questions whether Schellhorn continued to post cook videos and calls for disclosure about possible advertising videos that could have arisen during his political activity. Schledlitz even sees a resignation as necessary and criticizes that Schellhorn has not resigned.
Reforms in the company car regime
In the middle of this controversial, Schellhorn also plans a reform of the current company car regime in the government. His proposal provides for the introduction of two car models with a given equipment for ministers and state secretaries. This reform should not only simplify the discussion about the vehicle selection, but also lead to faster implementation, other ministries should agree. The background is accusations of Schellhorn's order of a new Audi A8, the costs of which were over 120,000 euros, which is considered problematic in times of pronounced austerity measures. Schellhorn justified this order with the assertion that the leasing contract for the new model is more favorable for the new model, which was described by the FPÖ as absurd The press .his proposal for the selection of company cars by the Federal Creation Agency is criticized by the FPÖ, which accuses him of still wasting tax money and showing no insight. Schellhorn emphasizes that the cheapest variant was chosen and that the size of the car was not decisive.
A look at the role of social media
The debate about Schellhorn also shows how social media influence the communication of political institutions. Social media make it possible to reach a wide audience without the messages being filtered by classic mass media. The interaction between citizens, politicians and journalists has changed significantly through this form of communication. The Federal Government has been active on YouTube since 2007, for example, on YouTube and since 2015 to search for direct contact with young voters and to spread information bpb.de .
However, the use of social media can also bring challenges, including data protection problems and the risk of hatepeech and polarization. In view of these aspects, political communication via digital channels remains a double -edged sword that carries both opportunities and risks. The challenges for political communication strategies require a certain level of community management to react to user questions and to moderate potentially insulting comments.
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