NOS is also considering stopping using the “unpleasant” social media platform X, NOS Nieuws editor-in-chief Giselle van Cann said in the NPO Radio 1 program Spraakmakers. The broadcaster KRO-NCRV announced on Monday that it was quitting X. The broadcaster made this decision after Omroep Zwart CEO Akwasi, who participated in De slimste mens, was the target of hateful and racist expression on the platform for several evenings. “It is being talked about,” said Van Cann, calling the topic “an issue.”
The roads toward the Dutch beaches will be crowded this weekend, the ANWB expects. The Netherlands is set to have the warmest and sunniest weather in Europe this weekend. Large crowds are expected along the coast from Thursday as residents of Germany take advantage of a long holiday weekend, and traffic could be bumper to bumper due to several special events.