Wolfgang Schaeuble of CDU, president of the Bundestag, German lower house of Parliament, is seen during a session of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, November 21, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers have protested after Wolfgang Schaeuble, the new president of the Bundestag, announced a ban on sending tweets from inside the parliament chamber.
In a letter published in German media on Thursday, the former finance minister told lawmakers that "using devices to photograph, tweet or send messages from the plenary chamber is inappropriate to the proceedings of the Bundestag".
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