Via @pluralistic @diem25berlin

#antitrust #Tech #oligarchy #billionaires

Yanis Varoufakis and Cory Doctorow—a live discussion hosted by Mehran Khalili #usa #eu #data #privacy

youtube.com/watch?v=I0kvjNh7cz…

An Open Letter to All European Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter:

"By abandoning X/Twitter, leaders can reduce its credibility, promote fairer alternatives, and take a stand against the spread of disinformation, ensuring democratic principles are upheld."

H/T to @everton137 for organizing this - already close to 1,000 signatures:

openpetition.eu/petition/onlin…

#Europe #EU

Die #EU, die Hüterin von Freiheit und Wahl,
kippt sie gern mal um, bei Bedarf, ohne Qual.

Ein Sieg der #AfD? Das geht ja nicht klar,
da hilft nur Annullieren, ganz wunderbar!

#Rumänien probiert, jetzt #Deutschland als Plan,
Demokratie, wie schön man sie biegen kann!

Let’s all sign this!
womenagainstfascism.com/open-l…

#OpenLetter #Meta #EU #WomenAgainstFascism #regulation #policy #moderation #fediPact #DSA #EuropeanUnion

Open letter

Calling for EU protection in response to Meta’s Policy Changes and Enforcing Compliance with European Union Regulations letter, 09/01/2025 Dear President Von der Leyen, We are writing to you to exp…

^WAF

How low can they go? I’m afraid we still haven’t fully discovered that.

“The MAGA cohort reportedly rounded up homeless people from the area – including one person from under a bridge – promising them a meal at the Hotel Hans Egede in exchange for their participation in the pro-Trump photo circuit.”

newrepublic.com/post/190070/do…

#trump #MAGA #USA #Greenland #Denmark #EU

Donald Trump Jr.’s Ridiculous Greenland Trip Just Took a Dark Turn

It appears the whole thing was staged.

^{The New Republic}

Regierungsbildung in Wien sorgt für Alarm im Europaparlament

Erstmals könnte Österreich von einem Kanzler der in Teilen rechtsextremen FPÖ regiert werden - mit der ÖVP als Juniorpartner. Bei CDU-Europaabgeordneten sorgt das für Alarm. Von M. Reiche.

➡️ tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/o…

#Österreich #EU #FPÖ #EVP

Regierungsbildung in Wien sorgt für Alarm im Europaparlament

^{Matthias Reiche (tagesschau.de)}

An Open Letter to All European Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter

Join the call for action against disinformation and biased agendas. Sign the petition if you agree:

openpetition.eu/petition/onlin…

Edit 1 (11.01.25): new banner created. Leave X - Protec Democracy

Edit 2 (13.01.25):
- website created leavex.eu
- contributions for translations welcome here! zumpad.zum.de/p/open_letter
- contributions to the website github.com/everton137/leavex.e…
- use the hashtag #LeaveX

#X #EU #Twitter #Musk #disinformation #petition #SocialMedia #decentralization #democracy

GitHub - everton137/leavex.eu: Website leavex.eu

Website leavex.eu. Contribute to everton137/leavex.eu development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

Russian soldiers share disgusting footage of their "hospital" conditions.

A basement instead of wards and bare pallets instead of beds.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

Russian Murderers

Russia dropped a guided aerial bomb on a residential building in Sumy region, local authorities report.

Two children and one adult were injured. The bomb destroyed a whole section of the building, and there are likely people trapped under the rubble.

Rescue works are ongoing.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

"I'd tell him [Putin] to go f*ck himself. I lived through that war, I know how hungry I was then. And now I'm hungry too! Russians are afraid of everything. Russians are afraid to speak."
- a Russian grandmother

#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.

Arm Ukraine. Speak up for Ukrainians. Close the sky over Ukraine. Invite Ukraine into #Nato.

#Ukraine #eu #EuropeanUnion #Europe

byteseu.com/596316/

byteseu.com/596316/

#US #EU #Israel #Israël #genocide #Gaza #Palestine

Occupied Marinka, Donetsk region.

Residents tearfully share footage of what is left of their relatives' homes after the arrival of the "Russian Liberators".
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

The mazut fuel from the two Russian tankers has reached Russian-occupied Crimea, Russian emergency situations ministry was forced to admit.

Oil stains were found in numerous locations by Crimean coasts.

The same (but on a much larger scale) can happen anytime to any Russian shadow fleet tanker. The environmental disaster that will and its costs will be unbelievably high.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

GAS IS TURNED OFF!

On January 1, the Russian gas supply THROUGH its pipeline in Ukraine to Europe was SHUT DOWN!

Russian Gazprom stated it is deprived of the technical and legal ability to supply gas to Europe through Ukraine.

SLAVA UKRAINI!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

"Ukraine prepares to strike Moscow with its own Trembita missiles"
- The Telegraph

The updated version of Trembita will be able to hit targets at a distance of up to 400 miles (~643 km). And its cost will be $10,000 per unit
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

[l] Elon Musk plant eine Live-Debatte mit Alice Weidel. Da könnte man sich jetzt noch einreden, dass das halt seine politische Position ist, oder dass das eine Werbekampagne für seine schrottige Plattform werden soll, aber mit dieser Meldung, wo er die Freilassung von Tommy Robinson aus dem Gefängnis fordert, wird da meiner Ansicht nach ein anderer Schuh draus.

Elon wird schlicht gemerkt haben, dass die Europäer weniger zum Regulieren kommen, wenn er sie mit für die EU höher priorisiertem Scheiß bewirft. Genau wie die Amerikaner weniger zum Regulieren kamen, als Trumps Wiederwahl immanent wurde.

#fefebot #trump #EU

Musk plans discussion with German far-right leader on X

The live chat with the AfD’s chancellor candidate is proposed as Germany’s political leaders accuse the tech billionaire of election interference.

^{Pauline von Pezold (POLITICO)}

Lite pepp för att du ska läsa #tidningar på andra språk än #svenska och #engelska

open.substack.com/pub/akenygre…

#franska #tyska #spanska #eu #resiliens #kultur #språk

United in strength, standing in solidarity 🌟

Our gratitude knows no limits for the heroes deployed to areas affected by natural hazards throughout 2024.

Their dedication embodies #EUSolidarity, shared by countries that offered immediate assistance through our #EUCivilProtection Mechanism.

In addition to the 🇪🇺 countries,🇦🇱, 🇧🇦, 🇮🇸, 🇲🇩, 🇲🇪, 🇲🇰, 🇳🇴, 🇷🇸 🇹🇷 and 🇺🇦, work shoulder to shoulder to deliver the required assistance.

In times of crisis, solidarity prevails.

#EU

Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the command point of the Russian 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade in Lgov, Kursk oblast yesterday.

Russian bloggers confirm the attack, and report that "they hit exactly where they needed to."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

Civil rights activists: Digital passports enable biometric mass surveillance

The EU proposal to digitize ID documents would require the creation of a massive facial database, warns the civil rights organization EDRi.

heise.de/en/news/Civil-rights-…

#Biometrie #Datenbanken #Datenschutz #Digitalisierung #EU #Überwachung #news

Civil rights activists: Digital passports enable biometric mass surveillance

^{Volker Briegleb (heise online)}

"We have every chance to take Japan's place and become the world's fourth economy," Putin said in an interview with Russia 1 TV channel and the RIA Novosti news agency.

Does he really believe that?

How delusional is he?
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

YouTube Blocked in Russia

About 80% of Russians are unable to access the platform, Russian medua reports.

Residents of Moscow say that YouTube works only with several paid VPNs. With free versions, it works for a minute, without them, it does not work at all.

Earlier, Roskomnadzor said that it "sees grounds" to take measures against YouTube.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

Attention, Estonia!

Russian propagandist Keosayan:

"What are they going to protect? Their 10 Estonian acres? I have two options for what happens after 2028. Either Estonia will be safe within the Russian Federation, or Estonia will no longer exist."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

For anyone in the #EU using #AltStore, you can also add my repo with free games:

alt.stux.me/repo.json

@altstore

Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky

The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on the Bluesky social network. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the first researchers to detect its activity. So far, four Russian-made fake videos have been identified on the platform.

The Insider and Bot Blocker reported on a similar campaign in which anti-Ukrainian narratives were presented as coming from professors affiliated with globally renowned institutions — including Harvard University and the University of Cambridge. The professors’ voices were replicated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools — a fact that was verified by the University of Bristol, which at The Insider’s request analyzed a video featuring Ronald Hutton, a prominent British historian and faculty member.

theins.ru/en/news/277378

#Ukraine #EU #Europe #Nato #usa #Baltic

Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continues

^{The Insider}

If Iceland can negotiate for entry into the #EU, why can’t Canada. (Asking for a country that doesn’t want to become the 51st state of the USA)

#CDNPoli

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

Irish Data Protection Commission fines #Meta €251 Million

Source: dataprotection.ie/en/news-medi…

#eu #privacy #hack #cybersecurity #news

Data Protection Commission

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final decisions following two inquiries into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (‘MPIL’).

^{Data Protection Commission}

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed that the gas transit agreement with Russia will expire on January 1, 2025, and will not be renewed. He shared this during talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Shmyhal emphasized Ukraine’s commitment to energy security across Europe and its readiness to ensure uninterrupted gas supplies during winter.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

NATO takes lead in coordinating Western military aid to Ukraine, Reuters reports.

NATO has assumed responsibility for coordinating Western military aid to Ukraine through the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine center, Reuters reported on Dec. 17, citing its sources.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

Today, we have opened formal proceedings against TikTok for a suspected breach of the Digital Services Act.

Following serious indications that foreign actors interfered by using TikTok in the Romanian presidential elections, we are now thoroughly investigating whether TikTok has violated the DSA by failing to tackle such risks.

We must protect our democracies from any foreign interference.

More: europa.eu/!w7DbvY

#EU #DSA

Two Russian tankers sank in the Kerch Strait Sunday.

One of them broke in half and fuel oil began to leak into the water, the media reports

The bad weather sinkings will lead to an environmental disaster for the local area.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war

🇪🇺 The anthem of Europe – a symphony of unity.

In 2024, the "Ode to Joy" celebrates its 200th anniversary.

Our anthem inspires unity by echoing our shared values and aspirations.

A soaring call to unity, it calls us to strive for a more perfect Union.

Let's keep writing this new symphony together.

#EU #BeethovenDay

If you're working in the @EUCommission and you want to post ads on an online platform that specifically target people based on their political views: Don't. #privacy #dataprotection #eu

The @EDPS_supervisor has just said that the Commission acted illegally when it did exactly that for its controversial #CSAM proposal (aka #chatcontrol). In September last year, it paid for ads on X that excluded people interested in right-wing parties.

The ruling follows a complaint by NGO @noybeu, who posted the full decision on its site today: noyb.eu/en/political-microtarg…

Political Microtargeting by EU Commission illegal

EDPS issues decision finding that the European Commission has illegally targeted advertisment on citizens.

^noyb.eu