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Orla de Díez<p>The EU Observer: Francesca Albanese: 'EU officials must face charges of complicity in war crimes’</p><p>Free article: <a href="https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar6303344c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">euobserver.com/eu-and-the-worl</span><span class="invisible">d/ar6303344c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FrancescaAlbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrancescaAlbanese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OccupiedTerritories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OccupiedTerritories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a></p>
Orla de Díez<p>Via Martin Konečný<br>@MartinKonecny (X):</p><p>"We are ashamed of you" - powerful open letter by 200 Maltese writers, academics, artists and activists calling out @EP_President Roberta Metsola's silence on Gaza. <br><a href="https://openlettertorobertametsola.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/5/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openlettertorobertametsola.wor</span><span class="invisible">dpress.com/2025/06/05/5/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Malta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EP</span></a></p>
Strange Quark<p>The <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> has published an "Impact Assessment on retention of data by service providers for criminal proceedings". It is open for comment until 18 June: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14680-Impact-assessment-on-retention-of-data-by-service-providers-for-criminal-proceedings-_en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-r</span><span class="invisible">egulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14680-Impact-assessment-on-retention-of-data-by-service-providers-for-criminal-proceedings-_en</span></a></p><p>This is a terrible proposal which will seriously weaken the fundamental <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> rights of <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/citizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizens</span></a>. Please take the time to read it and add your comments. You don't have to be an <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> citizen to comment.</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ec</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a></p>
Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p>⛔️🇨🇳Ukrainian intelligence: China now directly supplying gunpowder, chemicals, tech to Russia’s military as an allied partner in the unlawful Invasion of Ukraine (More) <a href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3996794-ukrainian-intelligence-china-supplying-gunpowder-chemicals-tech-to-russias-military-plants.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/39967</span><span class="invisible">94-ukrainian-intelligence-china-supplying-gunpowder-chemicals-tech-to-russias-military-plants.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ICRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ECHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ECHR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OSCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PACE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PACE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
Orla de Díez<p>General Court judgment *should* have huge repercussions for Commission president’s already *severely compromised* credibility</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/pfizergate-verdict-ursula-von-der-leyen-eu-commission-wrong-secret-texts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.eu/article/pfizergate</span><span class="invisible">-verdict-ursula-von-der-leyen-eu-commission-wrong-secret-texts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a></p>
Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Article7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article7</span></a><br>⛔️🇪🇺EU’s Double Standard Of Punishing Georgia, Placating Hungary: Orban's Party Proposes New Legislation Critics Liken To Russia's Foreign Agent Law (more) <a href="http://www.rferl.org/a/33414208.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="">rferl.org/a/33414208.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Article7Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article7Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OSCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PACE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PACE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Article7HungaryNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article7HungaryNow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p><a href="https://youtu.be/FFcgzm0x7Z0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/FFcgzm0x7Z0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>⚡️🇳🇱Putin on trial? Dutch minister on EU-led tribunal (The Kyiv Independent VIDEO) <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hague</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ICJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICJ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Brussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brussels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ECHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ECHR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OSCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PACE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PACE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p>⛔️🇪🇺If Not Now, When Is Article 7 appropriate? Pro-Kremlin Hungarian espionage and sabotage ring exposed as operating inside Ukraine – Ukraine’s MFA responds (more) <a href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3991618-ukrainian-deported-from-hungary-over-alleged-espionage-ukraines-mfa-responds.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/</span><span class="invisible">3991618-ukrainian-deported-from-hungary-over-alleged-espionage-ukraines-mfa-responds.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OSCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PACE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PACE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Article7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article7</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> imposes fines of €500m to Apple and €200m to Facebook</p><p>“The commission forcing us to change our business model [of locking users in, leaving them no choice for cheaper apps outside their walled garden, and using user data for ads] effectively imposes a multibillion-dollar tariff on Meta while requiring us to offer an inferior service.”</p><p>(Well, I guess Meta's "consent or pay model" works fine when the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> applies the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> to Meta.)</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/23/eu-fines-apple-and-meta-for-breaching-fair-competition-rules" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">apr/23/eu-fines-apple-and-meta-for-breaching-fair-competition-rules</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a></p>
DB 🌱💦<p>🚨 The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to places like Russia and China. </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BurnerPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurnerPhones</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Espionage</span></a><br><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/20d0678a-41b2-468d-ac10-14ce1eae357b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/20d0678a-41b2-4</span><span class="invisible">68d-ac10-14ce1eae357b</span></a></p>
just small circles 🕊<p>Against this light, the recent announcement of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> to invest billions in large <a href="https://social.coop/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> datacenters within the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> is purely an investment into an arms race, and not one that directly serves the people.</p><p>An age-old dilemma maybe. Is the arms race needed, in order to stand a chance in a hostile world? Or is it only accelerating the cycle of doom?</p><p>What <a href="https://social.coop/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> CAN do, is finance the internet-we-need, besides doing the military AI dance. Have things go in parallel at least.</p><p>Towards <a href="https://social.coop/tags/HumanWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanWeb</span></a> ✊</p>
Paul Giulan<p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Global</span></a> leaders in <a href="https://federate.social/tags/renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewable</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> consumption</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NO</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SE</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BR</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DK</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZ</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CH</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portugal</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/PT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/LV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LV</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Croatia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Croatia</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/HR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HR</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CL</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Ecuador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecuador</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Peru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peru</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/PE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PE</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ES</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Slovenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovenia</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DE</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuela</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/VE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VE</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/decarbonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decarbonization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/international" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>international</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graph</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphs</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/infographic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infographic</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/infographics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infographics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphic</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p>🔴🇨🇳China joins Russian invasion: Chinese military officers have been present behind Russian lines with Beijing’s approval (more) <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/reuters-chinese-military-officers-have-been-present-behind-russian-lines-with-beijings-approval/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/reuters-ch</span><span class="invisible">inese-military-officers-have-been-present-behind-russian-lines-with-beijings-approval/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OSCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SHAPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SHAPE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PACE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PACE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MI6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MI6</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesOrNATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NukesOrNATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ajsadauskas</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tomiahonen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> obviously, that would've been a good standard for everyone, given that almost all non-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> these days are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebApps</span></a> and at that point we'd not have 100+ MB <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloatware</span></a> that essentially just loads a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Website</span></a> and can't even cache shit!</p><ul><li>/me stares angrily at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cordova" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cordova</span></a> *</li></ul><p>Personally I believe the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@europarl_en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europarl_en</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> could do that and establish as well as enforce an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/norm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>norm</span></a>, just as they did with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USBc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USBc</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCS2</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a>!</p><ul><li>It's just lack of political <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/pressure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressure</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/will" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>will</span></a> to actually deal with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiCompetitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCompetitive</span></a>-ness of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> and given <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> got forced into the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrowserChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrowserChoice</span></a> setup in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows7</span></a>, I <em>demand</em> the same for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> to include not only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chrome</span></a> but also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a>!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> needs to be <em>better</em> as in being more than just the <em>"lesser evil"</em> compared to iOS!</p>
Rik Viergever<p>"Dutch parliament calls for end to dependence on US software companies" -&gt; any government, business or NGO in Holland that wishes to start doing this for their organizational:</p><p>1. Smartphones</p><p>2. Mobile Device Management (MDM)</p><p>3. Online collaborative workspace</p><p>Please drop me a message! I'm always happy to discuss our business offering at Murena (www.murena.com/business)</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/europe/dutch</span><span class="invisible">-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Digital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MDM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MDM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EMM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EMM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mobifree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobifree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobile</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gael" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gael</span></a></span></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"The guidelines appear designed to be both conservative and business-friendly simultaneously, leaving the risk that we have no clear rules on which systems are caught. </p><p>The examples at 5.2 of systems that could fall out of scope may be welcome – as noted, the reference to linear and logistic regression could be welcome for those involved in underwriting life and health insurance or assessing consumer credit risk. However, the guidelines will not be binding even when in final form and it is difficult to predict how market surveillance authorities and courts will apply them.</p><p>In terms of what triage and assessment in an AI governance programme is likely to look like as a result, there is some scope to triage out tools that will not be AI systems, but the focus will need to be on whether the AI Act obligations would apply to tools:"</p><p><a href="https://www.dataprotectionreport.com/2025/02/the-commissions-guidelines-on-ai-systems-what-can-we-infer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dataprotectionreport.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">02/the-commissions-guidelines-on-ai-systems-what-can-we-infer/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIAct</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a></p>
Ralf Bendrath<p>The end of 6-monthly "daylight savings time" clock changes will also be withdrawn, by the way. <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>"Brussels orders <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> to hand over documents on algorithm"<br><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a6dc562c-4fa0-4ec6-9f3a-ad3be594bc7c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/a6dc562c-4fa0-4</span><span class="invisible">ec6-9f3a-ad3be594bc7c</span></a> </p><p>Useful reminder of the plus side of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/globalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalism</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Brussels is reassessing its investigations of tech giants including Apple, Meta and Google, just as the US groups urge president-elect Donald Trump to intervene against what they characterise as overzealous EU enforcement.</p><p>The review, which could lead to the European Commission scaling back or changing the remit of the probes, will cover all cases launched since March last year under the EU’s digital markets regulations, according to two officials briefed on the move.</p><p>It comes as the Brussels body begins a new five-year term amid mounting pressure over its handling of the landmark cases and as Trump prepares to return to the White House next week.</p><p>“It’s going to be a whole new ballgame with these tech oligarchs so close to Trump and using that to pressurise us,” said a senior EU diplomat briefed on the review. “So much is up in the air right now.”</p><p>All decisions and potential fines will be paused while the review is completed, but technical work on the cases will continue, the officials said."</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2c1b6bfd-ce73-451d-8123-0df964266ae8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/2c1b6bfd-ce73-4</span><span class="invisible">51d-8123-0df964266ae8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopolies</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Oligopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligopolies</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"European Commission officials fear that their heavy reliance on Microsoft constitutes a clear breach of EU data rules, according to internal Commission documents seen by Euractiv, which contradict the executive’s public statements on the matter.</p><p>The concerns are focused on the Commission’s use of Microsoft365 as its digital workspace, which has raised security and privacy concerns among some in the executive. </p><p>The EU's data protection watchdog, the EDPS, has ordered the Commission to bring its Microsoft use into compliance. This implies exploring less intrusive alternatives than Microsoft, but little has been done in this regard.</p><p>The case offers a stark example of the chasm between Europe’s desire for autonomy in highly sensitive areas such as IT, and the on-the-ground reality of its dependence on American tech.</p><p>“There are no known credible offerings from European providers,” reads an internal Commission document seen by Euractiv.</p><p>French authorities, in particular, expressed concern about “the potential risks associated with the use of US-based solutions," the note adds."</p><p><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/internal-documents-reveal-commission-fears-over-microsoft-dependency/?mkt_tok=MTM4LUVaTS0wNDIAAAGX7Zwx5qbxNlB8d6JQgib4XPm1mNzNnas36i_LDBU9AYt7kibpu_rcFNJrmBHOiSRx5nkk_LWNUvRyE491GsLyCxkqgkHhdBYTJNibunC0Mt0u" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/tech/news</span><span class="invisible">/internal-documents-reveal-commission-fears-over-microsoft-dependency/?mkt_tok=MTM4LUVaTS0wNDIAAAGX7Zwx5qbxNlB8d6JQgib4XPm1mNzNnas36i_LDBU9AYt7kibpu_rcFNJrmBHOiSRx5nkk_LWNUvRyE491GsLyCxkqgkHhdBYTJNibunC0Mt0u</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EC</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopolies</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a></p>