2026-09-24T03:15:59Z https://yabu.me Alice Stollmeyer https://yabu.me/npub1ztw05av7yd6f6dkwx003xn64zfsltfrs23gg39vdn535lcjrmelslntxtn https://eupolicy.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/292/822/175/940/501/original/4903cd52e66086ee.jpeg https://eupolicy.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/292/822/175/940/501/original/4903cd52e66086ee.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9ctnmkwz4vkr8cmffsfu0zdkdfpmr2skluhm4tgrc929u6pz8cgzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087uhjxvj W seems for Boomers who don&#39;t get tech?<br/><br/>🤑 for-profit<br/>🔒 now closed source?<br/>🕵️ may use your data to train AI<br/>🦹‍♂️ dodgy tech bro on the Board<br/>🪪 needs govt ID verification &amp; face scanning<br/>🤖 40 million existing ATP users are NOT verified<br/><br/>Building EU Big Tech won&#39;t save democracy!<br/><br/>h/t <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1a8yv74ake9fqxdnyy94nqgtnxcur723s2ahl2ydxyukavg0dn6zs0glem4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Elena Rossini on Pixelfed</span> (<span class="italic">npub1a8y…lem4</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-untold-story-about-w-social-unconventional-beginnings-strategic-pitches-conflicting-signals/">https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-untold-story-about-w-social-unconventional-beginnings-strategic-pitches-conflicting-signals/</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/766/560/922/035/668/original/9ae338fcd8f55fb6.png"> <br/> 2026-06-17T17:12:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2t6tvtvz9py8hefulvwfjnc0hqxmf5758w8jktywlk8fkedn66aczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087ah6uw3 INVESTIGATION: Hungary colluded with Russia.<br/><br/>EVIDENCE: Hungary’s FM acted for the Kremlin.<br/><br/>AIM: weakening EU sanctions packages and delist sanctioned Russian oligarchs.<br/><br/>STOP PUTIN&#39;S TROJAN HORSE IN THE EU!<br/><br/>Stop unanimity-based EU foreign policy!!<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#StandWithUkraine<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺 <br/>#EUPOL #EUCO<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/322/853/126/033/836/original/53473e252c1cbfa1.png"> <br/> 2026-03-31T08:32:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvf0zjjckug0mdf8s9xkx6l0ll4pcpdhaqz0enegszquhd5emktvszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087rep5ul Council of European IT experts urge EU Parliament to stick to its recent decision and to reject a re-vote of #ChatControl.<br/><br/>Untargeted mass surveillance of private messages is unreliable, ineffective &amp; violates fundamental rights. <br/><br/>EU Parliament must save privacy! <br/><br/><a href="https://cepis.org/cepis-calls-to-oppose-chat-control-vote/">https://cepis.org/cepis-calls-to-oppose-chat-control-vote/</a> 2026-03-24T20:16:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2j478y4yf77cku7wk2lhfndafp5rk3swjzjzm2wz6nvgsseh28szyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00875kzygk &#34;When Moscow and Washington align around the same European leader, Europe cannot afford naïveté. <br/><br/>Our democracy, sovereignty and unity must never depend on external agendas.&#34;<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺 <br/>#EUCO #EUpol <br/><br/>original source (they&#39;re not on Mastodon?): <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/europeandemocrats.bsky.social/post/3mgtwv5zyw227">https://bsky.app/profile/europeandemocrats.bsky.social/post/3mgtwv5zyw227</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/232/481/827/917/267/original/88c57fdf53fb0802.png"> <br/> 2026-03-15T09:31:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvuxve9dyfjqy5um0yuv94gy3h5wyckfwqxuq88m735kmq6cvaanczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087tv8uk8 &#34;Never forget that a political, economical or religious crisis is enough to cast doubt on women&#39;s rights. These rights will never be vested. You have to stay vigilant your whole life.&#34;<br/><br/>Simone de Beauvoir, 1949<br/><br/>#WomensDay #IWD2026 #8M<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/193/024/163/425/189/original/2546191952d2b13f.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-08T10:14:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhx8w7lcyugcdtsudazr5mu59aznwgdvaypcf4880j4zvhh0370qzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087fstjh2 As I&#39;ve been saying for more than a decade:<br/><br/>For EU&#39;s energy &amp; geopolitical security, <br/><br/>Speed up our energy transition!<br/><br/>More efficiency &amp; renewables instead of more dependencies.<br/><br/>EPP &amp; oldskool (German) industry: economic pain from delaying &amp; weakening the #GreenDeal etc is on you.<br/><br/>#EU2030 #EU2050 #EUpol <br/><br/><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/be122b17-e667-478d-be19-89d605e978ea">https://www.ft.com/content/be122b17-e667-478d-be19-89d605e978ea</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/181/875/340/897/196/original/f73465a0727479a1.png"> <br/> 2026-03-06T11:00:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphh8j5g72ge56wjdvwqp5jgydl9xpvm845jpwpjzruwe5zd53epczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087ds6k37 Why Europeans must stand up to Trump’s illegal war in Iran.<br/><br/>Keeping Trump happy is &#34;strategically counter-productive:<br/><br/>The US war on Iran will only weaken US support for Ukraine—and Russia will be a key beneficiary.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://ecfr.eu/article/strategic-lunacy-why-europeans-must-stand-up-to-trumps-illegal-war-in-iran/">https://ecfr.eu/article/strategic-lunacy-why-europeans-must-stand-up-to-trumps-illegal-war-in-iran/</a> 2026-03-05T20:05:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrexfxat9zsv7r003fj0xx6dgqwa6kpxpweu65p9h7n98ekumu9mczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00877vex99 BREAKING: TikTok&#39;s addictive design breaches EU law.<br/><br/>(Features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, highly personalised recommender system.)<br/><br/>The EU is finally drawing a line: TikTok has to turn off their addictive tricks.<br/><br/>We should be in control of our own time &amp; attention, not Big Tech, be it 🇨🇳🇺🇸🇪🇺<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺 <br/><br/><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_312">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_312</a><br/><br/>Kudos to MEPs <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15evtx0mr4jqnpj6ssryrymyx9sjf8ngrafktkltxw9p0sccvhznspec3aj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kim van Sparrentak</span> (<span class="italic">npub15ev…c3aj</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12wdn6n4juxxhurxdzrdywws8g4x2sspsw0saen70m3xjcfsueraqrkaatc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Alexandra Geese</span> (<span class="italic">npub12wd…aatc</span>)</a></span> for their fight.<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/023/679/180/949/342/original/34949451f0e9366d.png"> <br/> 2026-02-06T12:30:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy0ap4dyevgsx65q93xz2gdd6upecpvgxy8ju8t8rz2dalnwkeplqzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg008785t7cp Kicking off the EU Tech Stars Summit!<br/><br/>&#34;Technology has become a weapon in the hands of autocrats. <br/><br/>Fortunately, we have our own alternatives in Europe.&#34;*<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺<br/>#FoShure😎<br/><br/>* <a href="https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/eu-tech-stars-summit">https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/eu-tech-stars-summit</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/017/112/760/489/873/original/7e649a48769976fd.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-05T08:38:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9v8jzltnavhlznfc5hqys7wkpjrnsfw5rn9wadx6a8jljdrqftqqzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00874akkmg BREAKING: Europol &amp; Paris cybercrime unit raid Musk X office in France.<br/><br/>&#34;Investigations range from sexually explicit deepfakes, aiding the distribution of child sexual abuse material to the dissemination of Holocaust-denial content.&#34;<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#HandsOffOurEU<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/police-raid-elon-musk-x-office-france">https://www.politico.eu/article/police-raid-elon-musk-x-office-france</a> 2026-02-03T10:31:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qcxnusx59ky43f6978nf9fdmvmefza5yp8jh0w9gxlczdl5rs6szyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087w4ypku PALANTIR is &#34;Like Uber for authoritarians.&#34;<br/><br/>Any time the Trump regime says &#34;AI&#34;, what you should hear is &#34;repression as a service&#34;:<br/><br/>1. AI as an excuse to consolidate data<br/>2. AI to execute orders that humans would refuse<br/><br/>&#34;Europe, do me a favour and don&#39;t contribute to a worldwide tyranny machine.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://johnskinnerportfolio.com/blog/ice_elite/">https://johnskinnerportfolio.com/blog/ice_elite/</a> 2026-02-01T08:29:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2akuly5y7ykd5e8ax6aatn6gr38m3l0cp6nfjrp8f0t8vhzy85mczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087mxv8h8 BREAKING: Netherlands to ban &#39;addictive, polarising &amp; anti-democratic algorithms&#39;<br/><br/>Govt wants &#39;enforceable EU minimum age of 15 for social media with privacy-friendly age verification as long as social media are not sufficiently secure.&#39;<br/><br/>#coalitieakkoord<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2026/01/30/aan-de-slag---coalitieakkoord-2026-2030">https://www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2026/01/30/aan-de-slag---coalitieakkoord-2026-2030</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/984/084/977/234/071/original/9b114bb7d535a0d2.png"> <br/> 2026-01-30T12:38:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvwxu7z72wdw2mkrrp7rn9gm0g4z92nj2z5tjr4sfxky5u7uhrpgzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087um3xas “Clean energy is Europe’s only route to security and prosperity.”<br/><br/>Let’s add tech sovereignty 💪<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/clean-energy-europe-security-prosperity-ed-miliband-dan-jorgensen/">https://www.politico.eu/article/clean-energy-europe-security-prosperity-ed-miliband-dan-jorgensen/</a> 2026-01-26T06:22:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5a8smxarchxqnukn94m4taqsm2zjgw4qye67yh2puffk5p65x0szyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00879ensnt Don’t waste a good crisis: the EU must prepare strategic autonomy.<br/><br/>“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.”<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-america-allies-eu-diplomats-greenland/">https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-america-allies-eu-diplomats-greenland/</a> 2026-01-24T07:41:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6g9l9fpfpwd8mtm69pa766qxvrtj5pyjzzearvzlft6tlatf4aszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg008776y75n BREAKING: emergency EU Summit on #Greenland with the EU&#39;s 27 Heads of State &amp; Government in the coming days.<br/><br/>&#34;Readiness to defend ourselves against any form of coercion.&#34;<br/><br/>#StandWithGreenland🇬🇱<br/>#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/01/18/statement-by-president-costa-on-greenland/">https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/01/18/statement-by-president-costa-on-greenland/</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/917/924/527/319/154/original/02852c39db0ccfac.png"> <br/> 2026-01-18T20:13:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrf0flh0q7wmptqzhdqd46s4fzt6jxpkfy6c39z6wtyff5hqdt3czyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00878wqe5u The real Trump whisperer is of course not Rutte but Putin.<br/><br/>As Timothy Snyder says:<br/><br/>“It is worth asking whether [owning Greenland] was a Russian idea.”<br/><br/>#StandWithGreenland🇬🇱<br/>#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/917/128/776/878/959/original/5b32746ca4502895.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-18T16:51:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrt8pd8w9wtg8j48xn7mskq9j4z052lqnhyfkahh4vgv78e8r344qzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087lcvnht #StandWithGreenland🇬🇱<br/>#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺 <br/><br/>PS: dear <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m96e7ycmmaz4ah7s8exw7x6vmumuccr0p9dxea64e5je89ty2yjsweag4y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>European Commission</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m96…ag4y</span>)</a></span> please create a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub163hduy0fd2evxcc7298ck4yplx9pege9ne06wgra9h342jcxh5wszvmv0n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mastodon</span> (<span class="italic">npub163h…mv0n</span>)</a></span> account for VDL! cc <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1k2luwnz2ds4w4rtqkfgrf0ce0mvk2scxg6825yeje03jp2dn9ynq9udvmj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Henna Virkkunen</span> (<span class="italic">npub1k2l…dvmj</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/915/365/251/455/296/original/80c478a1feba4d1d.png"> <br/> 2026-01-18T09:30:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyq87374l2pf7k4dyysedstj3dndk7tnrkwj2w22g397qxax6alggzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087pksxpn Republican US senator threatens to use congressional ‘tools’ to block Trump’s Greenland grab.<br/><br/>She also co-introduced a bipartisan bill to prevent the Trump regime from threatening NATO unity.<br/><br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺<br/>#WeAreNATO<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/murkowski-threatens-congressional-tools-block-trump-greenland-grab/">https://www.politico.eu/article/murkowski-threatens-congressional-tools-block-trump-greenland-grab/</a> 2026-01-16T17:29:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8j432jm8rfec858rx7ywjt0vmgg3pkgs8xn2wr7yh8p3v98uqnczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087j0zt3x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr76mrf8j66wdsn3vqzp92x3qtwqmru0d73n32399xnh2pv4wzytgt6tjhv'>nevent1q…tjhv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know what would be worse: geopolitical ignorance, incompetence, silo-thinking/working, economic pressure from the US (up to blackmail and strategic corruption), political affinity or corporate capture.<br/><br/>By the way, some of these can also be observed at EU level.<br/><br/><a href="https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/article-article-how-big-tech-shaped-eus-roll-back-digital-rights">https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/article-article-how-big-tech-shaped-eus-roll-back-digital-rights</a> 2026-01-16T14:50:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr76mrf8j66wdsn3vqzp92x3qtwqmru0d73n32399xnh2pv4wzytgzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00877lxdng RE: <a href="https://mastodon.nl/@bert_hubert/115903704361622856">https://mastodon.nl/@bert_hubert/115903704361622856</a><br/><br/>While enhancing strategic autonomy tops EU&#39;s agenda, Netherlands&#39; gov services do the opposite:<br/><br/>Making us MORE dependent on 🇺🇸 imperialist far-right regime &amp; tech oligarchs.<br/><br/>Geopolitical ignorance, incompetence, or corruption?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1c7j52y07zuw55wnngjxythq3638gf8f922n7dwxcn003knqc9gvsegtzs9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>marietjeschaake</span> (<span class="italic">npub1c7j…tzs9</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1w64xw75yrp704fvemf2qccremfhexnreq67f0rmzcanhsz2q3e0ssjzvuh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bart Groothuis</span> (<span class="italic">npub1w64…zvuh</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1f2xtdsvr73557a7sqtrv7u4w55q9qjkh0r4ddl0w7f0ystgsy46s8kk75w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Marleen Stikker</span> (<span class="italic">npub1f2x…k75w</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ms22e709302mkxk3lkutma04gmr468l63ern625yuy6mxsll20vs4q8akc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Eric Smit</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ms2…8akc</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub18k9dc3x69sa2yn5qugurygmu2s7jcq8z6e5h4hmnxgftglpluctql230hx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Barbara Kathmann</span> (<span class="italic">npub18k9…30hx</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15evtx0mr4jqnpj6ssryrymyx9sjf8ngrafktkltxw9p0sccvhznspec3aj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kim van Sparrentak</span> (<span class="italic">npub15ev…c3aj</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1frv36cv2jkddwnahtsn3uqqar8k997akwc6wfpqchg85p6ya3mgsemsem4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Claes de Vreese ☑️</span> (<span class="italic">npub1frv…sem4</span>)</a></span><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1093tre5rn8urqpa6metwvy9kmxu59ylllamgzffy0zr7wm95aaaq7gw5wl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1093…w5wl</a></span><br/> </div> Ik kan gewoon niet meer - net gehoord dat een van de allergrootste verwerkers van privégegevens binnen de Nederlandse overheid druk bezig is met zijn totale migratie naar Microsoft Azure. En de mensen die het tegen zouden kunnen houden worden buitengesloten & hebben het opgegeven. Stukje: <a href="https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/nee-je-kan-niet-meer-je-overheid-bouwen-op-de-us/">https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/nee-je-kan-niet-meer-je-overheid-bouwen-op-de-us/</a><br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nl/system/media_attachments/files/115/903/696/245/607/147/original/7dd7c145c322920d.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-01-16T13:46:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgkpx5vtkzmky5xc9sg27ycrpaethqd40n2mpucd075et4f2ezysczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00877rrc3j The era of hybrid warfare: <br/><br/>Poland successfully warded off a massive Russian cyberattack on its powergrid over Christmas. <br/><br/>“Russia’s digital tanks are already here.” <br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺<br/><br/><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/news/russia-attack-on-power-grid-brought-poland-to-brink-of-blackout-warsaw-says/">https://www.euractiv.com/news/russia-attack-on-power-grid-brought-poland-to-brink-of-blackout-warsaw-says/</a> 2026-01-15T06:45:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspw4frg0wpygaky2xtm7m5jpzeg7tfrhj8ynnzfv9j9va6we8cwsgzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg008735mn0p We zitten in een digitale noodsituatie, wanneer nemen we die eens serieus?<br/><br/>De macht van Amerikaanse Big Tech in combinatie met de &#39;veiligheidsstrategie&#39; van het Trump regime vraagt om een andere, strategische kijk op technologie.<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺<br/><br/><a href="https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/opinie-we-zitten-in-een-digitale-noodsituatie-wanneer-nemen-we-die-eens-serieus~b27bdd57/">https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/opinie-we-zitten-in-een-digitale-noodsituatie-wanneer-nemen-we-die-eens-serieus~b27bdd57/</a> 2025-12-22T09:49:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcq3vemwfjhr0m8aekdkfnaaxcavyxpac4cafyp8ga8rczqrjemczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087xlxpsw Happy #WinterSolstice — towards more light! 🌞 <br/><br/>May your every day grow brighter hereafter 💛🌻😎<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bustle.com/life/what-does-the-winter-solstice-mean-spiritually-its-celebrated-in-tons-of-religions-cultures-7620273">https://www.bustle.com/life/what-does-the-winter-solstice-mean-spiritually-its-celebrated-in-tons-of-religions-cultures-7620273</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/758/279/619/604/081/original/5b441822381e69ff.png"> <br/> 2025-12-21T15:33:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mlqpz2yyvxwndqu6xn33jaxd0kvv857z67jhd9230n8zzx5ltaqzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087hpnt28 This week, Europe must choose: <br/><br/>Whether the EU remains a geopolitical object, or chooses to become a subject that shapes its own future.<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/>#HandsOffOurEU<br/>#EUCO #EUpol<br/>#WeAreEU🇪🇺<br/><br/><a href="https://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/commentary/cost-inaction-why-passivity-no-longer-option-european-union">https://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/commentary/cost-inaction-why-passivity-no-longer-option-european-union</a> 2025-12-16T09:27:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvf89eks2s6dv4yp0hskh65f2m9nshz0zmdqu2pnx5rzucyaagrnqzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087y6q2ym The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology, writes prof Cas Mudde.<br/><br/>The Trump regime &#34;believes that its national security is best served by the destruction of liberal democracy in Europe.&#34; <br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/10/trump-security-strategy-europe-liberal-democracy">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/10/trump-security-strategy-europe-liberal-democracy</a> 2025-12-12T17:29:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qw58q66vh85a3k4ga79ghv7ay8pgsyg7g7sn7gf5lq30y64zeygzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087948x6y Honoured to interview MEP <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12wdn6n4juxxhurxdzrdywws8g4x2sspsw0saen70m3xjcfsueraqrkaatc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Alexandra Geese</span> (<span class="italic">npub12wd…aatc</span>)</a></span> - #1 of the &#34;Ten to watch&#34; in #POLITICO28 - about the European Democracy Shield.<br/><br/>While it acknowledges the systemic risk European democracy faces, the Shield falls short of addressing its root causes.<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU<br/><br/><a href="https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/a-shield-without-a-sword/">https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/a-shield-without-a-sword/</a> 2025-12-11T15:47:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs08y03qsj93krkhl6ty05mprwu8cz2xx5m5v92f2c9nghkf93pc6gzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087w2v39a Dear <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m96e7ycmmaz4ah7s8exw7x6vmumuccr0p9dxea64e5je89ty2yjsweag4y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>European Commission</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m96…ag4y</span>)</a></span>, the digital omnibus is the opposite of what we need.<br/><br/>In the era of hybrid warfare, we must make it HARDER to WEAPONISE our digital infrastructure against us — not EASIER.<br/><br/><a href="https://defenddemocracy.eu/europe-security-update/">https://defenddemocracy.eu/europe-security-update/</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/578/308/813/795/799/original/b6cfc5cc401802f0.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-19T20:44:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrj8fzl4l0t3f5j030upyevmw3ajppyx5z7ssjpfm45myypqhzcgzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087gpga2u 15 November 2025, back in Belgium after several weeks in the Netherlands.<br/><br/>The weather has been so exceptionally mild that in many gardens roses are blooming.<br/><br/>I’m torn between being delighted by their beauty and being concerned about the climate crisis.<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/552/968/050/840/976/original/254b7280d4748434.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-15T09:19:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs842f7ey2dm5sulq9hdhrftyxs7v0swfs7ytknknt5sazyzdg3l5qzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087hyzld9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrkpagh0w390c8pf4fu4tyhe0msppclmrqp8r40gj4s330hm2hpss9tkhp'>nevent1q…tkhp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Y 2025-10-30T10:54:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrj4m8qvgty39ln0x86yskwac6kc80v2akddc3qq95qzxwdwnkewszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087qlawus The Netherlands has not beaten the radical right. <br/><br/>We may get lucky this time (still counting votes), but the far-right bloc remains stable.<br/><br/>Our fight for democracy is far from over.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dknk89qyzrrnza0tmjv47t8msgsrkhrm4tycg278ea609g9gsn3qqpp4z7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Defend Democracy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dkn…p4z7</span>)</a></span> <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qjgw3stymcru2cspgj77398yfgaxvys2xf6vsg7e2tn4amrf3smqeqw52j" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>WebWatch</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qjg…w52j</span>)</a></span><br/>#TK2025 #NLpol #verkiezingen<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/461/923/641/154/383/original/c92d2c1e23cfd072.png"> <br/> 2025-10-30T07:36:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszkv2nze4ctk82w3pk588nlh5dnj92lz8usg4u5jztm5se08l8nfszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087gy48kh OMG, I&#39;ve been saying this for at least 5 years.<br/><br/>&#34;EU... warns technology can be ‘weaponised’ by geopolitical rivals.&#34;<br/><br/>Finally we are waking up! <br/><br/>But <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m4redaazyddvrj0aulv5zesyhxd9jrtk0l62cfpuxp4uncp69c3q6wxjmp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Henna Virkkunen</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m4r…xjmp</span>)</a></span>, this applies not only to AI but also to the (American &amp; Chinese) digital platforms we use!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ea3d20ed-5b42-45ce-8155-67ef472ae9df">https://www.ft.com/content/ea3d20ed-5b42-45ce-8155-67ef472ae9df</a> 2025-10-05T08:01:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgfdegy2j5p0pm5j6urlmjfp4rsf5kl9382ha5354z4gu63fh4g8szyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087s6jlfc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp0mpvhdr2l2ffxhymgk93e9366hm0xzzl4q9nthm6ty2w5dhqx9s8k3tlp'>nevent1q…3tlp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I couldn&#39;t have imagined better timing for my key note speech today: <br/><br/><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@AliceStollmeyer/115096418946270885">https://eupolicy.social/@AliceStollmeyer/115096418946270885</a> 2025-08-26T18:40:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs29vvzkl7ay9ea95zm87943gazz5m276v0yyjdjxy2999856kn05czyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087t0ygn9 Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features.<br/><br/>“Everybody has the right to their own body, their own voice and their own facial features.”<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy #BigTech #BigAI<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence</a> 2025-06-27T11:11:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsglcshe0v7v8f40tc2jfq42wf3dxgwxmnrcmwp57nlq3d0497h8nqzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00870prl68 Message to Europe: <br/><br/>Time to speak up!<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy #EUpol<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/646/715/429/907/372/original/06cae316605ac08e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-08T08:07:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9eljmhpc83u83hf7qfemgvswcfttne85mxs2su284k9m3hj2f79szyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087s5l5h7 If the U.S. wants to sanction foreigners who are complicit in censoring Americans, start with revoking Elmo Musk&#39;s visa.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.state.gov/announcement-of-a-visa-restriction-policy-targeting-foreign-nationals-who-censor-americans/">https://www.state.gov/announcement-of-a-visa-restriction-policy-targeting-foreign-nationals-who-censor-americans/</a> 2025-05-28T16:47:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqap9fcffhyd257xflg9lfaansc0vep3knafqy57xmp5lnqgdhfszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087sj88m4 Forget Greenland, #Ireland is the European island the U.S. already owns. <br/><br/>And when it comes to #BigTech, Dublin is Trump’s Trojan horse.<br/><br/>High time for a centralised #EU agency to police all European tech laws, including the #GDPR, #DMA, #DSA.<br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy #EUpol<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-donald-trump-fines-white-house-washington-uk/">https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-donald-trump-fines-white-house-washington-uk/</a> 2025-05-22T05:43:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83hzquuq9jhq4gka8serx05ce77tj48k7zv8s6yjj7s4nshft8qszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087rsdfpg Today we celebrate Netherlands&#39; 80 years of freedom.<br/><br/>Forever grateful to our local &amp; allied freedom fighters.<br/><br/>🇳🇱🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇵🇱🇧🇪🇳🇴🇳🇿🇦🇺<br/><br/>We owe it to past, current &amp; future generations to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dknk89qyzrrnza0tmjv47t8msgsrkhrm4tycg278ea609g9gsn3qqpp4z7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Defend Democracy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dkn…p4z7</span>)</a></span> and freedom, every day.<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/456/742/745/617/119/original/40441032685a35e5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-05T18:55:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq35htssjh9zgseev5jng7wc6lkn9uq0rqpjppd2u485sjayknspqzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg008738drsa BREAKING: #EU (via Ireland) hits #TikTok with €530M fine for illegally sending users’ personal data to #China. <br/><br/>&#34;TikTok fails to adequately assess the implications of Chinese surveillance laws on Europeans’ data.&#34; <br/><br/>#DefendDemocracy #BigTech #EUlaw #GDPR<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-hit-with-e530m-privacy-fine-ireland-china-data/">https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-hit-with-e530m-privacy-fine-ireland-china-data/</a> 2025-05-02T11:07:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxkhpv2q7r3m5qktla2dzzwgy8ncp4z8d0gsfzlsmxenkz4tmt8nszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087cruucj Badge of honour: Trump dumps <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dknk89qyzrrnza0tmjv47t8msgsrkhrm4tycg278ea609g9gsn3qqpp4z7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Defend Democracy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dkn…p4z7</span>)</a></span>.<br/><br/>Our Transatlantic Democracy Dialogue was “terminated” by US State Department. <br/><br/>“It is painful,” Stollmeyer said, “that our ‘shared values’ which we worked so hard to promote, are not shared by the Trump-Musk regime.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/politico-eu-influence/huawei-probe-puts-lobby-groups-in-a-tough-spot/">https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/politico-eu-influence/huawei-probe-puts-lobby-groups-in-a-tough-spot/</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/196/556/078/974/963/original/54ab397a0d236070.png"> <br/> 2025-03-20T20:10:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmefuwdq5l5acks88uwvdp9g7km72q3s2ph7k275enc2ghway9wczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg008760yume Dear European friends,<br/><br/>Important advice from an American citizen.<br/><br/>#BigBrotherIsWatching #TakeCare #StaySafe<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/180/003/786/271/173/original/6fc8247b28532fed.png"> <br/> 2025-03-17T21:57:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfepym8aezvmmh4wltw7kvkp5xlnvaqh374x54zs4dr2ng4egxp5czyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087t0npgu Based in Brussels?<br/><br/>See you at 14:00!<br/><br/>#StandWithUkraine<br/>#DefendDemocracy<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/052/388/722/990/643/original/bdc59f45eb098c5e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-23T09:02:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23ztzahs25pg3jyzwc9z2l8mvv3qqwqa0xftz25kpskqszr8a2aczyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00879ra6er Time for Realpolitik:<br/><br/>&#34;It is vital for Europe to speak with one voice. That means national politicians will finally have to make their egos and their personal ambitions subordinate to the European interest. That would be true leadership.&#34; <br/><br/>#EUpol #EU #Ukraine #US<br/><br/><a href="https://sophieintveld.substack.com/p/time-for-realpolitik">https://sophieintveld.substack.com/p/time-for-realpolitik</a> 2025-02-22T16:44:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxjt5xsfcdlr0e32vwah8xnjyldct37vxvhns44fgs9u4eye53xqgzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087pnescj #Germany won’t accept “if outsiders interfere in our #democracy, in our elections &amp; in the democratic formation of opinion..”<br/><br/>So what are you doing about it, Germany? And what are we doing, #EU? Soon it will be too late.<br/><br/>Coz it’s been happening for years.<br/><br/>#MSC2025 #EUpol #NAFO <br/><br/><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/german-olaf-scholz-jd-vance-slams-support-far-right-interference-outsiders-munich-security-conference/">https://www.politico.eu/article/german-olaf-scholz-jd-vance-slams-support-far-right-interference-outsiders-munich-security-conference/</a> 2025-02-15T11:46:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9hprfnn3y9vdlvpu8w9yvkh3s8vkkalswsm3e5eddu0v7d0gmvsqzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087xg4jda The logic of America&#39;s destruction. And how to resist it.<br/><br/><a href="https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-of-destruction">https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-of-destruction</a> 2025-02-02T21:31:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85whr94nyldu79thd7hy7hyhphqdugra9uqwzdtzkzr6md8c44qqzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00878efz8n Netherlands universities start alternative to #BigTech.<br/><br/>Goals are digital autonomy, safeguarding public values &amp; a healthier digital ecosystem.<br/><br/>Who needs oligarchs Tr*mp, M*sk, Z*ck? Who needs BigTech imposing BigAI? Let&#39;s build our #Eurostack!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.computable.nl/2025/01/10/universiteiten-starten-nextcloud-pilot-als-alternatief-voor-big-tech/">https://www.computable.nl/2025/01/10/universiteiten-starten-nextcloud-pilot-als-alternatief-voor-big-tech/</a> 2025-01-12T09:02:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxaadlt9c6x4yrt3edn4cwgvgpwu7p2cgs6d2xel7gq9gsngh3auszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087pxnf4t Why is Politico Europe amplifying the polarising propaganda of an American far-right activist oligarch?<br/><br/>6 articles in the last 24 hours!<br/><br/>#EUpol #journalism #DefendDemocracy<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/782/615/187/012/216/original/2f57705a388733f6.png"> <br/> 2025-01-06T17:42:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8jajlsmujjffn7nflwq45gptvhhn02jntga7lfm9mgzyc7xu0reszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087un0kqy “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.” <br/><br/>Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism<br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/435/218/726/985/229/original/7ac32868fadd2f94.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-06T09:08:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqrzq6pfnrcc38c3z9jlylsfjdwjeh0kxpgvjhf86gn20x3m9pc3czyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087dgfzr7 El*n M*sk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin (!) raise security concerns; topics include geopolitics 😱<br/><br/>“Putin asked the billionaire to avoid activating his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.”<br/><br/>#EUpol #NAFO #Ukraine<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/musk-putin-secret-conversations-37e1c187">https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/musk-putin-secret-conversations-37e1c187</a> 2024-10-25T06:48:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsglva5rz9fp248vq4sfmmguwl0znltd30lzvc4vhzccahl2ntr89czyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087qk3mlu &#34;Isn’t it ironic that we’re banking on a technology we don’t have the resources to power sustainably, expecting it to save us from a problem it’s actively contributing to?&#34;<br/><br/>How AI is fuelling the climate crisis, not solving it:<br/><br/><a href="https://energytransition.org/2024/10/how-ai-is-fuelling-the-climate-crisis-not-solving-it/">https://energytransition.org/2024/10/how-ai-is-fuelling-the-climate-crisis-not-solving-it/</a> 2024-10-24T20:01:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvmeazcfajsxr9w2du68dqtuleu4nw6md0cvrk4qh2m2yzjg50cjgzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087ysec8m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnta2nk4jjkseedpc7ugyap7vzx7uv3t9n5nccyxsnm69c3hdxxgcdkxum'>nevent1q…kxum</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Update: Netherlands&#39; Intelligence agency advises:<br/><br/>#ChatControl is “too large a security risk for our digital resilience.”<br/><br/>H/T [@bert_hubert](<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@bert_hubert">https://fosstodon.org/@bert_hubert</a> ) <br/><br/><a href="https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dutch-intel-service-csam-update/">https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dutch-intel-service-csam-update/</a> 2024-10-06T17:09:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdnta2nk4jjkseedpc7ugyap7vzx7uv3t9n5nccyxsnm69c3hdxxgzyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg00874kzpep Over 300 scientists from 33 countries have signed yet another open letter criticising Hungary&#39;s proposal for EU #ChatControl:<br/><br/>Client-side scanning of ALL end-to-end encrypted private communication (messages, email..)<br/><br/>In other words: mass surveillance!<br/><br/><a href="https://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~preneel/Open_letter_CSAR_aug24_still_unacceptable.pdf">https://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~preneel/Open_letter_CSAR_aug24_still_unacceptable.pdf</a><br/> <img src="https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/220/640/161/642/959/original/e1928f912b6b09a2.png"> <br/> 2024-09-29T11:38:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yvexcch3n5hqhhvkclvft79s4z39jmsz277d3czgc3f0lnm8pvszyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087y5aekf Tech companies aren’t just going to war. They’re owning the battlefield.<br/><br/>&#34;Unless democracies begin to claw back their power from [tech] companies, they will continue to experience the erosion of their sovereign power.&#34;<br/><br/>From @marietjeschaake ‘s #TechCoup<br/><br/><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91192057/tech-companies-arent-just-going-to-war-theyre-owning-the-battlefield">https://www.fastcompany.com/91192057/tech-companies-arent-just-going-to-war-theyre-owning-the-battlefield</a> 2024-09-23T19:55:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhrh3kxpfha8dj0sphzz4txhngapu6jvfp7z87007y6t6sgpy95szyqfde7n4nc3hf8fkecea7y6025fxradywp29pzy43kwjxnlzg0087fredlj Deep breath for #MyFirstToot.<br/><br/>#Introduction: 5 years ago I started #DefendDemocracy, a civil society organisation. We work to defend and strengthen democracy against foreign, domestic and technological threats.<br/><br/>The latter is why I&#39;m preparing to move here, and why Defend Democracy demands EU leaders for an urgent security &amp; regulatory review of Elmo&#39;s #TwitterTakeover. <br/><br/><a href="https://defenddemocracy.eu/threat-to-democracy-and-security-twitter-take-over-letter-to-eu-leaders/">https://defenddemocracy.eu/threat-to-democracy-and-security-twitter-take-over-letter-to-eu-leaders/</a> 2022-11-05T19:48:27Z