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in EuropeGerman authorities ‘properly ready’ for social media election interference
Concerns are excessive over doable international election interference by social media disinformation in Germany, the place the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is at present polling in second place. In December, the Romanian presidential election was canceled amid warnings of Russian affect by way of TikTok after ultranationalist Călin Georgescu got here from behind to […] More
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in EuropeChina-linked affect operation tried to overthrow Spain’s authorities, report says
A China-linked affect operation impersonated a human rights group on social media to encourage Spaniards to overthrow their authorities within the wake of the lethal October floods in Valencia, based on a brand new report. Accounts related to the Spamouflage operation, which is reportedly linked to China, posed because the Madrid-based Safeguard Defenders on social […] More
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in EuropeEU tells Trump’s America: We produce other choices
4. BTW, we’re nonetheless into this globalization factor. At a time when Trump is touting commerce tariffs and “America First,” von der Leyen’s speech appeared designed to ship the other sign: We’re open to doing enterprise with anybody. Von der Leyen addressed potential buying and selling companions instantly, saying: “If there are mutual advantages in […] More
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in EuropeLeaked memo reveals alarming German warnings over Trump
Michaelis describes Trump’s imaginative and prescient as one centered on the “most focus of energy with the president on the expense of Congress and the [U.S.] states.” According to the doc, key democratic establishments, together with the legislature, regulation enforcement and the media, threat an erosion of their independence and might be “misused as a […] More
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in EuropeEscalate to de-escalate: How the world will take care of Trump’s commerce offensive
Countries around the globe are nervously ready to see if — and the way — Donald Trump follows by on his drastic tariff threats after he’s sworn in as U.S. president on Monday. If Trump does all he’s mentioned he’ll do, he may saddle U.S. corporations with an estimated $640 billion in import prices and drive up […] More
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in EuropeZuckerberg urges Trump to cease the EU from fining US tech corporations
Zuckerberg complained that the EU had pressured U.S. tech corporations working in Europe to pay “greater than $30 billion” in penalties for authorized violations over the previous twenty years. Last November, the tech chief’s Meta conglomerate, which operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and different social media and communications platforms, was fined €797 million for breaching EU […] More
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in EuropeHow to set off Trump: Britain’s cozy China journey dangers America’s anger
After years of rigidity with the earlier Conservative authorities over human rights and safety considerations, Reeves has political house to take a distinct, extra business-like strategy to Beijing and try to faucet China’s huge marketplace for financial advantages. “Everything the Tories did on international coverage was about backbench administration,” mentioned a U.Okay. authorities official, who, like […] More
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in EuropeMusk hosts love-fest with far-right AfD chief on X
The early exchanges within the stay audio dialogue on Musk’s X social media platform have been eclectic, starting from solar energy to the vagaries of Germany enterprise crimson tape. The pair laughed collectively, when Weidel requested if Musk understood how burdensome German enterprise guidelines could possibly be. “As a matter of reality I do,” he […] More
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in EuropeAlbania’s TikTok ban raises rule of regulation questions
“In the EU,” the assertion pressured, “any ban of digital providers will be thought of as a final resort and in relation to an infringement of the transparency and accountability obligations of the regulation, not in response to particular person points and items of on-line content material.” The EU is conducting its personal investigation below […] More
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in EuropePressure mounts on EU to make use of authorized weapons towards Musk’s interference
Across Europe, teaming up with Weidel is seen as an inflammatory step as members of her populist and anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have for years been accused of whitewashing and trivializing Nazi crimes. The AfD is presently polling second. French President Emmanuel Macron was fast to accuse Musk of getting gone too far […] More
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in EuropeFarage rejects Tommy Robinson after Musk backs far-right firebrand
Robinson was banned from Twitter in 2018 for violating its tips on “hateful content material,” however his account was reinstated final 12 months following Musk’s takeover and rebranding of the platform. He is at the moment serving an 18-month jail sentence for breaching a court docket order regarding false claims a few Syrian schoolboy he […] More
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in EuropePro-Russian Moldovan separatists refuse EU gasoline regardless of humanitarian disaster warnings
Apartment buildings and enterprise throughout the area have been left with out heating and scorching water on account of the shut-off, with residents informed to insulate their properties as temperatures drop to under zero levels Celsius. Russia ended gasoline provides claiming Moldova owes €680 million in money owed for unpaid gasoline payments. The Moldovan authorities […] More