Douwe Korff
@douwekorff.bsky.social
Dutch UK-based Emeritus professor of International law. Human and digital rights activist. Data protection expert.
1/ “Under threat of a $5 billion lawsuit from Trump, the BBC is hiding behind a distorted version of "impartiality" to appease the very forces that want to dismantle public broadcasting altogether. The irony is stark: Bregman's lecture is about the "paralysing cowardice"
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⭐️ BBC's "Self-Censorship Driven by Fear"
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November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
1/ “Under threat of a $5 billion lawsuit from Trump, the BBC is hiding behind a distorted version of "impartiality" to appease the very forces that want to dismantle public broadcasting altogether. The irony is stark: Bregman's lecture is about the "paralysing cowardice"
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I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
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It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
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This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it.
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it.
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
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This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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I guess the brave BBC will be sandblasting Orwell's "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear" off the front of Broadcasting House?
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I guess the brave BBC will be sandblasting Orwell's "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear" off the front of Broadcasting House?
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EU Commission registers European citizens initiative calling for the full suspension of the EU/Israel association agreement
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Commission registers European Citizens\' Initiative on the EU-Israel Association Agreement
Today, the European Commission has registered the European Citizens\' Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel\'s violations of hu...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
EU Commission registers European citizens initiative calling for the full suspension of the EU/Israel association agreement
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The latest in this year of EU surrender to Trump.
"On Nov. 19 the 🇪🇺Commission made an outright retreat on its data and privacy rules."
"Brussels finally gave up on its decade-long dream of seeking to be the predominant global tech regulator that would rein in American tech titans."
"On Nov. 19 the 🇪🇺Commission made an outright retreat on its data and privacy rules."
"Brussels finally gave up on its decade-long dream of seeking to be the predominant global tech regulator that would rein in American tech titans."
Brussels is done being the world’s digital policeman
The “Brussels Effect” is dead. Now Washington is setting the pace on deregulation in Europe.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The latest in this year of EU surrender to Trump.
"On Nov. 19 the 🇪🇺Commission made an outright retreat on its data and privacy rules."
"Brussels finally gave up on its decade-long dream of seeking to be the predominant global tech regulator that would rein in American tech titans."
"On Nov. 19 the 🇪🇺Commission made an outright retreat on its data and privacy rules."
"Brussels finally gave up on its decade-long dream of seeking to be the predominant global tech regulator that would rein in American tech titans."
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It is literally up for negotiations right now, after the Commission introduced the Digital Omnibus and the AI Act Omnibus last week. Negotiations with the Council and the Parliament are literally up next. 🤓
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
It is literally up for negotiations right now, after the Commission introduced the Digital Omnibus and the AI Act Omnibus last week. Negotiations with the Council and the Parliament are literally up next. 🤓
This is not legally possible: “The plan grants the Kremlin full immunity from prosecution, negating international criminal court warrants for Putin and his top officials.”
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Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York
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November 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This is not legally possible: “The plan grants the Kremlin full immunity from prosecution, negating international criminal court warrants for Putin and his top officials.”
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“This new racism views Christianity as synonymous with whiteness (it matters not that Christianity originated in the Middle East). Other religions, but especially Islam, are repurposed as existential threats.”
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Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out | Lamorna Ash
Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences, says author Lamorna Ash
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November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“This new racism views Christianity as synonymous with whiteness (it matters not that Christianity originated in the Middle East). Other religions, but especially Islam, are repurposed as existential threats.”
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Sign this petition urging Israel to free Dr Abu Safiya:
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Save this doctor
Dr. Abu Safiya kept terrified newborns alive through bombs and starvation. We can push to free him from torture in Israeli prison
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November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Language matters @politico.eu. They are not US "demands", it is "blackmail". The @ec.europa.eu has no mandate to negotiate away EU legislation, nor the right to soften enforcement. The Commission has to protect European citizens, not US broligarchs.
The EU’s push for the U.S. to scrap its tariffs on steel and aluminum has opened the door to an old demand from Washington: Loosen your digital rulebook, and we’ll meet you halfway.
US demands digital concessions in return for EU steel tariff relief
Washington argues U.S. companies would invest more in the EU if it rolls back its digital rulebook.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Language matters @politico.eu. They are not US "demands", it is "blackmail". The @ec.europa.eu has no mandate to negotiate away EU legislation, nor the right to soften enforcement. The Commission has to protect European citizens, not US broligarchs.
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BBC interviewing Andrew Neil about the BBC-bias debate.
Next, an interview with Wile E Coyote on Roadrunner Safety Measures.
Next, an interview with Wile E Coyote on Roadrunner Safety Measures.
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
BBC interviewing Andrew Neil about the BBC-bias debate.
Next, an interview with Wile E Coyote on Roadrunner Safety Measures.
Next, an interview with Wile E Coyote on Roadrunner Safety Measures.
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The EU’s push for the U.S. to scrap its tariffs on steel and aluminum has opened the door to an old demand from Washington: Loosen your digital rulebook, and we’ll meet you halfway.
US demands digital concessions in return for EU steel tariff relief
Washington argues U.S. companies would invest more in the EU if it rolls back its digital rulebook.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The EU’s push for the U.S. to scrap its tariffs on steel and aluminum has opened the door to an old demand from Washington: Loosen your digital rulebook, and we’ll meet you halfway.
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Mark Rutte says Trump is bringing peace worldwide, and has already effortlessly solved conflicts in India/Pakistan, Gaza and Iran.
Careful mate, you’ll get rug burn on your knees like that
Careful mate, you’ll get rug burn on your knees like that
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Mark Rutte says Trump is bringing peace worldwide, and has already effortlessly solved conflicts in India/Pakistan, Gaza and Iran.
Careful mate, you’ll get rug burn on your knees like that
Careful mate, you’ll get rug burn on your knees like that
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Pretty remarkable that Trump has installed someone on the Saudi dole — Jared Kushner collects millions in fees from the Saudis every year — in a key role for America's most sensitive and consequential foreign policy negotiations (Gaza, Ukraine), and it is largely TREATED AS A NON-STORY
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Pretty remarkable that Trump has installed someone on the Saudi dole — Jared Kushner collects millions in fees from the Saudis every year — in a key role for America's most sensitive and consequential foreign policy negotiations (Gaza, Ukraine), and it is largely TREATED AS A NON-STORY
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Political elites in Europe’s ‘mature’ democracies warn of external threats – but at home they normalise racism and undermine the rule of law
Macron and Merz must look at themselves if they want to stop Europe sliding to the far right | Shada Islam
Political elites in Europe’s ‘mature’ democracies warn of external threats – but at home they normalise racism and undermine the rule of law
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November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Political elites in Europe’s ‘mature’ democracies warn of external threats – but at home they normalise racism and undermine the rule of law
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November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Labour is actively wasting our money for the sole purpose of being cruel to people who have done nothing wrong
Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Labour is actively wasting our money for the sole purpose of being cruel to people who have done nothing wrong
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New polling data shows Tories could be left with just 14 SEATS at next election
The Tories could end up coming to the next Parliament in a minibus...
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The Tories could end up coming to the next Parliament in a minibus...
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New polling data shows Tories could be left with just 14 SEATS at next election
If this doesn't set a few alarm bells ringing, nothing will. The Tories could end up coming to the next Parliament in a minibus...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
New polling data shows Tories could be left with just 14 SEATS at next election
The Tories could end up coming to the next Parliament in a minibus...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tor...
The Tories could end up coming to the next Parliament in a minibus...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tor...
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Every time you think the Starmerites can't sink any lower, they blow a hole in the sea floor and disgrace themselves and our country all over again, to a new depth of shame.
I shouldn't be surprised any more, but each new leap they take towards the racist right still leaves me shocked.
I shouldn't be surprised any more, but each new leap they take towards the racist right still leaves me shocked.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Every time you think the Starmerites can't sink any lower, they blow a hole in the sea floor and disgrace themselves and our country all over again, to a new depth of shame.
I shouldn't be surprised any more, but each new leap they take towards the racist right still leaves me shocked.
I shouldn't be surprised any more, but each new leap they take towards the racist right still leaves me shocked.
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Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...