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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 11d

Sie versprechen das große Geld, doch dann ist alles weg: Vermeintliche Investmentplattformen betrügen Menschen um Millionen. Den Drahtziehern auf die Schliche zu kommen, ist schwierig. Eine Recherche von @investigate-europe.eu und BIRN deckt neue Informationen auf.

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Online-Investmentplattformen: Die Spur eines Millionenbetrugs

Sie versprechen ihren Opfern das große Geld, doch dann ist alles weg: Vermeintliche Online-Investmentplattformen betrügen Menschen um Millionen. Den Drahtziehern auf die Schliche zu kommen, ist schwie...

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 11d

Victims lost everything from small savings to over €1m, misled by fake ads, cloned websites, and “personal brokers”. This is just the start of Scam Europe — where we’ll reveal more suspect operations, analyse how countries respond, and bring forward the human stories behind the scams.

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 11d

Our first story uncovers a €250m fraud network in Belgrade, targeting 70,000 people worldwide with fake crypto & forex investments, including a former Premier League sponsor.

Behind the scam: how an alleged criminal network set a trap for thousands of Europeans to fall for ‘fake’ investments and raked in millions

A suspected scam network operating out of Serbia duped an estimated 70,000 people worldwide into making bogus investments, profiting €250 million in the process, Investigate Europe and the Balkan Inve...

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 11d

Last year, online investment scams cost Europeans €4bn. With AI, deepfakes & fake trading platforms, fraudsters are evolving faster than regulators. We've teamed up with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network and media across Europe to launch Scam Europe.

Scam Europe - How online financial fraud is taking Europeans for billions

Cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin. Forex. Bonds. Digital trading is everywhere, and with it are organised crime groups happy to take your money. With investment fraud booming across the continent and AI ratch...

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · 12d

Great news! Our investigation Deadly Prices won the IJ4EU Impact Award! Eight months of work revealed Europe’s hidden medicine pricing and impact on patients. Congrats to all nominees & winners!

Read it here: www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...

Thanks to the organisers @ecpmf.bsky.social

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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @ecpmf.bsky.social · 14d

🏅 Our first winner is Deadly Prices (@investigate-europe.eu, @ndr.de, WDR aktuell, @szde.bsky.social, Reporters United, Eesti Ekspress & RTP) revealed why life-saving medicines are unaffordable in Europe. By calculating drug prices, the team showed how Big Pharma exploits opacity to keep costs high.

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW: Exclusive analysis reveals that thousands of transgender people in Europe were pushed toward invasive surgery under national laws, writes Ella Joyner for @newlinesmag.bsky.social, with @investigate-europe.eu

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Europe's Trans Community Reckons With Decades of Sterilization Requirements

National laws pushed thousands of people toward invasive surgery, New Lines and Investigate Europe analysis reveals

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Sep 10

Revealed: at least 11,000 trans people were subjected to contested sterilisation requirements for legal gender recognition, Investigate Europe shows in the first cross-border estimate. These rules existed in several EU countries. Chances for reparations are minimal.

An 'open wound': Europe's trans community reckons with decades of sterilisation requirements

Thousands of trans people across Europe were pushed towards invasive surgery under national ‘sterility’ laws, exclusive Investigate Europe analysis reveals.

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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @ecpmf.bsky.social · Aug 7

💊 Why do life-saving medicines remain unaffordable in Europe?

“Deadly Prices”, by @investigate-europe.eu and partners, exposes how Big Pharma exploits secrecy, patents and lobbying to inflate drug costs, putting profit over patients: www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Aug 8

🏆 We are delighted to announce that Deadly Prices, our cross-border investigation into unequal access to medicines in Europe, is shortlisted for the #IJ4EU Impact Award 2025!

A big thank you to our 20+ media partners involved in the project, and to the award organisers for recognising our work!

Ten investigations shortlisted for IJ4EU Impact Award 2025 - IJ4EU

Winners of the fifth annual IJ4EU awards for cross-border investigative journalism will be announced on September 26.

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Jul 17

We’ve just published our 2024 Annual Report.

It’s a look back at the investigations we led, the impact we made, and the stories that crossed borders. Thank you to our readers, donors, and partners for making it possible.

Read it here: bit.ly/4kTsCrm

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Jul 15

For the first time, EU institutions face legal action for inaction on Gaza. Under Article 265 of the EU Treaty, lawyers from JURDI are taking the Commission & Council to court. Investigate Europe’s @maggiore.bsky.social reports for @euobserver.com.

Our work is part of the case → bit.ly/3RZcQ8I

Lawyers file case against EU Commission and Council for 'failure to act' on Gaza genocide

Lawyers specialising in international law will file an “action for failure to act” with the European Court of Justice on Thursday for the inaction of the EU Commission and Council in the massacres per...

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Jun 26

After our exposé on Soft2bet's linked to blacklisted gambling sites, over 50 fake copyright claims were filed against us & our media partners.

Our reporter @maxencepeigne.bsky.social speaks with @ecpmf.bsky.social about how this tactic is used to silence journalism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Srx...

Maxence Peigné on Weaponising Copyright to Silence Reporters

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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @ecpmf.bsky.social · Jun 25

⚙️ After exposing links between Soft2Bet and over 100 blacklisted gambling sites, journalists at @investigate-europe.eu were targeted with fake copyright claims.

We talked to Maxence Peigné, who revealed how press freedom is being quietly dismantled.
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Maxence Peigné on Weaponising Copyright to Silence Reporters

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Jun 16

Deadline today!

We’re hiring a new Managing Director with strategic experience to help lead our cross-border newsroom.
The role will focus on fundraising, financial oversight and external representation. Fully remote, salary range of €60–70k.

👀 Full job description: bit.ly/43IDPWi

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Chris Matthews @cmatth.bsky.social · Jun 13

The European Defence Fund is intended to finance domestic innovation and the EU's future military systems.

A new investigation by @investigate-europe.eu and @reportersunited.gr finds that millions in EDF money is benefiting an Israeli state defence company directly involved in the Gaza conflict...

Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Jun 13

An Israeli state defence company directly involved in the Gaza conflict is benefiting from millions in EU defence funding, thanks to an exemption allowing foreign-owned firms to participate in the bloc's military projects.

New Investigate Europe investigation w/ @reportersunited.gr and partners:

European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer

A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Jun 13

An Israeli state defence company directly involved in the Gaza conflict is benefiting from millions in EU defence funding, thanks to an exemption allowing foreign-owned firms to participate in the bloc's military projects.

New Investigate Europe investigation w/ @reportersunited.gr and partners:

European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer

A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · Jun 11

A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.

European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer

A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.

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infoLibre @infolibre.es · Jun 11

‼️ Investigación | El Fondo Europeo de Defensa financia con millones a un fabricante de drones propiedad de Israel

Konstantina Maltepioti, Maria Maggiore y Leila Minano en @investigate-europe.eu, consorcio del que forma parte infoLibre ow.ly/EX7c50W7wna

El Fondo Europeo de Defensa financia con millones a un fabricante de drones propiedad de Israel

La filial europea de Israel Aerospace Industries participa actualmente en 15 proyectos de defensa de la UE

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Jun 11

Revealed: European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state drone company

Intracom Defense, a Greek subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, is part of 15 EU defence projects, including a €59m drone programme co-funded by EU govts.

New investigation w/ @reportersunited.gr and partners:

European Defence Fund millions benefiting Israeli state-owned drone manufacturer

A European subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries is currently involved in 15 EU defence projects, including a multi-million euro drone development programme co-funded by European governments.

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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · Jun 5

Auf kritische Berichterstattung über ein Online-Glücksspielunternehmen folgten fingierte Urheberrechtsbeschwerden. Google schmiss die Inhalte aus seiner Suche. Der Fall demonstriert die Probleme bei automatisierter Urheberrechtsdurchsetzung.

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Zensurheberrecht: Google schmeißt kritische Berichterstattung wegen Fake-Beschwerden aus der Suche

Auf kritische Berichterstattung über ein Online-Glücksspielunternehmen folgten fingierte Urheberrechtsbeschwerden. Obwohl sie leicht als Fakes erkennbar waren, hatte Google die Inhalte zunächst aus se...

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · Jun 5

Frivolous copyright claims ‘censor’ Investigate Europe's gambling exposé

An investigation into blacklisted online casinos has been the target of bogus infringement claims sent to Google by unnamed actors. MEPs are asking for journalistic work to be better protected and for a Europe-wide crackdown on unlicensed gambling.

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Reporters United @reportersunited.gr · Jun 6

🔸Η #Google έσβησε από τα αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης τα ρεπορτάζ μας για τον παράνομο τζόγο.

🔸Το ιστορικό της λογοκρισίας & αποκατάστασης της έρευνάς μας.

✍️ @ebersi.bsky.social @maxencepeigne.bsky.social Δέσποινα Τζάνη

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Google vs Reporters United: Η πολυεθνική λογόκρινε την έρευνά μας για τον τζόγο

Το ρεπορτάζ μας για τον παράνομο τζόγο έγινε αφορμή να μάθουμε ένα ολόκληρο σύστημα έμμεσης λογοκρισίας του Τύπου μέσω της Google.

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Jun 5

Help us keep up the fight for investigative journalism and against anonymous actors trying to censor our work. Support us with a donation so we can continue to publish more investigations like our exposé of Europe's gambling industry: www.investigate-europe.eu/donate

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Investigate Europe @investigate-europe.eu · Jun 5

Experts say takedown tools are regularly misused, especially against investigative reporting. “It's becoming a go-to tactic against journalism... And the big tech platforms, through inaction and opacity, have become enablers,” said @aajanovic.bsky.social of Edri, the European Digital Rights network.

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