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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · 5d

President Macron in his speech on Germany‘s reunification today:

“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”

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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · 11d

cc all German parties left of the far right

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 20d

Good moment to remember that US foreign policy is also being reoriented to enable foreign censors and authoritarian propaganda around the world

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars

The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information.

www.theatlantic.com

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Marietta Slomka @mariettaslomka.bsky.social · 22d

Das, was derzeit meinen Kollegen @dunjahayali.de und Elmar Theveßen widerfährt, dürfte z.T. auch eine orchestrierte Kampagne sein. In den digitalen Kloaken genügt es ja, jemanden zu markieren und dann wird das zum Selbstläufer, in rechtsfreien Räumen, denen sich bislang keine Kraft entgegenstellt. 🧵

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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · Sep 3

We need to hear it:

The top 15 countries in the World Press Freedom Index are all European.

Universal healthcare covers almost 100% of Europeans.

Only Europe has rules to curtail Big Tech, even if enforcement isn't perfect.

Power in the EU is also female - even if equality isn't complete.

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Tagesschau Bot @tagesschau.bsky.social · Jun 6

EU und UN verteidigen Internationalen Strafgerichtshof#IStGH#Sanktionen#EU

EU und UN verteidigen Internationalen Strafgerichtshof

Die EU will mögliche Reaktionen auf die US-Sanktionen prüfen.

www.tagesschau.de

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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · May 26

Announced by President von der Leyen, the Shield will be the EU’s new strategy to protect democracy - online and offline, from threats both outside and inside the Union. It is expected to cover key areas including support for media and civil society, strategic communication and regulatory action.

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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · May 26

I’m honored to have been appointed Special Adviser to Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy and Justice.
In this role, I will support the development of the European Democracy Shield.

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Thomas REGNIER @thomasregnier.ec.europa.eu · May 15

The Commission preliminarily finds TikTok’s ad repository in breach of the Digital Services Act

Such an ad repository is key to detect scams and fake ads, including during elections.

TikTok now has the right to defend itself.

The @ec.europa.eu will continue to enforce the DSA.

europa.eu/!dTmBfT

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Pieter Haeck @pieterhaeck.bsky.social · Apr 30

NEW: The European Parliament has piled pressure on the European Commission on the matter of Hungary's possible use of facial recognition technology to identify Pride attendees — with 62 lawmakers signing a set of questions scrutinizing it.

Exclusive, in Morning Tech: pro.politico.eu/news/197922

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · Apr 23

🚨 Just in: The European Commission fines Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act (DMA):
- €500 million on Apple for failing to inform users about alternative apps outside the App Store
- €200 million on Meta for its "consent or pay" advertising model

Commission finds Apple and Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act

Today, the European Commission found that Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and that Meta breached the DMA obligation to give consumers the choice of a s...

ec.europa.eu

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Tagesschau Bot @tagesschau.bsky.social · Apr 23

700 Millionen Euro Strafe gegen Apple und Meta#Eilmeldung#Apple#Meta

700 Millionen Euro Strafe gegen Apple und Meta

Zum ersten Mal verhängt die EU Strafen wegen Verstößen gegen das neue Gesetz über digitale Märkte.

www.tagesschau.de

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Samuel Stolton @samuelstolton.bsky.social · Apr 3

❗ Scoop: TikTok owner ByteDance is set to be hit by a privacy fine of more than €500 million for illegally shipping European users’ data to China, adding to the growing global backlash over the video-sharing app:

TikTok Faces Fine Over €500 Million for EU Data Sent to China

TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is set to be hit by a privacy fine of more than €500 million ($553 million) for illegally shipping European users’ data to China, adding to the growing global backlash…

www.bloomberg.com

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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · Mar 1

Jetzt müssen Konservative Wege finden, Autorität zu bieten, ohne mehr Autoritäre zu schaffen – eine Autorität, die auf Selbstbeherrschung fußt, nicht auf dem Anspruch, andere zu beherrschen. Andernfalls wird Trumps Extremismus die konservativen Kräfte in Europa auffressen.

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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · Mar 1

Jetzt für alle unübersehbar: Trumps Extremismus ist keine radikale Form konservativer Politik – er ist ihr Gegenteil. Konservative stehen für Frieden und Ordnung, Extremisten missbrauchen konservative Symbole, um beides zu zerstören.

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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · Feb 20

We no longer need analysts to find Russia’s lies. These lies have gone mainstream, and they’re reshaping reality. There is no right and wrong in this reality, just strong and weak. To survive it, Europe must learn to show strength.

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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · Feb 20

Now, the U.S. President himself is amplifying Moscow’s core propaganda to a global audience, branding Zelensky a dictator and legitimizing the very lies Russia used to justify its invasion. Just days before the national election, this will further embolden Putin’s authoritarian Mini-Mes in Germany.

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Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social · Feb 20

In 2016, the U.S. launched a high-stakes investigation into Russian interference. Analysts went through mountains of social media data, trying to trace the Kremlin’s invisible influence on American discourse.

Today, Kremlin trolls are out of a job—not because they failed, but because they won.

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