Yes indeed. The owner of X only believes in defending freedom of speech when it for his friends, not when it is for journalist or others fighting opressive regimes.
Under Musk, X acquiesced when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi ordered it to ban journalists and critics of his regime and censor a BBC documentary on human-rights abuses that Modi perpetrated. It also complied with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s requests to censor critics of his regime
LSE’s Bart Cammaerts explains why he believes users of X should leave the increasingly toxic social media platform. Since Elon Musk bought Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion and renamed…
If Europe let's #Macronwww.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The president’s refusal to appoint a new PM from the left displays breathtaking arrogance – and undermines our democracy, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo
I think in general the Commissioner hearings this time could raise lots of issues and generate lots of clasher for many of the candidates.
The piece about #Kazakhstan shines a light on a country that is so often given very little attention or scrutiny in much of Europe.
In my #HumanRights Daily Briefs this week: ⚠️ Israel Tortures Gaza Medics: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h... ⚠️ Kafka in Kazakhstan: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h... ⚠️ Taliban Repression of Women in Afghanistan: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h... ⚠️ Atrocities in Sudan: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
A new report documents Israel’s torture of Palestinian healthcare workers from #Gaza. The cases all follow a pattern, as @astroehlein explains in his Daily Brief:
Looks like the Brussels media are longing for Parliament to come back from holiday :-) www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...
Intelligence on a possible threat of Russian sabotage action against a NATO air base in Germany caused it to temporarily raise its security level last week, German press agency dpa reported today, citing German security sources.
German security sources tell press agency that Russia planned to use drones against the airfield, which monitors NATO’s eastern theater.
This is a great - and scary piece about #Orbán's#Hungary.
Interesting development: the controversial Rasmus #Paludan#EPP#Skyttedalavisendanmark.dk/politik/rasm...
Når svenskerne skal til stemmeurnerne ved det kommende valg til Europa-Parlamentet, vil de have mulighed for at sætte kryds ud for Rasmus Paludan. Det bekræfter den svenske valgmyndighed.