Ankunft in 2026, Schulterblick zurück: Wir sind gegen #Palantir nach Karlsruhe gezogen, haben ggegen Grenzkontrollen in der #EU geklagt und große Erfolge u.a. für #EqualPay erreicht. Wir haben #10YGFF gefeiert 🎉.
2025 hat gezeigt: Wir sind viele im Einsatz für die #Grundrechte – danke! #FreedomNeedsFighters
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We have "right" in #EU being against war and against defense expenditure increase, and center/left being against peace and removing funds from social/labor programs to spend on defense
We have "right" in the US and EU being against free-trade and center-left for free trade
Both are denying the governments in US and EU are bankrupt, and what they are most afraid is their own people
Can we conclude much of this pro-capitalist paranoia media is serving?
👀 Ukraine Strikes Russian Port As Moscow Unleashes Overnight Drone Barrage! ❤️🔥
👀 https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-oil-tanks-fire-temryuk-drones/33632522.html
Multiple drones struck the Russian port city of Temryuk in the Krasnodar region overnight, igniting large fuel storage tanks and damaging industrial facilities, regional authorities and Russian media reported early on December 25. 💀
#ukraine #europe #eu #canada #uk #france #turkey #poland #estonia #lithuania #trump #usa #latvia #taco #politics #netherlands
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Most European politicians are still active on X.
Let's work together in 2026 to finally wake up our representatives.
P. S. This project is done in my spare time. A new petition will only open if larger groups like @campact or the #SaveSocial movement join us.
One thing that was planned last year but not implemented was a way to facilitate contact with EU representatives. We can find inspiration here https://fightchatcontrol.eu
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📰 "Europa nie obroni demokracji, działając na amerykańskich serwerach.
Europejska demokracja stoi w obliczu skoordynowanego ataku. Ze Wschodu Putin prowadzi bezprecedensowe kampanie propagandowe, które wpływają na wyniki wyborów i osłabiają większość proukraińską w Radzie Europejskiej. Z Zachodu prezydent Stanów Zjednoczonych Donald Trump grozi wprowadzeniem ceł odwetowych, jeśli Europa będzie egzekwować własne przepisy. Uznaje on opodatkowanie amerykańskich gigantów technologicznych na równi z europejskimi firmami, prawa użytkowników zapisane w ustawie o usługach cyfrowych oraz sankcje konkurencyjne wynikające z ustawy o rynkach cyfrowych za dyskryminację amerykańskich przedsiębiorstw – zasadniczo domagając się od Europy wyrzeczenia się własnych demokratycznych zasad w sferze cyfrowej. Suwerenność Europy stoi pod znakiem zapytania. Dopóki 80 procent europejskich produktów i usług cyfrowych pochodzi ze Stanów Zjednoczonych, szantaż będzie się rozwijał.
Europa potrzebuje teraz niezależnej europejskiej infrastruktury – zwłaszcza rodzimych sieci społecznościowych, które zapewniają równe warunki dostępu do informacji, chronią wolność mediów i gwarantują prawdziwą wolność słowa, w tym prawo do dostępu do faktów, a nie kłamstw i propagandy. Niedawna umowa dotycząca TikToka w Stanach Zjednoczonych, gdzie Trump bawi się pomysłem przekształcenia platformy w narzędzie propagandy MAGA wraz z przyjaznymi inwestorami, powinna wywołać dreszcze w Europie. Zbyt dobrze znamy strategię Orbána. Amerykańskie platformy wzmacniają rosyjską dezinformację i zagłuszają debatę polityczną. Rumunia powtórzyła wybory prezydenckie po tym, jak jej służby specjalne odkryły, że tysiące influencerów otrzymało wynagrodzenie za promowanie nieznanego kandydata. Nawet w okresie poprzedzającym powtórzenie odwołanych wyborów organizacja Global Witness odkryła, że algorytm TikToka dostarczał nowo zarejestrowanym, politycznie zrównoważonym użytkownikom prawie trzy razy więcej treści skrajnie prawicowych"
Caość [EN]:
https://www.techpolicy.press/europe-cant-defend-democracy-on-us-servers/
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Are you into #opensource ? And in the #eu ?
There is a Call for Feedback by the European Commission for a 'European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy' For strategic approach to #foss in Europe, and a framework for using open source within the European Commission. You can respond until 3 February. It is useful to respond even if your point has already been submitted by someone else. The number and repetition of arguments is used as a weight. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en cc #fosdem
Hey everyone,
Gaza Verified is now open again for verification calls in 2026.
The new process for signing up for verification calls uses sign in with Mastodon and should remove the last remaining technical hurdle that was giving some of our friends in Gaza a hard time (adding the verification link to your Mastodon account is not intuitive in the current Mastodon interface). With this new flow, you won’t have to, we do it for you.
Also, please remember that Israel, USA, and Germany are continuing their genocide of the Palestinian people with the complicity of the UK and almost the entire rest of the EU.
And we can help, if only a little. And even if it’s just a drop in the ocean it’s still a meaningful drop for those it helps:
https://gaza-verified.org/donate/
💕
#GazaVerified #Gaza #Palestine #fediverse #mastodon #israel #USA #Germany #UK #EU #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #mutualAid #fediAid #StopIsrael #FreePalestine
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"Don't Wanna Be Called #nazi Don't Do Nazi Sh*t"
https://www.blueamp.co/p/young-republicans-and-congressman
"These Young Rs are 'no one swiped right' in human form
And what's w 'young' for #MAGA lasting til minoxidil's a thing? Hell, they prob had their 1st #crypto scams a decade+ ago" #news #politics #fascist #tech #media #press ##youngrepublicans #trump #ai #donaldtrump #eu #tv
Find Your European Union XMPP Chat Provider!
You can now easily find an XMPP provider based in the European Union:
https://providers.xmpp.net/blog/2026-01-18-eu-providers/
See you at FOSDEM! AW building, Level 1
#chat #messaging #xmpp #jabber #standards #interoperability #decentralization #operators #service #EU #europa #opensource #EuropeanUnion #europe #FOSDEM #Brussels
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Will Mastodon, the platform that keeps the #Fediverse alive, miss a strategic opportunity to bring official institutions on board at scale?
By watching how #EuroSky is being marketed compared to #Mastodon, it certainly seems that way.
I wish the folks at Mastodon would invest in more professional marketing, similar to what we're seeing from its rival, Bluesky.
There was a major meeting in the EU Parliament focused on this topic, yet there was no announcement or microblog post from Mastodon. Zero engagement.
Compare these two approaches:
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ituoear7k6qx3smjfoxhufm4/post/3me7pxwrgerri
Wag the Dog, #Venezuela: #Democrats Must Relentlessly Expose #Trump
Rep Seth Moulton & Sen Ruben Gallego are leading the way responding to Trump’s unconstitutional, int #war crimes
But Venezuela, #ICE, #Epstein, tariffs, Trump’s billionaire-fluffing, are all of a piece. So the broader narrative goes like this
https://www.blueamp.co/p/wag-the-dog-in-venezuela-democrats #news #media #politics #press #minneapolis #culture #economy #russia #ukraine #israel #eu #europe #greenland #usa #canada #us #america #unitedstates #donaldtrump
Do you know any politicians who are participating in #FOSDEM? I would like to give them my letter and encourage them to #LeaveX: https://leavex.eu/letter
Tomorrow we will have the MEP @alexandrageese joining an interesting panel
The Fediverse and the EU's Digital Services Act: solving the challenges of modern social media?
After the nice presentations of @haubles and @andypiper, I've asked them, "How can a grassroots movement like the Fediverse compete with social networks like BlueSky that have the resources to travel to Brussels every other week?"
I also mentioned the @leavex campaign, which makes it easier for us to contact politicians and ask them to leave X and possibly join us. And how some politicians are already asking to remove their names from the group of politicians still on X.
I'm glad I could meet @_elena again and discuss these issues.
Choose European Today So Tomorrow We Don't Have To Choose How To Defend Greenland
#GoEuropean #Europe #EU #BuyFromEU
Real Beats Fake: How Authentic #Democrats Are Breaking #Trump ’s Spell
https://www.blueamp.co/p/the-mamdani-era-begins #donaldtrump #ai #politics #news #tv #election #media #us #unitedstates #press #russia #eu #europe #nato #ukraine #china #democracy #fascism
Escribí una cosa sobre cómo librarse de X desde Europa, intentando ser muy pedagógica, en especial para personas que pensada tengan alguna relación con instituciones públicas. Por si os resulta útil para moverlo: https://redesnuestras.net/2026/01/28/que-pueden-hacer-las-instituciones-democraticas-europeas-para-defenderse-de-x/
⛵️Transformer la colere en pression sur les complices
" On espère que vous serez capable de vous mobiliser à terre pour la #Palestine " Adrien quelques minutes avant son interpellation
⛵️Turning anger into pressure on accomplices
" We hope you will be able to mobilize on the ground for #Palestine " Adrien a few minutes before his arrest
THREAD APPEL A MOBILISATION - CALL TO ACTION
👇️ ACT NOW 👇️
#globalsumudflotilla #freedomFlotilla #palestine #gaza #ue #europe #EU #US #USA #Israel
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I wonder if the people at #X ever read their own announcements.
Literally explaining how they sold out and enshittified the "blue checkmark".
This also seem like yet another step towards mandatory #IDverification on social media! (only to protect them kids & democratize the platforms of course 😉)
#Enshittification #SocialMedia #Twitter #Internet #announcement #news #web #verification #online #privacy #privacymatters #europe #eu #decision #digital #id #rights #legal
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As you know, on 1 April 2023 we began winding down Twitter's legacy
verification program:
Previously, to receive the blue checkmark, [highlighted in yellow] accounts had to be authentic,
active, and deemed notable by Twitter staff [] (for more information on the
legacy policy, please click here).
Now, following the changes implemented to democratize the platform, the
blue checkmark has a different meaning and identifies accounts that have an
active subscription to X Premium/X Premium+ (including services such as
reply prioritization) and are complete, active, secure and non-deceptive,
regardless of perceived notability. X supports freedom of speech and does not endorse or validate the views expressed on accounts featuring checkmarks.](/proxy/post_attachment/273389/1501e723a9.jpeg "Screenshot of an X notification:
Update on X's blue checkmark
Following the European Commission's Decision of 5 December 2025, we must
explain the meaning of our blue checkmark and verification policies:
Premium accounts featuring the blue checkmark are not verified under
identity or authenticity criteria [highlighted in yellow](accounts verified based on an ID are labelled as \"ID verified\"). []
As you know, on 1 April 2023 we began winding down Twitter's legacy
verification program:
Previously, to receive the blue checkmark, [highlighted in yellow] accounts had to be authentic,
active, and deemed notable by Twitter staff [] (for more information on the
legacy policy, please click here).
Now, following the changes implemented to democratize the platform, the
blue checkmark has a different meaning and identifies accounts that have an
active subscription to X Premium/X Premium+ (including services such as
reply prioritization) and are complete, active, secure and non-deceptive,
regardless of perceived notability. X supports freedom of speech and does not endorse or validate the views expressed on accounts featuring checkmarks.")
🇪🇺 European Citizen's Initiative against ID age verification online
Just yesterday, Stop Killing the Internet, from the people at @StopKillingGames, launched an ECI against ID age verification! This is great but it needs 1 million signatures !
So, if you are a citizen of #eu , please sign it! If you don't, or even if you do, still share it around so more people know about it and can sign it!
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/066/public/#/screen/home
Reaching the signature threshold will not mean that ID age verification will immediately become illegal, but the subject will be brought to the @EUCommission and they'll have to do SOMETHING about it. This is already a huge step in the right direction!
Please boost and share this post to spread the word! Thank you!
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NEW EPISODE 🚨
From France to Norway, Slovakia to the UK, Europe's rich and powerful are named in the Epstein files. This week, we’re taking a look at what the documents reveal about the European elite.
Important listening this week.
https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/what-do-the-epstein-files-reveal-about-europes-elite
#europe #eu #politics #epstein #usa #norway #slovakia #uk #france #switzerland
A six second clip of the #Plushtodon chilling in our office at the #EU social media team.
I’m really just testing out how short video appears across my #Mastodon apps