Digital sovereignty comes with real alternatives, especially as core tech infrastructure is shaped by power concentration and the interests of a few dominant U.S. tech players.

Minister talks about creation of X account French Response, to combat information manipulation | Thomas Mavridis Disinformation is no longer a marginal issue. It has become a strategic threat to democracies, diplomacy, and global security. France is responding decisively. The French Response X account was creat...

In an era of information warfare, raising your voice clearly, quickly, and credibly is no longer optional. It’s a responsibility. See how
@jnbarrot.bsky.social ( #FrenchResponse ) and @euvsdisinfo.eu counter manipulation.

#Democracy #MediaLiteracy #HybridThreats

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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Endlich greifen Medien nicht mehr nur auf Posts aus dem degenerierten #Twitter (Elon Musks #X) zurück, sondern auch auf #Bluesky.

(Beispiel: @oezdemir.de aus BRISANT, MDR, vom 2. Oktober 2025)

„Furcht ist der Pfad zur dunklen Seite. Furcht führt zu Wut, Wut führt zu Hass, Hass führt zu unsäglichem Leid.“

(“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.”)

📖 #StarWars: Episode I, Die dunkle Bedrohung (The Phantom Menace)

Abgebildet ist die Fackel der Freiheitsstatue

Loud and urgent warnings rang out across the nation and the world. After 249 years, America under Trump is on the path to tyranny. The rule of law and the idea of liberty are in peril. Now it falls to the people: stand guard, keep the flame, keep the faith. God bless America.

Warum wir KI nutzen, aber nicht überschätzen sollten – und weshalb der Mensch im Zentrum bleiben muss.

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#KünstlicheIntelligenz #KI #AI #DigitaleVerantwortung #KIverstehen

Ein #Meme, das nicht altert, weil es uns immer wieder den Spiegel vorhält. Ob in Debatten über Migration, queere Rechte oder soziale Gerechtigkeit: Es braucht nur drei Sätze, um #Scheinheiligkeit zu entlarven.

D-day statement to soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 6/44, Collection DDE-EPRE: Eisenhower, Dwight D: Papers, Pre-Presidential, 1916-1952; Dwight D. Eisenhower Library; National Archives and Records Administration.

"The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!"

General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order of the Day (1944) #DDay

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Friedrich Merz didn’t bring Trump a gold-plated jet — he gave him his grandfather’s German birth certificate. Brilliant move! Just like his remark that #DDay marked the beginning of Germany’s liberation from the Nazis.

The European Democracy Shield is a strong and very timely concept. Even the graphic alone speaks volumes—I love it. The central star symbolizes leadership, while the surrounding stars reflect unity in diversity. Perfectly captured.

Russia’s “Global Fact-Checking Network” fights fake news the way arsonists fight fires. It’s propaganda in fact-checker disguise—just another Kremlin trick to mimic real journalism and muddy truth with manufactured doubt. amp.dw.com/en/how-credi...

Two Lives in Germany shares Hans Rosenthal’s deeply moving story of surviving Nazi persecution and rebuilding his life in postwar Germany.
Sensitively translated by @trufelman.bsky.social.
📖 Read it for free:
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