Former Trump Official Dina Powell McCormick Hired As Meta President Trump congratulated McCormick on Truth Social Monday.

My educated guess is that this 'phone call' took place on WhatsApp.

What does this mean for privacy and security?

Using WhatsApp equals sharing your metadata with Facebook.

Under the current U.S. administration this is downright dangerous.

#BigTech #HandsOffOurEU

www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...

Well done ❕️ 🇩🇰 🇪🇺
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Donate — Defend Democracy Help us defend democracy by supporting us. Donate to help Defend Democracy. We really appreciate your support!

Rather: high time for Europeans to fund democracy orgs in Europe, now that they still have a democracy to defend.

Prevention is easier (& cheaper) than cure, so the time is now. Or actually, 10 years ago but then no-one listened.

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU

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BREAKING: TikTok's addictive design breaches EU law.

(Features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, highly personalised recommender system.)

We should be in control of our own time & attention, not Big Tech, be it 🇨🇳🇺🇸🇪🇺

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU

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Probe is chiefly motivated by Musk’s election meddling, by tweaking the X algorithm to promote far-right EU politicians. #HandsOffOurEU

Police raid Elon Musk’s X office in France Paris prosecutors described raids as part of a ‘constructive approach’ to ensure platform complies with French law.

BREAKING: Europol & Paris cybercrime unit raid Musk X office in France.

"Investigations range from sexually explicit deepfakes, aiding the distribution of child sexual abuse material to the dissemination of Holocaust-denial content."

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU

www.politico.eu/article/poli...

Netherlands' coalition accord ticks a lot of boxes, including strengthening democracy, digital sovereignty, and resilience against hybrid threats. Will they walk the talk?

Support our work; it is more needed than ever.

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Thank you @gesineweber.bsky.social

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NB : Can be adopted by *qualified majority*.
How much longer to see it applied ?
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#TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal
#PutinWarCriminal
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EU Commission Executive VP:

“No one can impose their will on others; [..] since we collectively decided to put an end to colonialism.”

“Democracy is grounded in institutions run by those elected by citizens.”

#Venezuela #Greenland #Ukraine
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU
#WeAreEU🇪🇺

"From the outside it is a symbol of political hope and unity." 🇪🇺🇧🇪💫
Worth having a look inside 👀↘️
#HandsOffOurEU

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High time for the EU to finally start using its ‘trade bazooka’: the Anti-Coercion Instrument.

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European leaders tell Trump to respect territorial integrity and sovereignty, as agreed by international law.

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Orbán says unsure who started Russia-Ukraine war The Hungarian leader has opted out of an EU agreement to borrow €90 billion to aid Kyiv.

Orbán says he’s unsure of reality 🤔

#DefendDemocracy
#StandWithUkraine
#HandsOffOurEU
#WeAreEU🇪🇺

www.politico.eu/article/hung...

The cost of inaction: Why passivity is no longer an option for the European Union Geopolitics: Russians and Americans are making plans, to which Europeans then react with panic – that's how it usually goes these days, observes Steven Everts . This week's EU summit is a crucial mome...

This week, Europe must choose:

Whether the EU remains a geopolitical object, or chooses to become a subject that shapes its own future.

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU
#EUCO #EUpol
#WeAreEU🇪🇺

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@stollmeyer.bsky.social

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“The Americans are now very, very ruthlessly pursuing their own interests. And this cannot have a different answer than that it is time that we also pursue our own interests. And dear friends, here we are not weak, we are not small.”

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The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde

The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology, writes prof Cas Mudde.

Trump regime "believes that its national security is best served by destruction of liberal democracy in Europe."

#DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU

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EU’s Costa warns US against interference in Europe The European Council president said allies must respect each other’s sovereignty.

EU Council President warns U.S. against interference in Europe.

Since the U.S. security strategy continues to speak of Europe as an ally:

“Allies.. respect each other’s sovereignty.”

#DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU

www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

Trump's new National Security Strategy – an existential threat to EUrope

"Pro-European liberal forces need to finally wake up: Trump's America is not an ally but an adversary to Europe's freedoms and fundamental values."

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[Original post on mstdn.social]

Trump's new National Security Strategy – an existential threat to EUrope

"Pro-European liberal forces need to finally wake up: Trump's America is not an ally but an adversary to Europe's freedoms and fundamental values."

#DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU

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