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The Internet has become the central place for democratic negotiation processes, where we have to fight for our freedoms and rights more than ever before. Society has a right to have a say on the rules in this great market place. We need more participation, more interference and more knowledge for all to put our democracy on a broader basis.
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Behind the deliberate infection of ChatGPT & Co. with Russian propaganda
Dear friends, This report from the disinformation experts at ‘NewsGuard’ is really something. If you have 10 minutes today, read this report here. The study examined 10 AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Copilot to see if they spread disinformation from the pro-Kremlin propaganda network ‘Pravda’. The result: depending on the chatbot, 6% to over […]
Trump/Musk: These words are now forbidden
Dear friends! Woman. Black. LGBT. Climate. Bias. Equality. These words are now forbidden for many scientists in the USA. White and Man, on the other hand, are not on the list of forbidden words that the National Science Foundation (NSF) is now scanning all funding applications and publications for. You can find the entire list […]
So much for freedom of expression: Musk’s algorithm favours far-right and pro-Putin German parties on X/Twitter
Dear friends and followers, Why am I actually being shown this? This is a question that everyone who is active on social media asks themselves. Now, a new study by researchers from Germany, Ireland and the USA, using X/Twitter as an example, shows how strongly the algorithm favours the content of some German parties ahead […]
Tariffs, Gaza, Greenland? Or how to obscure the takeover of the US government by tech billionaires.
Dear Friends, Trump, Bannon and Musk have done it: the whole world is talking about trade wars, tariffs, and today a US occupation of Gaza. In recent weeks, it has been Canada, Mexico and Greenland. Every day there are several more super stories, each one wilder than the last. The new reports come so fast […]
Three urgent measures against Musk, Zuckerberg and Trump
Dear friends! This Tuesday, the European Parliament discussed for nearly three hours the “Need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms including against foreign interference and biased algorithms.” I was able to directly address the responsible EU Commission Vice President Virkkunen as first speaker for our Greens/EFA group. I […]
Crypto-Coin $TRUMP: A scam that makes him billions and drives the USA into the hands of Iran, Russia and Co.
Dear friends, In the face of all the havoc, this news is at risk of being largely ignored. Yet it could threaten our security like no other. What happened? Last Friday, just four days before his inauguration on Monday, Donald Trump launched a crypto coin called $TRUMP. Within a few hours, the price of this […]
Europe Calling ‘Hostile Takeover? – How tech billionaires are undermining our democracies & what the EU can do’
Register right here! Dear friends! It’s unmistakable: with Twitter, the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, has bought himself a megaphone and is holding it right up to the world’s ears. He is not only interfering in US politics, which he will control as a de facto member of Donald Trump’s government. In Germany, […]
Success against election manipulation by Tiktok: EU Commission launches investigation into Romanian election
Dear friends, This is a bombshell. I am still speaking in the plenary session of the European Parliament about the role of platforms such as TikTok and X in the manipulation of elections and democracy (my speech can be read below), when the EU Commission announces the opening of a formal investigation into TikTok. What […]
Don’t leave us alone! – My political trip to Washington D.C.
Dear friends! Not even two weeks after the US election, I boarded a plane to Washington D.C. to talk to civil society, activists and decision-makers in Congress and the White House. We discussed democracy and digital platforms, as well as strategies for preventing Trump from winning a second term. In this email, I will take […]
TikTok interferes with Romanian election to push extreme-right, pro-Putin candidate
Dear friends! The reports from Romania are extremely worrying. According to the latest press reports, declassified documents by Romania’s National Security Council show that videos supporting extreme-right, pro-Putin presidential candidate Călin Georgescu were pushed out in “swarms” on TikTok. The documents revealed that Georgescu’s campaign gained from a large-scale, coordinated social media effort, which seemed […]
My vote for Ursula von der Leyen and against Manfred Weber’s far-right course
Dear friends, Yesterday, the European Parliament approved the new EU Commission. Rarely have I thought about a vote for so long. Also our Green/EFA group had different opinions, because there are good arguments for and against a vote for the second EU Commission of Ursula von der Leyen. I would like to explain to you […]
Dark clouds at the European Parliament’s finest hour
Dear friends, Yesterday afternoon, the first hearings of the new EU Commissioners-designate began. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has put together 26 candidates (10 women and 16 men) in recent weeks, one from each member country. But before the new Commission can take office, we in the European Parliament still have a say in […]
