News Round-Up
7 May 2024
Most people seem to be under the illusion that the scandalous EU contract with Pfizer-BioNTech, absolving the companies of liability, is only available in redacted form. Is Twitter censorship to blame?
Large platforms like X and Facebook are now required to be compliant with the EU's draconian Digital Services Act, which appears set to become the global standard and enable the European Commission to censor the internet.
Using the term 'geopolitics' conveys an air of world-weary cynicism that its users believe makes them look like they're carrying the weight of history on their shoulders. But it's an empty cliché, says J Sorel.
Sweden, an EU member, handled Covid much better than Britain, outside the EU. But that doesn't mean Brexit was fruitless, argues Jon Dobinson, on the seventh anniversary of the historic vote.
According to investigative reporter Robert Kogon, Elon Musk's claim that Twitter has withdrawn from the EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation is an empty boast. In reality, it is still complying.
President Macron has urged the EU to press pause on its headlong rush towards Net Zero, pointing out the damage it risks doing to the European economy. Does this leave pro-Net Zero Rishi Sunak increasingly isolated?
Farmer rebellions in the Netherlands, Macron calling for an end to green EU laws, Germany returning to coal, the EU U-turning, new drilling in the North Sea – the signs are all around that we've passed Peak Green.
A looming British ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine cars was thrown into chaos on Tuesday after Brussels watered down its own restrictions amid opposition from the German auto industry.
No mention was made in the Twitter Files of the previous regime's removal of content at the request of EU officials. Why? Because it's the price of doing business in the EU.
Many have been wondering why the announced Twitter 'amnesty' has not occurred. But the answer is obvious: the European Union vetoed it. The EU now presumes to censor social media 'misinformation' for the whole world.
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