Totally unwarranted, unprovoked and out of proportion use of force ongoing in Tbilisi against peaceful protesters.
Full responsability falls entirely on the government. Right of peaceful protest is denied to the Georgian people. #notoRussianlaw

BREAKING: The European Commission opens cases against Facebook/Instagram/Meta over suspected failure to protect election integrity, breaching the EU's Digital Services Act.

#DefendDemocracy #EP2024

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Great collection of articles about Trump's plans for his second term. It won't be anything like the first, it will be much, much worse.

'Far-right tsunami' at European elections in June?
Not so sure.

European universities should read this too.

Because these college campus 'free speech' wars are coming our way too.

Be aware of what this is about & prepare!

@EU_schoolnet European Federation of Education Employers

EU getting tough on China.

“In the past, we made the mistake of becoming dependent on Russian oil and gas. We must not repeat that mistake with China, depending on its money, its raw materials and its technologies.”

politico.eu/article/eu-chi…

Good news! Thanks for your work, @PaulTang!

cc Defend Democracy & Bill Browder

Please inject this into the National Security Council.

Gazprom is the lubricant of Russian kleptpcracy so this is a move that brings Hungary further into Putin's criminal orbit.

Why governments should place resilience & preparedness at the heart of their national security strategies.

by @SizelandBeth & @VeeraPar
cc Defend Democracy

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People of #Kharkiv are defending the future of their city and freedom of Ukraine. Not the Ukrainians have to be grateful for weapons delivered from the West to #Ukraine . We have to be grateful for the courage and the will to stand for freedom and democracy.
Glory to Ukraine.

Hardly a surprise but still wow: an employee of the German far-right AfD MEP and Spitzenkandidat Maximilian Krah was arrested on suspicion of high profile espionage for China. Krah was previously suspected to have received Russian money.

What an “alternative for Germany” indeed

The decision by the House of Representatives 🇺🇸 comes at the most opportune time. Only together can we stop Russia's aggression against Ukraine, freedom and democracy. But Europe must do more too.

Automated Anarchy: The Rising Tide of Bad Bots on the Internet.

Humans will soon be a minority on the internet. My colleague Chris Kremidas-Courtney explores what this means for democracy.

defenddemocracy.eu/automated-anar…

💻 @Mozilla launches new AI Intersections Database, a tool mapping connections between harmful AI impacts & issues like social justice.

Our founder Alice St⭕️llmeyer is featured as a person working to make AI safe for our democracy & security.

Check it out: aidatabase.mozilla.org/ai-intersectio…

Like it or not, 'in the real world, the battle to defend liberal democracy is sometimes a real battle, a military battle, not merely an ideological battle.'

@AnneApplebaum on why dialogue, diplomacy, policy papers, concern & democracy summit are not enough.

To support EUrope's digital transformation, EU leaders call for 'fully exploiting the untapped potential of data in Europe **while ensuring privacy and security**.'

Good luck with that.

Defend Democracy #EUCO #EP2024

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