"Dozens of young people set out to sea, chasing a vision they'd seen online, now being sent back to Morocco in coffins."
Have migrants been 'weaponised'? By whom?
Enjoying the results: (far)right, Trump, Russia.
How #Ceuta created a political storm - whipped up by #socialmedia.
Looks like 22 EU leaders need an urgent course on understanding and handling hybrid warfare.
"United we stand, divided we fall."
I wonder which propaganda campaign had more impact:
The Russian or the American MAGA propaganda.
Though perhaps they are one and the same 🤔
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
#StrongerTogether
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-criticizes-spain-pedro-sanchez-over-ceuta-migration/
Perhaps I should clarify: with 'Boomers' I'm not referring to age or to all #Wsocial users, but to a certain mindset.
In this case, in particular the mindset of the European Commission, who seems to have a preference for listening to certain types of stakeholders and experts over others.
… and already running into a pretty bad security issue.
“If someone told me this were a credential harvester and not a supposedly real project that the european commission now runs on I'd believe them.”
https://bsky.app/profile/robin.berjon.com/post/3mok3lkactc2l
On the Advisory Board:
Marc Placzek, ex Paypal (co-founded by tech oligarch Peter Thiel), now at Tools for Humanity (co-founded by tech oligarch Sam Altman).
TfH mission is to “create a global ID, a global currency, and an app enabling payment with World's own digital token” with irises scanned to verify one’s identity.
W seems for Boomers who don't get tech?
🤑 for-profit
🔒 now closed source?
🕵️ may use your data to train AI
🦹♂️ dodgy tech bro on the Board
🪪 needs govt ID verification & face scanning
🤖 40 million existing ATP users are NOT verified
Building EU Big Tech won't save democracy!
h/t @_elena
Contrary to rumours, international law is alive and kicking.
“The fact that certain laws are being violated does not, of course, mean those laws no longer exist.”
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
#RuleOfLaw
https://euobserver.com/211170/contrary-to-rumours-international-law-is-alive-and-kicking/