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October 16, 2026

EU Council advances chat control 2.0 scanning proposal

Source: Ken Macon on Reclaim The Net — The proposed fix keeps the machinery of mass scanning very much alive. EU’s Council is again pushing for…

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Europe News Abroad War

October 16, 2026

German students strike against conscription

Source: Ana Vračar on Savage Minds— Great, now German students are Russian agents. While authorities insist military recruitment remains voluntary, students have warned of a…

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Privacy Laws Surveillance, Privacy & Digital Identity

October 15, 2026

Federal privacy law highly unlikely in 2026, leaving states to continue setting their own rules

Source: Keely Quinlan on Statescoop— "Other priorities,” indeed... Over the next two years, several new state privacy laws and amendments will take effect, expanding requirements…

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Europe Foreign Policy News Abroad War

October 14, 2026

With a harsh winter ahead, Ukraine is trapped in NATO’s fever dream

Source: Aaron Maté — Then, if they are free enough to think for themselves, US citizens will ask: What have we really achieved? Instead of…

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Foreign Policy War

October 14, 2026

No Russian narratives allowed

Source: Pepijn van Houwelingen on X — Criticism from experts would be “pro-Russian disinformation,” and governments want to avoid “getting caught up in such frames.”…

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Europe News Abroad Protest, Dissent & Political Repression War

October 13, 2026

DD Geopolitics: the citizens have more sense than their leaders

Source: DD Geopolitics on X — Germany prepares for war with Russia. Berlin police begin violently arresting citizens as thousands protest against the introduction of…

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Europe News Abroad Protest, Dissent & Political Repression

October 13, 2026

Europeans should overthrow their ‘ruling class’

Source: J.B. Shirk on American Thinker— This offers an explanation of what all the war rhetoric is for in Europe. It’s to cancel their political…

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Privacy Laws Surveillance, Privacy & Digital Identity

October 11, 2026

Court rules your phone is fair game at the US Border

Source: Reclaim the Net — Your messages, medical records, and search history may now be part of the customs experience. he court said that "the…

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Government Censorship Privacy Laws Surveillance, Privacy & Digital Identity Uncategorized

October 10, 2026

Tech collective labeled “Specially Designated Global Terrorist“

Source: Hauntologies by Elia Ayoub — On August 26th 2026, the US government went after one of the last remnants of the free internet. In…

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Foreign Policy War War, Foreign Policy & Information Control

October 7, 2026

NATO to European women: fight and die for Ukraine

Source: NATO on X — NATO is clear: it is the duty of European women to fight and die to continue the war in Ukraine.…

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AI & the Future of Information Censorship Surveillance, Privacy & Digital Identity

October 6, 2026

New US bill would let courts order VPNs to block websites

Source: Reclaim the Net — A US congressman has introduced a bill that, if it becomes law, will write into US statute the ability of…

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age verification window on smartphone held in hands

Censorship Government Censorship Surveillance, Privacy & Digital Identity

October 5, 2026

EU age verification used to enforce identify verification

Source: Paul Walsh on X — Ursula von der Leyen announced this week that everyone in the EU must use the official EU age verification…

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Media Platform Roundup

AI & the Future of Information Censorship Government Censorship Media Platforms Surveillance, Privacy & Digital Identity

The essence of fascism

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AI & the Future of Information Censorship Consumer Protection Media Platforms Meta Platforms, Algorithms & Online Gatekeepers Surveillance, Privacy & Digital Identity

California Is building an internet of age checks and identity gates

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Censorship Protest, Dissent & Political Repression Surveillance, Privacy & Digital Identity TikTok

Over 60,000 arrested in ‘chilling curb of free speech’

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Foreign Policy Media Platforms Media Power, Ownership & Funding Uncategorized

Camila Lourdes Galarza: the highest honor in journalism

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Media Platforms Platforms, Algorithms & Online Gatekeepers

Ian Welsh: So tired of all the lying

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Censorship Media Platforms Media Power, Ownership & Funding

French government to keep expelled Russian pundit off air

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