European Commission
EU Admits X’s Open Data Skews Disinformation Findings While Fining Platform for Restricting Researchers
The bloc that fined X for restricting researcher data access then cited X’s comparatively open data as the reason it leads the disinformation statistics.
X Challenges EU’s $140 Million Digital Services Act Fine in Court
No outside arbiter, no independent review, no appeal before the fine lands; just the Commission, its definitions, and a $140 million bill. X is pushing back.
EU Defends Censorship Law While Commission Staff Shift to Auto-Deleting Signal Messages
Brussels is pursuing Chat Control to surveil private communications while its own enforcers retreat deeper into encrypted, self-destructing ones.
Berlin Court Orders X to Hand Over Hungarian Election Data to Researchers
The court gave researchers what they asked for, but the same institution that fined X for refusing is also the largest funder of the group that sued to make it comply.
Massive TikTok Fine Threat Advances Europe’s Digital ID Agenda
Europe’s TikTok case treats “addiction” as the rationale, but age verification is the real infrastructure.
Congressional Report Warns Britain Is Exporting Censorship Worldwide
Starmer’s government faces an unprecedented rebuke from Washington over digital laws once hailed as a model for safety.
EU Parliament Votes for Mandatory Digital ID and Age Verification, Threatening Online Privacy
Behind the promise of safety lies a blueprint for state-verified identity in every click.
Chat Control 2.0: EU Moves Toward Ending Private Communication
Behind the glass walls of Brussels, democracy risks becoming a paperwork illusion signed in silence.
Europe Calls Its Censorship Law “Neutral” but Creators and Diplomats See a Clear Grip on Online Speech
The DSA’s promise of neutrality fades as enforcement power drifts from platforms to policymakers.
Ireland Takes the First Swing at X in Europe’s War on Words
The investigation into X exposes how Europe’s new speech laws let regulators decide which voices get to exist online.
EU’s “Democracy Shield” Centralizes Control Over Online Speech
Presented as a defense of democracy, the plan reads more like the architecture of a managed reality.
The Disguised Return of the EU’s Private Message Scanning Plot
After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.