Internet freedom & digital rights are being endangered more fundamentally than ever before as the United States are turning to an “America First” foreign policy.
My take on the U.S.'s rapidly changing internet freedom portfolio:
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#USAID #digitalrights #democracy
So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.
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Kudos to @jpalfrey.bsky.social and the MacArthur Foundation for stepping up at this critical moment. Increasing foundation giving to fill the gap left by the broken promises and breached contracts of federal funding shows true leadership and compassion. #belovedcommunity
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„Donald Trumps beispielloser Stopp der 🇺🇸-Auslandshilfen für die Zivilgesellschaft droht staatliche Überwachung & Zensur weltweit zu stärken. [...] Die Bundesregierung & ihre Verbündeten dürfen autoritären Staaten nicht die digitale Zukunft überlassen“, schreibt Expertin Alena Epifanova ... /1
... @alenaaaaaa.bsky.social in ihrem neuen Papier.
„🇩🇪 & die 🇪🇺 müssen erkennen, welche schwerwiegenden Folgen dieser Rückzug aus den genannten Förderprogrammen hat & den Schutz der Menschenrechte & der Demokratie im digitalen Zeitalter priorisieren“, fordert sie. /2
If there were any lingering doubts about whether #IRIS2 is essential to the EU's strategic autonomy and digital sovereignty, this news will remove most.
@kuleszaj.bsky.social @zielwasser.bsky.social @alenaaaaaa.bsky.social @lpress.bsky.social
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