“Det handler om at være tryg, sagde kommissionsformanden Ursula von der Leyen og tegnede en lys fremtid for det autokratiske tekno-vælde, hvor man kunne forhånds-censurere os andre på nettet” skrev jeg tidligere på Monokultur
As technology evolves we need to build up societal immunity around information manipulation. Because research has shown that prebunking is much more successful than debunking. Prebunking is basically the opposite of debunking. In short, prevention is preferable to cure.
Perhaps if you think of information manipulation as a virus. Instead of treating an infection, once it has taken hold – that is debunking – it is much better to vaccinate so that the body is inoculated. Prebunking is the same approach. Because disinformation relies on people passing it on to others. It is essential that people know what malign information influence is and what the techniques are that are behind it.
And as the knowledge goes up our chances of being influenced goes down. And that builds up the society resilience that we will need.
EUs kommisionsformand, den sexede Von Der Leyen, har i øvrigt overlevet et mistillidsvotum, rejst i Parlamentet af højrefløjen over hendes håndtering af vaccinerne, som hun “skaffede”, den såkaldte ‘Pfizer-gate’. BBC skriver om hendes temperament
During a fierce debate on Monday von der Leyen slammed her accusers as “conspiracy theorists”.
Hitting back at Piperea and what she called “his world of conspiracies and alleged sinister plots”, she said he and his cohort were “extremists”, “anti-vaxxers” and “Putin apologists”.
She also said the accusations against her over so-called Pfizergate were “simply a lie.”
Ja, EU har nok af fjender, ydre som indre og ydre der sponserer de indre og indre der går de ydres ærinde. En ny bølge skyller af folkelighed skyller ind over nettet til bureaukraternes forfærdelse
A new alliance of religious extremists, far-right populists, and oligarchic funders is reshaping European politics. The Next Wave describes this covert, strategic effort to launder religious extremism into mainstream governance through media, NGOs, political parties, and public institutions.
Backed by private wealth and legitimised through state funding, this movement is engineering a long-term authoritarian transformation under the guise of tradition and care. This project exposes the financial, political, and ideological architecture of The Next Wave, equipping civil society to recognise, resist, and counter its growing influence. Philanthropic support is essential to disrupt this emerging infrastructure and defend pluralistic democracy.
The Next Wave: How Religious Extremism Is Regaining Power is a groundbreaking report that documents the accelerating financial expansion of movements working to dismantle decades of hard-won sexual and reproductive rights across Europe. Covering the 2019–2023 period, it builds on prior analyses of the anti-gender movement presented in Tip of the Iceberg (2021) and Restoring the Natural Order (2018).
Unprecedented in scope, The Next Wave offers a detailed account of the financial trajectories of over 270 anti-rights and religious extremist actors in Europe, tracing their growing access to political power, professionalisation, international networking, and — in some cases — their capture of entire institutions, political parties, and states. It also exposes emergent strategies, including the production of ideologically driven knowledge, the establishment of anti-gender service infrastructures, and the rise of elite public affairs firms and civil society fronts covertly directed by religious hierarchies.
The Next Wave is essential reading for understanding how sexual and reproductive rights in Europe are being strategically eroded — and what must be done to defend both these rights and democratic governance.
Herunder forklarer forfatteren, hvad det er der truer os, hvis ikke vi begynder at censurere endnu mere – “Kommentarer er slået fra” i videoen i ægte EU ånd
Og det er ikke det eneste. Europe’s “Disinformation” Enforcers Pressures Platforms to Tighten Speech Controls
A recent assessment by the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) has cast doubt on the effectiveness of Big Tech’s efforts to combat so-called “disinformation” under the European Union’s Code of Practice.
The report, however, highlights a troubling trend: growing pressure on platforms like Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok to police speech in ways that risk undermining open discourse.
Since signing the voluntary code in 2018, these companies have faced increasing demands to regulate content, including avoiding ad placements near alleged disinformation, labeling content deemed misleading, and sharing platform data with researchers.
These voluntary measures are set to become enforceable through the EU’s Digital Services Act starting July 1, raising further concerns about the future of free expression online.
EDMO’s evaluation of platform activity during the first half of 2024 accused the firms of falling short in areas tied to transparency and accountability. “The assessment identifies consistent gaps in transparency, independent oversight, and measurable outcomes across all commitments,” the report stated, warning that the code “risks remaining performative” unless companies impose stricter controls.
Such calls for tighter restrictions inevitably edge toward censorship, threatening the diversity of views that the internet was meant to protect.
The report criticized the companies for not providing sufficient evidence of their efforts, despite their public promises.
While Meta and Google were noted for launching certain initiatives, EDMO dismissed many as “superficial or symbolic.”
The report lamented the absence of “user engagement figures, no reported outcomes, and no indication of the actual scale of these efforts,” suggesting that Big Tech’s reluctance to flood users with heavy-handed interventions is somehow a failing, rather than a safeguard of free speech.
Digital literacy initiatives, including Meta’s “We Think Digital,” Google’s “More About This Page” tool, and Microsoft’s collaboration with NewsGuard, were similarly faulted for lacking detailed metrics. EDMO researchers questioned whether these were “declarative gestures” rather than substantive programs.
Fact-checking labels and prompts intended to inform users about allegedly inaccurate content exist across platforms, but EDMO took issue with the limited performance data shared. Although Google provided broad reach figures, the organization noted the lack of evidence on how these measures altered behavior, a demand that implicitly seeks more control over how individuals interpret information.
Among the companies reviewed, TikTok alone was deemed to have met the baseline for supporting independent research. Even so, EDMO criticized the complexity of accessing its Research API, and faulted other platforms for limiting the scope of their research programs and tightly controlling data access.
While framed as a transparency issue, these restrictions arguably serve as necessary checks on the overreach of external monitors eager to shape online narratives.
EDMO’s findings, based on expert surveys, internal analysis, and transparency documents, reflect a broader tension: the increasing conflation of content moderation with mandatory censorship, all in the name of combating disinformation.
As the EU moves toward legally binding requirements, the stakes for freedom of expression in the digital space have never been higher.
“If social media doesn’t moderate content, then we lose total control.” som tidligere præsidentkandidat Hillary Clinton så ærligt slog fast. Og det er, hvad det handler om, kontrol. ADF International skriver på X
Today, the EU takes a significant step toward strengthening online censorship, transforming the “Code of Conduct on Disinformation” into a mandatory part of the Digital Services Act.
The DSA threatens free speech across the world and must be repealed.
The EU’s DSA has created one of the most dangerous censorship regimes of the digital age. It is an authoritarian framework that enables unelected bureaucrats to control online speech at scale—both in Europe and globally—under the guise of “safety” and “protecting democracy”.
The DSA is a legally binding regulatory framework that gives the European Commission authority to enforce “content moderation” on very large online platforms and search engines with over 45 million users per month. Platforms that fail to comply face massive financial penalties and even suspension.
It requires platforms to remove “illegal content,” defined as anything not in compliance with EU or Member State law at any time, now or in the future. This creates the “lowest common denominator” for censorship across the EU, effectively exporting the most restrictive laws to all Member States. The DSA’s approach to loose concepts such as “misinformation,” “disinformation,” “hate speech,” and “information manipulation” may lead to wide-sweeping removal of online content.
Til hvilket Elon Musk svarede “Yes”.
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