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EU Demands Facebook, Instagram Dismantle Design Features It Calls Addictive
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (424+ words) KELVIN CHAN Friday, 10 July 2026 06: 50 AM EDT The Europe Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable "key addictive features" like infinite scrolling. The EU's…...
European Parliament Approves Digital Euro Negotiations in Landmark Vote
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (291+ words) In a landmark decision, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to begin negotiations on the creation of a digital euro. The Strasbourg plenary session approved the mandate with 416 votes in favour, 169 against, and 22 abstentions, the parliament announced Thursday. Privacy protections…...
der Warns of "Rule of Law Destruction" as Fidesz Mobilizes Against Tisza Government
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (532+ words) In a dramatic display of political opposition, thousands gathered outside S'ndor Palace on Thursday for a demonstration organized by Fidesz and KDNP against what they describe as the "construction of a Tisza-party dictatorship" and the attempted removal of President Tam's…...
The Ukraine war's big lie
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (295+ words) Can Kyiv ever win? It has become something of a seasonal ritual. Every summer, Brussels launches a fresh propaganda offensive on Ukraine " and this year is no different. "The tide is turning, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared on…...
EU Lawmakers Advance Mass Private-Message Scanning Measure
12+ hour, 5+ min ago (604+ words) Members of the European Parliament voted on Thursday for an EU law allowing tech platforms to scan unencrypted private messages and emails for child sexual abuse material. The July 9 vote concerned a law dubbed "Chat Control 1. 0," a temporary exception to…...
EU Parliament Passes Chat Control by Default: 314 MEPs Couldn't Block Scanning Law
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (234+ words) The EU Parliament passed Chat Control 1. 0 into law Thursday afternoon without a majority of its members ever voting for it. Of the 607 MEPs who cast a vote in Strasbourg, 314 voted to reject the measure " a clear majority of those present....
Orban allies protest in Hungary against plans to oust President Tamas Sulyok
18+ hour, 28+ min ago (545+ words) BUDAPEST, Hungary " Opponents of the Hungarian government's efforts to oust the country's president gathered for a protest in the capital Budapest on Thursday after being called to action by the former autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orb'n. The protest drew several…...
While Europe Reminisces About the Good Old Days, They're Being Destroyed from Within
20+ hour, 43+ min ago (1034+ words) Home " Political News " While Europe Reminisces About the Good Old Days, They're Being Destroyed from Within Jack Fowler: I'mgonnabring up this Wall Street Journal first of two major articles, are the United States and Europe divorcing or separating? And if…...
EU now one step away from reviving private message scanning rules
23+ hour, 12+ min ago (200+ words) The European Parliament has approved an urgent procedure to fast-track legislation that would revive the EU's expired "Chat Control 1. 0" rules. This development sets up a decisive vote on July 9 over whether online platforms may once again be allowed to voluntarily…...
Hungarian President Says Constitutional Amendment Threatens Rule of Law
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (246+ words) The office of President Tam's Sulyok said on Thursday that several provisions of the proposed 17th amendment to Hungary's Basic Law are incompatible with the principles of the rule of law, democracy and the separation of powers. The president noted that,…...