Eliza

[NXT EU @NXT4EU]

The current version of Chat Control is not only bad for privacy, it is also a sovereignty risk giving US big-tech the power to syphon data to US NCMEC.

NCMEC acts as central hub that checks vast amounts of data, accessible by US intelligence services.

@EPPGroup, shame on you.

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

Today In Dystopia

Today in dystopia Americans are becoming increasingly outraged by the ubiquitousness of Flock’s AI-assisted surveillance cameras throughout US cities. Flock officers getting caught in lies and viral video footage of police abusing their access to the technology have contributed to the outcry, with public vandalism of the cameras taking place with increasing frequency in public spaces.

Today in dystopia the German government is moving to ban workers from calling in sick by phone in order to boost the economy by reducing the amount of sick leave being taken by corporate employees. New regulations would require a certified in-person doctor’s visit on the very first day of sick leave. They’re just coming right out and saying that the public exists to serve the corporations now.

Today in dystopia we’re starting to see videos of quadrupedal robots firing guns with accuracy and minimal recoil. I know we’ve been calling these things “robot dogs” this whole time, but it is a bit of a misnomer when we’ve known from the beginning they were only ever intended as an all-terrain carrying system for autonomous weapons to suppress revolutions.

Today in dystopia YouTube is warning British content creators that proposed UK laws will result in decreased visibility of their videos on the platform, as the new rules would require the amplification of authorized narrative managers like the BBC above independent voices who may not regurgitate the official narratives of the empire.

Today in dystopia the entire western power structure is aggressively pushing the agenda to restrict children’s access to online pornography and social media platforms, which sounds fine until you realize that these laws are unenforceable without massive expansions in the government’s ability to track the internet use of everyone regardless of age. A major age verification law recently passed a House vote in the United States, despite resistance from online rights advocates and watchdog groups.

Today in dystopia the EU has authorized the criminal prosecution of anyone who shares videos from RT online due to sanctions placed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. European private citizens can now wind up doing actual jail time if they share RT videos on their own personal website under this new development.

Today in dystopia the president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola is deploying a rarely used procedure in an effort to force through a controversial authoritarian internet surveillance law called Chat Control which has already been voted down by EU lawmakers. Metsola even cut off the microphone of a German MEP who attempted to argue against the move. Critics of Chat Control say the proposed laws, though ostensibly designed to curb distribution of child sexual abuse material online, would lead to the indiscriminate scanning of virtually all types of electronic communications throughout Europe.

Today in dystopia Australian “eSafety commissioner” Julie Inman is saying she wants the authority to prevent favored users from receiving large numbers of angry comments on social media, formally requesting a “notification power” which would enable her to demand that social media platforms suspend accounts who are contributing to “an avalanche of online hate” for an Australian deemed worthy of protection. Australian government officials and other high-profile public figures frequently find themselves “ratioed” by hostile comments from Australians who disagree with them; Inman’s proposal would conveniently bring an end to this type of public square accountability.

Today in dystopia activists have constructed an open-sourced website called Israel Exposed — War Crimes Archive to house video footage of Israeli atrocities in Gaza, because they know there’s going to be an ongoing effort to permanently erase the footage from every corner of the internet.

Today in dystopia top Israeli ministers have been openly and explicitly admitting to the premeditated elimination of entire Shia villages in Lebanon, but the entire western political/media establishment refuses to call it ethnic cleansing. This is because western politicians are empire managers, and western news broadcasters are propagandists.

Today in dystopia the governments are getting more and more secretive while forcing the public to become more and more transparent as our rulers construct a panopticon of surveillance systems all around us and develop robot armies to murder us if we ever try to turn against them. They are doing this while rapidly eroding our freedom of speech and rapidly shrinking our ability to find unauthorized information online, and while continuing their murderous atrocities around the globe to ensure the continuation of their planetary domination.

The longer we wait for revolution, the more weapons they’ll have in place to stop us.

[Eliza @maillenae]

@EP_President @Ireland2026eu @MichealMartinTD @RobertaMetsola @Europarl_EN @Europarl_GA step down Roberta. what an embarrassment for democracy.

[Canary @TheCanaryUK]

Journalist @_whitneywebb has exposed the links between Polymarket and the intelligence agencies of Israel and the US.

@willem_moore_uk reports.
https://t.co/jtC7oq6b3C

[Eliza @maillenae]

@PapaDemandxx @DrPuerner it's mostly centrist right and far right intending to vote in favor of this.

[Dr. Friedrich Pürner, MPH @DrPuerner]

Da reibt man sich als Abgeordneter ungläubig die Augen: Eigentlich war die Chat-Kontrolle vom Tisch. Doch kurz vor der Sommerpause – während alle die Badeutensilien packen und auf die Fußball-WM schielen – schiebt die Parlamentspräsidentin das Thema klammheimlich wieder auf die Agenda. Natürlich unter anderem Namen. Heute wird also abgestimmt, ob das Ganze am Donnerstag zur Abstimmung kommt. Realsatire pur.
Und tatsächlich: Das Dringlichkeitsverfahren wird angenommen – am Donnerstag wird nun in der Sache selbst entschieden, das Manöver ist aufgegangen. Unglaublich!

[Eliza @maillenae]

Funny how @PatriotsEU are in support of Chat Control. Funny how @PartidoCHEGA makes a big fit because oh no, ZPK ID but @tmoreiradesa supports "voluntary" scanning and not a peep. We got rid of this in april but oh no we didn't and oh no we won't.

[Eliza @maillenae]

@EPPGroup @Europarl_EN do you guys want 24/7 live stream of our homes too? 🤡 "for the kids" of course. if protecting kids is the reason then what's stopping you from 24/7 surveillance of every person on earth?

[Martin Sonneborn @MartinSonneborn]

Ich habe heute versucht, die Chatkontrolle zu stoppen.

Am Wochenende mussten Sibylle Berg und ich Parlamentspräsidentin Metsola schriftlich mitteilen, dass das Durchprügeln der Chatkontrolle im Eilverfahren leider gegen die Geschäftsordnung des EU-Parlaments verstößt. Während Metsola der interessierten Presse daraufhin (fälschlicherweise) mitteilte, dass das schon alles seine Richtigkeit habe, warten wir immer noch auf ihre Antwort.

Deshalb wollte ich es ihr heute bei der Eröffnungssitzung in Straßburg noch einmal erklären. Und musste erstaunt feststellen, dass die Präsidentin doch Regeln kennt: Exakt nach 60 Sekunden hat sie mir das Mikrophon abgestellt. (regelkonform, wird aber selten gemacht)

Dabei hätte ich noch einiges zu sagen gehabt: "Frau Präsidentin, Sie wachen nach Artikel 22 über dieses Regelwerk (mit der ausgedruckten Geschäftsordnung wedelnd) - erklären Sie den Eilantrag für unzulässig. Wir sind hier schließlich nicht auf Malta! Die aktuelle Fassung der Geschäftsordnung überreiche ich Ihnen gerne persönlich. In der MEP-Bar."

Wie es nun weitergeht? Morgen wird über das Eilverfahren abgestimmt, obwohl diese Abstimmung gar nicht stattfinden dürfte. Wenn der Antrag erfolgreich ist, kommt die Chatkontrolle Donnerstagmittag zur Abstimmung ins Plenum. Um sie noch zu stoppen, müssten 361 Abgeordnete - eine qualifizierte Mehrheit - DAGEGEN stimmen.
Die schlechte Nachricht: Donnerstag ist der letzte Tag vor der Sommerpause und viele MEPs dürften bereits auf dem Weg in den Urlaub sein. Ein Schelm, wer Böses denkt bei dieser Terminierung... Smiley!

Wenn die Chatkontrolle durchgeht, dürfen die Plattformen (also die US-Tech-Bros) wieder & weiterhin fröhlich & ganz legal Ihre Nachrichten scannen. Schreiben Sie also gefälligst etwas unterhaltsamer in den kommenden Wochen... ZwinkerSmiley!

[Focus @FocusMedia_Fr]

🇫🇷👮‍♀️ FLASH — « Ils sont en train de verbaliser un rebeu qui a sauté dans l’eau. Par contre, tous les autres qui sont en train de se baigner, ils s’en battent les cou*lles. »

Un Français dénonce les contrôles au faciès pratiqués par la police parisienne.

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

New @Citizenlab findings show how @SteliosKoul’s phone was hacked with Pegasus spyware while he was serving on @Europarl_EN committee investigating spyware use in Europe. If an EU lawmaker can be brazenly targeted, then none of is safe from surveillance.

https://t.co/TPQBjh3MnR

[NXT EU @NXT4EU]

Chat Control is BACK!

@EPPGroup wants to destroy Europe's democracy by establishing a mass-surveillance system, again.

Europeans do not want this!

[Eliza @maillenae]

@MarkHalperin @DavidSacks The second hand embarrassment I get reading this pre-k level argument. Touch grass

[Eliza @maillenae]

@DavidSacks You're all crashing-out. Karp says a lot of words but has absolutely zero capability of saying anything insightful.

[Eliza @maillenae]

@Leitao_Amaro

[Eliza @maillenae]

@PalantirTech Delulu

[Eliza @maillenae]

@malliberal E porque é que a Europa nao se protegeu? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 alguém o avise que deve continuar a ver as emissoes de co2 até decidir que se calhar a unica protecçao possível é protegendo o ambiente. Ninguem come ou bebe ar condicionado.

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

🚨 The Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the United States, including those whose parents are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily, striking down President Trump's executive order.

[Fonsi Loaiza @FonsiLoaiza]

La alcaldesa comunista Elke Kahr ha barrido en las elecciones municipales en Graz, Austria. Sus medidas: viviendas sociales y prohibir privatizar el suelo. Dona el 75% de su sueldo. "La izquierda ha fracasado porque sus dirigentes no lo aplican en sus propias vidas", manifiesta.

[Eliza @maillenae]

@elonmusk You're all just shitting your pants