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lifehacker.com Meta Faces Potential $13.4 Billion Fine From the EU

Following Apple, Meta is the second company charged with violating the DMA. The company's subscription plan for avoiding targeted ads isn't enough, regulators say.

Meta Faces Potential $13.4 Billion Fine From the EU
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www.businessinsider.com We went on a trip to Europe 3 years ago and never left. Our kid's life is way better here than it was in the US.

My family went on an open-ended trip to Europe, and we ended up buying a house in Portugal. We don't have plans to live in the US full-time again.

We went on a trip to Europe 3 years ago and never left. Our kid's life is way better here than it was in the US.
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Lack of direct trains in Europe is pushing people to take flights, campaigners say

www.euronews.com Where in Europe has the most and least direct trains to other cities?

Greenpeace is calling for more investment in European railways to create more direct train routes and encourage people to fly less.

Where in Europe has the most and least direct trains to other cities?
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www.cnbc.com Greece becomes first EU country to introduce a six-day working week

Greece has introduced a six-day working week for some businesses, seeking to boost productivity and employment in the southern European country.

Greece becomes first EU country to introduce a six-day working week
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www.eff.org Now The EU Council Should Finally Understand: No One Wants “Chat Control”

The EU Council has now passed a 4th term without passing its controversial message-scanning proposal. The just-concluded Belgian Presidency failed to broker a deal that would push forward this regulation, which has now been debated in the EU for more than two years. For all those who have reached...

Now The EU Council Should Finally Understand: No One Wants “Chat Control”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17126450

> >The EU Council has now passed a 4th term without passing its controversial message-scanning proposal. The just-concluded Belgian Presidency failed to broker a deal that would push forward this regulation, which has now been debated in the EU for more than two years. > > > >For all those who have reached out to sign the “Don’t Scan Me” petition, thank you—your voice is being heard. News reports indicate the sponsors of this flawed proposal withdrew it because they couldn’t get a majority of member states to support it. > > > >Now, it’s time to stop attempting to compromise encryption in the name of public safety. EFF has opposed this legislation from the start. Today, we’ve published a statement, along with EU civil society groups, explaining why this flawed proposal should be withdrawn. > > > >The scanning proposal would create “detection orders” that allow for messages, files, and photos from hundreds of millions of users around the world to be compared to government databases of child abuse images. At some points during the debate, EU officials even suggested using AI to scan text conversations and predict who would engage in child abuse. That’s one of the reasons why some opponents have labeled the proposal “chat control.” > > > >There’s scant public support for government file-scanning systems that break encryption. Nor is there support in EU law. People who need secure communications the most—lawyers, journalists, human rights workers, political dissidents, and oppressed minorities—will be the most affected by such invasive systems. Another group harmed would be those whom the EU’s proposal claims to be helping—abused and at-risk children, who need to securely communicate with trusted adults in order to seek help. > > > >The right to have a private conversation, online or offline, is a bedrock human rights principle. When surveillance is used as an investigation technique, it must be targeted and coupled with strong judicial oversight. In the coming EU council presidency, which will be led by Hungary, leaders should drop this flawed message-scanning proposal and focus on law enforcement strategies that respect peoples’ privacy and security. > > > >Further reading: > >- EFF and EDRi Coalition Statement on the Future of the CSA Regulation

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Brexit Backlash: Brits Now Regret Their Populist Revolt

As the U.K. heads to the polls next week, a majority thinks that leaving the EU was a mistake and has delivered few benefits—and new problems.

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chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com We're still processing the Brexit rupture

<a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.online/@ChrisGrey">Mastodon</a>

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telex.hu EU approves new military aid to Ukraine without Hungary's consent

EU foreign ministers agreed at a meeting on Monday to spend the profits from frozen Russian central bank assets on ammunition and aerial defence systems, among other things.

EU approves new military aid to Ukraine without Hungary's consent
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www.independent.co.uk Watch live: Voters go to the polls in first round of French parliamentary elections

Watch live on Sunday (30 June) as voters go to the polls in the first round of the French parliamentary elections.

Watch live: Voters go to the polls in first round of French parliamentary elections
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www.lemonde.fr Man arrested with explosives near Paris airport was part of vast Russian sabotage campaign

The 26-year-old Russian-Ukrainian was arrested in his hotel near Charles de Gaulle airport on June 3, after an accident while making explosives. He was planning to target a hardware store north of Paris, as part of a sabotage campaign orchestrated by Moscow.

Man arrested with explosives near Paris airport was part of vast Russian sabotage campaign
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www.techspot.com Apple is working to make iPhone 16 battery removal easier to comply with EU regulations

Sources have told The Information (via MacRumors) that replacing batteries for the iPhone 16 will be somewhat easier. Although the process will likely still require professional assistance,...

Apple is working to make iPhone 16 battery removal easier to comply with EU regulations
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Price of blood?
  • Thanks for the answer. So, not wealthy at all then. Good to know.

    Fun fact, whenever my blood gets used to help someone, I get a text message telling me, and a thanks. Enormously satisfying.

  • Price of blood?

    I've been a blood donor for most of my adult life, and have donated about 30 liters. Where I'm at you get a token donation and a thanks for donating, but someone mentioned that in the US you get paid quite a lot depending on the quality and the blood type.

    I have a fairly uncommon blood type (about 10% of the population) and a blood count of around 150.

    So, how wealthy would I have been if I had donated my blood in the US instead?

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    EU sees rise in deportation rates for non-EU migrants

    June 28 (Reuters) - A growing proportion of non-European Union citizens ordered to leave EU territory are being returned to countries outside the bloc as part of efforts to rein in irregular migration, data from the EU's statistics office shows.

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    www.pravda.com.ua Kremlin labels new EU chief diplomat “rabidly Russophobic” and expects nothing good from new EU leadership

    Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has stated that the prospects for relations between Moscow and Brussels are poor following the approval of Kaja Kallas as the head of European diplomacy at the EU summit.

    Kremlin labels new EU chief diplomat “rabidly Russophobic” and expects nothing good from new EU leadership
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    River Seine unfit for swimming one month from Paris Olympics, tests show

    Paris (AFP) – The river Seine is still failing water quality tests one month before the Paris Olympics when it is scheduled to host the open-water swimming competition and the swimming leg of the triathlon, results showed Friday.

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    A Den of Spies: Vienna Emerges as Hub for Russian Espionage

    Moscow allegedly plotted to kill an investigative journalist in Austria. Now his home is protected by officers with submachine guns.

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    www.theguardian.com Far-right National Rally strengthening in final polls ahead of vote

    Marine Le Pen’s party has pledged to boost spending power, slash immigration and restore law and order

    Far-right National Rally strengthening in final polls ahead of vote
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    EU holds its breath as Hungary’s Orban vows to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

    Hungary’s pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the European Council on July 1, just weeks after fellow nationalist and populist parties surged across the bloc in European polls. Hungarian diplomats have promised a “normal” presidency over the coming six months, while experts note that the role carries limited powers. But Orban’s choice of slogan for the job suggests the EU’s serial provocateur is unlikely to shun the spotlight.

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    9to5mac.com Withholding Apple Intelligence from EU a 'stunning declaration'

    The decision to withhold Apple Intelligence from EU countries amounts to a “stunning open declaration” of anticompetitive behavior, according to...

    Withholding Apple Intelligence from EU a 'stunning declaration'
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    Far-right leader Le Pen questions French president's role as army chief

    Marine Le Pen, former president of France's far-right party National Rally and currently a French presidential candidate, on Thursday raised the question in an interview with a French newspaper of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after snap parliamentary elections starting Sunday, June 30.

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    Immigration fears are pushing centrists to the right in the US and Europe
  • Still an interesting read for those who bothered to read it. There is also an interesting discussion to be had, because migration is very much needed into all western countries, but a growing part of the public seems to dislike it, hence the rise of the far right in both the US and the EU.

  • Exclusive: Majority Of Voters Want Next Government To Take UK Back Into European Union
  • Norway is a rule taker that pays into the EU without any influence. They're also tiny and they know it. This is said with love from a neighbour who would love to see Norway join the EU.

    I don't think the UKs collective ego would allow them to join on Norway terms.