Like it or not, 'in the real world, the battle to defend liberal democracy is sometimes a real battle, a military battle, not merely an ideological battle.'

@AnneApplebaum on why dialogue, diplomacy, policy papers, concern & democracy summit are not enough.

Automated Anarchy: The Rising Tide of Bad Bots on the Internet

Humans will soon be a minority on the internet. Our Chris Kremidas-Courtney explores what this means for democracy.

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💻 @Mozilla launches new AI Intersections Database, a tool mapping connections between harmful AI impacts & issues like social justice.

Our founder Alice St⭕️llmeyer is featured as a person working to make AI safe for our democracy & security.

Check it out: aidatabase.mozilla.org/ai-intersectio…

How Russia's disinformation campaign seeps into US views.

Kremlin campaign to 'promote American isolationism, stir fear over the United States' border security & attempt to amplify U.S. economic & racial tensions' has even made its way to U.S. Congress.

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1/3 48 civil society orgs & 26 individual experts call on Member States representatives to ❌REJECT Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024's latest #CSAR compromise.

The text is flawed & harmful. It will enable #MassSurveillance & undermine #encryption .

Read more: edri.org/our-work/open-…

BREAKING: Belgium opens probe into pro-Russia network accused of paying EU Parliamentarians.

Russia wants to “help elect more pro-Russian candidates to EU Parliament & to reinforce a pro-Russian narrative in that institution.”

Defend Democracy #EP2024

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Building AI with democratic values starts with defining our own.

#DefendDemocracy #PeopleVsBigTech

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Thinking of @VKaraMurza & his loved ones as we're nearing two years of his unjust imprisonment.

One of the most courageous democracy defenders I have the honour to know.

#FreeKaraMurza #SetThemFree

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✅ Great that European political parties commit to upholding ethical & fair campaigning.

❌ However the agreement lacks independent enforcement & doesn't cover national parties.

👀 Which national parties will sign up & care about fair elections?

ec.europa.eu/commission/pre… #EP2024

Russian influence campaigns to undermine European support for Ukraine have grown in scale, skill and stealth.

#DefendDemocracy #EP2024 #NAFO

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EU Parliament demands action over Russian interference & suspicions of corruption aiming to undermine democracy.

#DefendDemocracy #EP2024 #NATO75

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What are the RISKS if we allow disinformation to flourish in our societies? In our latest #TEPSAexplainer Alice St⭕️llmeyer from Defend Democracy discusses...

FULL VIDEO 👉 tepsa.eu/tepsa-videos/c… #RADARdisinfo FIIA ÖGfE Uniwersytet Jagielloński Institut für Europäische Politik Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI

Voice of Europe launched by Dutch far-right, see thread here from Alice St⭕️llmeyer
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We have uncovered a pro-Russian network that was developing an operation to spread Russian influence and undermine security across Europe. Therefore we added two individuals and one legal entity to the sanctions list. Domestic authorities subsequently seized their assets.

The…

“Defend Democracy called for a ban because Amazon's disregard for democratic scrutiny is unacceptable.

We're pleased EU Parliament agrees & draws a line by banning Amazon lobbyists from its premises.

With big size comes big responsibility, and Amazon cannot walk away from it.”

Now more than ever, we need a media that understands & acknowledges the threat of the far-right to liberal democracy (and, thereby, to an independent media) & that covers the far-right in an informed & critical way.

#DefendDemocracy #EP2024

by Cas Mudde 👀

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