We have requested information from YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok about the design of their recommender systems under the Digital Services Act.
YouTube and Snapchat need to detail their algorithms’ parameters and their role in amplifying risks, including users' mental well-being and protection of minors.
TikTok must explain measures against manipulation and risks to elections, media pluralism, and civic discourse.
ℹ️ More: https://europa.eu/!WpdMQY
#DSA #EU
Europe’s next quantum leap: LUMI-Q.
A new European quantum computer will be built in Czechia with 🇨🇿 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇩🇰 🇵🇱 🇳🇴 🇩🇪 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking.
Its star-shaped topology will enable the execution of very complex quantum algorithms, adding a new architecture to the European quantum computing ecosystem.
LUMI-Q will be available to European users in science, industry, and the public sector.
Europe can lead the way to federated, secure quantum computing ➡ https://europa.eu/!XPyNcD
Europe’s vision for AI: prioritising people, safeguarding rights.
Nearly 1,000 attendees, including AI providers, industry leaders, civil society members, academics, and experts will virtually gather today to begin drafting the first Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models.
They will discuss transparency, copyright, and mitigation measures, among others, helping us in detailing the AI Act rules.
The final Code will be unveiled in April 2025.
⛔️⚠️AFU military command refute ongoing Western and Ukrainian media pro-Russian disinformation campaign: No battles are occurring anywhere in Dnipropetrovsk region (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4011863-ukrainian-military-no-battles-in-dnipropetrovsk-region.html #Ukraine #Mastodon #NYT #KyivIndependent #WashingtonPost #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
https://youtu.be/Nf4Cgy56slU
⛔️🇺🇦2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | (PBS - FRONTLINE VIDEO) #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #Mastodon #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UN #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
https://t.me/warriorsukrainian/75266
🛑🇺🇸Americans are the enemy of Europe: The US is no longer an ally of Europe, but a potential “opponent” or “threat,” — El País Europe is too (more) #Ukraine #Mastodon #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania
🛑🇺🇸Ukraine investigating over 178,000 war crimes that Trump and Republicans want to cover-up and silence (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4062148-ukraine-investigating-over-178000-war-crimes-amid-talks-on-peace-plan-and-possible-amnesty-for-russia.html #Ukraine #Poland #Mastodon #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #Hague #ECHR #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #GOP #USA #US #UN #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #UnitedNations
‼️🇺🇦BREAKING: President Zelensky dismisses Yermak amid NABU investigation (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4064025-zelensky-dismisses-yermak.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Mastodon #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UN #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania
#11yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
⛔️🇺🇸Russian asset Hegseth and Republicans intentionally paused defensive aide to Ukraine to protect civilians despite Pentagon finding aid wouldn't hurt US readiness, NBC reports (more) https://kyivindependent.com/hegseth-paused-ukraine-weapons-despite-pentagon-findings-aid-wouldnt-hurt-us-readiness-nbc-reports-06-2025/ #Ukraine #Mastodon #Brussels #SHAPE #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
I think large social networks should verify users. It's like getting a driver's licence. If you don't want to verify your identity, you can, but you won't see content from unverified individuals and your content won't be visible to others.
The only problem is implementation. We need a system that chooses what data to transfer (name and age) and how.
Everything we write on open social networks should be something we can say on the street.
Discover the cities redefining urban living with cutting-edge innovation competing for the top spots at the 2024 iCapital prize 👇
🏙️ European Capital of Innovation:
🇫🇮 Espoo
🇮🇹 Turin
🇬🇧 West Midlands Combined Authority
✨ Rising Innovative City:
🇵🇹 Braga
🇦🇹 Linz
🇫🇮 Oulu
These cities are shaping more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban environments by embedding innovation into the fabric of daily life.
Winners will be announced on 13 November 2024.
“We must also allow Ukraine to exercise its legitimate defence with long-range weapons to strike military targets on Russian territory and strengthen sanctions, including a ban on Russian oil imports in January and gas imports at the end of 2026. The end of this story cannot be Trump acquitting Putin; the end must be Putin sitting in the dock at the International Criminal Court."
#Ukraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#EU
#ArmUkraineNow
#ArmUkraineToWin
#RearmEurope
Apple must provide free and effective interoperability to third-party developers and businesses with hardware and software features controlled by iOS and iPadOS.
Today, we've initiated two specification proceedings to assist Apple in complying with its interoperability obligations under the Digital Markets Act.
Press release: http://europa.eu/!wKPpFH
Nearly 26 million EU small and medium enterprises employ 90 million people.
Our latest #Eurobarometer reveals that 93% adopt resource-efficiency measures like saving energy, reducing waste, and recycling.
The new findings will guide our efforts to help them go greener.
Discover them ➡ https://europa.eu/!wrXTty
https://t.me/liveukraine_media/24843
💛💙 "I thank everyone who stands with Ukraine," noted President Zelensky after nearly thirty meetings in the U.S. SLAVA UKRAINE! (VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar
#BoycottHungarians #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
⚠️🇺🇦Kyiv condemns Iran's attack on Israel and calls on partners to defend Ukraine's skies just as resolutely as they do Israel (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/10/2/7477838/ #Ukraine #Mastodon #Biden #PACE #OSCE #CoE #UN #Press #USA #UnitedNations #Rutte #US #UK #Harris #Harris2024 #HarrisWalz #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar
#BoycottHungarians #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
Urgent Call for EU Legislative Protection of Core Internet Security Infrastructure
A letter from our General Manager @f0r573r
Many cultures, one Union.
Europe's living cultural #heritage is more than just our past—it's our inspiration for the future.
This is why we celebrate it every year at the European Cultural Heritage Summit, running in Bucharest 🇷🇴 until tomorrow!
Heritage professionals from all over the 🇪🇺 have gathered to find adequate responses to the climate crisis.
Our culture is what brings us together as people. We’re united in diversity.
📸 Flickr, Europa Nostra
Today, we found that X should not be designated as a core platform service under the Digital Markets Act.
We concluded that X does not qualify given that our investigation revealed that X is not an important gateway for business users to reach end users.
We will continue to monitor the developments in the market concerning this service should any substantial changes arise.
More: https://europa.eu/!7GfFpY
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I’m looking for a little help about dealing with the seemingly mass attack of Russian bots. What's the best way of handling this?
I report this Russian propaganda as 'Something Else' and bookmark a post, so that I can later see if the account is still running, then I block the account. I also leave the checkbox on, for the server itself to receive my report
Many accounts are not suspended
#Mastodon #Fediverse #Spam #Propaganda #ActivityPub #Russia #Putin #Ukraine #EU
Human rights chief warns against banning social media for kids
https://archive.is/2026.03.24-204653/https://www.politico.eu/article/michael-oflaherty-human-rights-council-of-europe-children-social-media-ban/
Ban the harmful algorithms of Big Tech social media instead.
> celebrate_future_coders()
The EU Code Week is here to inspire people to gain coding and digital skills.
From 14 to 27 October, grassroots events across Europe will allow everyone to explore coding and careers in STEM.
Whether it's Python, JavaScript, C++, Ruby, Rust, you name it, learning to code can help make sense of a rapidly changing world and open up countless opportunities.
Discover the activities closer to you and resources in 29 languages 👉 https://codeweek.eu/
What do our stats say about Europeans?
👵 Longevity: 🇪🇺 women life expectancy is 84.2 years. Men reach 78.9 years.
💼 Gender pay gap: 🇪🇪 highest at 21.3%, 🇱🇺 lowest at -7%. 12.7% in 🇪🇺.
📚 Language learning: 99.7% of 🇫🇷 pupils study 2+ languages. 60.8% of pupils do it in 🇪🇺.
🏖️ Tourism: nearly 3 billion nights spent in 🇪🇺 tourist accommodations.
Eurostat offers insights crucial for making decisions based on facts.
What else can they reveal to you?
Find out: https://europa.eu/!Bw69Dh
We’re committed to an inclusive future for everyone.
This week, the Council of the EU has taken a significant step toward equality by adopting our proposals to enhance the rights of millions of people with disabilities.
Here’s how they will make a real difference:
🆔 European Disability Card: Recognised across all 27 EU countries, granting access to essential services.
🅿️ Enhanced European Parking Card: Uniform parking rights across the #EU for greater independence.
🌐 Another major step in boosting the cyber resilience of Europe’s critical digital infrastructure.
Today, we have adopted the first implementing rules on the cybersecurity of critical entities and networks under the NIS2 Directive.
The act:
📋 details cybersecurity risk management measures;
🚨 specifies cases in which an incident should be considered significant and should be reported by digital infrastructure and service providers to national authorities.
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def inspire_future_coders():
coders = [
"eager newbies",
"bug-fixing warriors",
"late-night debuggers",
"code review champions",
"keyboard ninjas",
"algorithm aficionados",
"future code legends",
"European digital innovators"
]
for coder in coders:
print(f"Cheers to the future {coder}! 🚀")
On the bottom-right side is the logo of the European Commission.](/proxy/post_attachment/459179/c46f0ea702.png "A visual with a monochrome background and abstract bent lines on the top-right and bottom-left sides. At the centre is the following text:
def inspire_future_coders():
coders = [
\"eager newbies\",
\"bug-fixing warriors\",
\"late-night debuggers\",
\"code review champions\",
\"keyboard ninjas\",
\"algorithm aficionados\",
\"future code legends\",
\"European digital innovators\"
]
for coder in coders:
print(f\"Cheers to the future {coder}! 🚀\")
On the bottom-right side is the logo of the European Commission.")
