for all those who still consider doing business on Ebay A bloody pig mask, a funeral wreath and cockroaches: intimidation campaign costs eBay 56 million dollars arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign
eBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists' home.
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Wildberries burning (2026) #photography by A.Weinstein Scene from the St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg
An overlooked truely global problem of the business plan of #Musk and #SpaceX is the polution by "burned up" space junk creating {new types of} aerosol particles in the stratosphere see e.g. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... www.nature.com/articles/s43... www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SPCX
Musk’s SpaceX is shaping up as the biggest IPO on record. It’s also bending the rules to do so theconversation.com/musks-spacex...
Musk’s SpaceX is shaping up as the biggest IPO on record. It’s also bending the rules to do so
Markets only work when everyone plays by the same rules, and right now, not everyone is.
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Seem that predictions that to give the position of DG of the #WTO to the #USA will further kick the institution into the gutter comes true Look e.g. at the program of the WTO public forum here: www.wto.org/english/foru... #US #trade #multilateralism
Reuters reports that Ecuador & Canada signed a Free Trade Agreement a few hours ago The specific text that allegedly also includes a section giving companies rights and means of enforcement standing above national law and courts #ISDS still is shrouded in secrecy www.reuters.com/world/ecuado...
Ecuador says Canada trade deal to make 99.6% of exports tariff-free
Ecuador and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Friday, Ecuador's government said, adding the deal will allow 99.6% of its exportable goods to enter Canada duty-free once it takes effect.
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For 30 years, South Centre has championed a fair & responsible international investment regime. Read the new publication on reforming International Investment Law to address systemic challenges like ISDS, regulatory chill & sustainable development: www.southcentre.int/sc-30th-anni...
#Google now lets you log into your account with a selfie - arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026... what could possibly go wrong in the age of the #deepfake...?
Google now lets you log into your account with a selfie
Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.
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Aus MDR-Recherchen geht hervor, dass das Bundesinnenministerium unter anderem den Bundesbeauftragten für das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz abschaffen will. Die SPD kritisiert die Pläne. www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
Geheimer BMI-Vermerk will Bundesbeauftragten abschaffen und Informationsfreiheit massiv einschränken
Aus MDR-Recherchen geht hervor, dass das Bundesinnenministerium unter anderem den Bundesbeauftragten für das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz abschaffen will. Die SPD kritisiert die Pläne. Von Marcus Enger...
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⚡German government apprently wants to effectively abolish its Freedom of Information Act !⚡ Among other things, by deleting § 12 and dissolving the corresponding department at the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. fragdenstaat.de/artikel/poli... #transparency
Neue Pläne im Innenministerium: Dobrindt will FragDenStaat ausschalten
Die Bundesregierung will das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz faktisch abschaffen. Interne Dokumente zeigen jetzt: Der Plan zielt explizit darauf, Anfragen über FragDenStaat unmöglich zu machen.
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Bundesregierung will Informationsfreiheitsgesetz faktisch abschaffen ! unter anderem durch §12 des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes (IFG) zu streichen und das entsprechende Referat bei dem Bundesbeauftragten für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit auf zu lösen fragdenstaat.de/artikel/poli...
Neue Pläne im Innenministerium: Dobrindt will FragDenStaat ausschalten
Die Bundesregierung will das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz faktisch abschaffen. Interne Dokumente zeigen jetzt: Der Plan zielt explizit darauf, Anfragen über FragDenStaat unmöglich zu machen.
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Canada Ecuador Free Trade Agreement negotiations concluded early last year but still little is known about the finally agreed text going beyond the vague "summary of negotiated outcomes" provided on the Canadian government website see: www.international.gc.ca/trade-commer... #Canada #Ecudaor #FTA
Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement: Summary of negotiated outcomes
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Civil Society demands that the President of the Republic of Indonesia immediately cancel the plan to ratify the US-Indonesia ART Agreement [ART = Agreement on Reciprocal Trade] Read here why: bilaterals.org/sovereignty-... #USA #indonesia #trade
Talks on personal data, including biometric data, are shrouded in secrecy: US is bullying EU into dismantling safeguards for fundamental rights edri.org/our-work/the...
The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
The leaked draft text suggests that the Commission significantly caved in to US’s excessive demands for unfettered information access.
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New report on human testing of militarized technology in the Southwest Asia/North Africa (SWANA) region The report examines six countries: Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel, and Egypt smex.org/new-report-o... #humanrights #AI
New report on the militarization of tech in the SWANA: Produced, tested, deployed - SMEX
Human testing. Those two words evoke mental images of inhumane experiments and feelings of disquiet, as they should. Yet human testing of militarized technology is happening in the Southwest Asia/Nort...
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📊 Missed last week's report? The World Investment Report 2026 is out now. It unpacks the uneven investment recovery, more targeted policies, and new challenges for developing economies in strategic sectors. 🔗 https://ow.ly/3ShP50ZmrPY #FDI #GlobalInvestment
"ISDS allows foreign companies to file claims against national governments if their investments have been affected by new policies, including those aimed at protecting the environment and public health." insideclimatenews.org/news/0807202...
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into a Secretive System That Undermines Climate Action - Inside Climate News
An international arbitration system allows corporations to demand big payouts. Governments have been forced to hand over billions.
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UNCITRAL's latest ISDS reforms don't fix the system's core imbalance. A new analysis shows how procedural tweaks can't resolve structural problems that may still hinder governments' ability to pursue climate action. aftinet.org.au/analysis-unc...
In Malaysia, over 20,000 people have signed the petition rejecting proposed seed law amendment to align with UPOV 1991. Farmers are concerned that it will criminalised their everyday practice in breeding, saving and exchanging seeds and increase the price of seed www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckIB...
Over 20,000 sign petition against planned changes to plant variety law
YouTube video by KiniTV
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Why Europe’s trees are dying "it is not only drought, but also unusually warm or wet springs that increase the risk – even ideal growing conditions can prove fatal later on."
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft - idw@idw-online.de · 4w agoWhy Europe’s trees are dying In Europe, trees are increasingly dying prematurely. A new study by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) on French forests now shows that it is not only drought, but also unusu... weiterlesen
🚨The EU needs to quit fossil gas 🚨 With a coalition of over 40 civil society organisations, we are urging the EU for a fossil gas exit strategy, with annual binding gas demand reduction targets of 7-8%, an end to LNG imports, and strong enforcement of the EU methane rules 👉https://l1nq.com/iyvry3r
Plastics treaty negotiations resumed last week at a Heads of Delegation meeting in Nairobi. Here is what happened and what it means for the future of the treaty — and of multilateralism. 🧵
if you want to know more about one of the main obstacles to fight the #climatecrisis: "ISDS" And how this "4 letterword" is putting foreigh investors rights above national law you might want to check out this video youtu.be/4KYMqQxhySI?... #climate #change #StopISDS
ISDS vs. The Climate: Removing barriers to a just transition - London Climate Action Week, June 24
YouTube video by We Don't Have Time
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New study shows how #EU trade agreements force countries like #Kenya & #Indonesia to align Intellectual property rules with UPOV 1991 restrict farmers’ rights to save and exchange seeds, strengthening corporate control over seed systems. www.bothends.org/uploaded_fil... #Agroecology #multinationals
Crime and Punishment Follow my cartoons and accompanying written commentary on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com For @contrariannews.org
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EFF at Black Hat USA
EFF will be back in Las Vegas, NV for Black Hat USA! We're excited to be in the Business Hall, where you can come say hi and learn more about the work we are doing to defend digital freedoms. You can
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Good news from the African continent !! Only international cooperation will be able to tam corporate greed in a globalized world economy #Multinationals #Taxevasion
South Centre@southcentre.bsky.social · last mo.The South Centre & the ECOWAS Commission congratulate the Liberia Revenue Authority & National Revenue Authority of Sierra Leone on the signing of an MoU operationalizing the Global South's first Simultaneous Tax Examination.
Pushed by big companies and some rich families many industrialized countries force countries of the South to introduce stricter intellectual property rights on seeds, via patentlaw or “UPOV91” Here a report by @publiceye.ch on the #humanrights impact www.publiceye.ch/en/publicati... #seeds
Owning Seeds, Accessing Food
A human rights impact assessment of UPOV 1991
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Seeds are foundational to global food systems and to conserving biodiversity. But provisions in trade agreements — including the restrictive UPOV91 — limit farmers’ ability to save and share seeds. In a submission to the U.N., we advocate for farmers’ Right to Seeds: www.iatp.org/farmer-acces...
Farmer access to seeds is vital for healthy local food systems
On February 19, IATP submitted comments to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Peasants, emphasizing the importance of protecting farmers’ Right to Seeds including the right to ...
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