Felix Kartte
@kartte.bsky.social
Tech & Democracy I Mercator Senior Fellow I Special Adviser to the European Commission
Is this what Rubio meant when he spoke about national sovereignty in Munich - a government portal to bypass the laws of other countries?
„Nur meine eigene Moral begrenzt meine Macht“, sagt Trump. Für ihn ist die EU das Böse, weil sie Macht begrenzt. Niemand will, dass der Schutz von Kindern davon abhängt, wie moralisch ein Mann sich heute fühlt. /1
An influencer mocking international responses to Venezuela - 15 million views within hours. “Their hate for Trump is stronger than their love for humanity,” one user comments. Trump didn‘t just sidestep international law, he made it look like an obstacle to freedom rather than its precondition.
When Musk speaks of “sovereignty”, he does not mean collective self-government. He means untouchable male power. That’s why he smears the EU as a “woke Stasi”. It’s an old script: Putin and his autocratic fanboys have long defamed the EU as “woke”, “gay” or “effeminate”.
Macron cut through the false dichotomy between regulation and innovation in Berlin today. Yes, Europe must cut red tape. But we must also accelerate enforcement of the very regulations - DMA and DSA - that were designed to protect people and businesses from Big Tech’s disproportionate power.
Voters across countries worry about the future of democracy, singling out extremism, disinformation and corruption as key threats. www.politico.eu/article/west...
President Macron in his speech on Germany‘s reunification today: “We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
Good moment to remember that US foreign policy is also being reoriented to enable foreign censors and authoritarian propaganda around the world www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars
The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information.
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Das, was derzeit meinen Kollegen @dunjahayali.de und Elmar Theveßen widerfährt, dürfte z.T. auch eine orchestrierte Kampagne sein. In den digitalen Kloaken genügt es ja, jemanden zu markieren und dann wird das zum Selbstläufer, in rechtsfreien Räumen, denen sich bislang keine Kraft entgegenstellt. 🧵
We need to hear it: The top 15 countries in the World Press Freedom Index are all European. Universal healthcare covers almost 100% of Europeans. Only Europe has rules to curtail Big Tech, even if enforcement isn't perfect. Power in the EU is also female - even if equality isn't complete.
EU und UN verteidigen Internationalen Strafgerichtshof #IStGH #Sanktionen #EU
EU und UN verteidigen Internationalen Strafgerichtshof
Die EU will mögliche Reaktionen auf die US-Sanktionen prüfen.
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I’m honored to have been appointed Special Adviser to Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy and Justice. In this role, I will support the development of the European Democracy Shield.
The Commission preliminarily finds TikTok’s ad repository in breach of the Digital Services Act Such an ad repository is key to detect scams and fake ads, including during elections. TikTok now has the right to defend itself. The @ec.europa.eu will continue to enforce the DSA. europa.eu/!dTmBfT
NEW: The European Parliament has piled pressure on the European Commission on the matter of Hungary's possible use of facial recognition technology to identify Pride attendees — with 62 lawmakers signing a set of questions scrutinizing it. Exclusive, in Morning Tech: pro.politico.eu/news/197922
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Pieter Haeck@pieterhaeck.bsky.social · last yr.The European Union is looking into whether Hungary’s plan to deploy facial recognition technology to identify people attending LGBTQ+ Pride events is illegal. It marks the first real test of landmark EU AI rules. W/ @krmcsngr.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/hung...
🚨 Just in: The European Commission fines Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act (DMA): - €500 million on Apple for failing to inform users about alternative apps outside the App Store - €200 million on Meta for its "consent or pay" advertising model
Commission finds Apple and Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act
Today, the European Commission found that Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and that Meta breached the DMA obligation to give consumers the choice of a s...
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❗ Scoop: TikTok owner ByteDance is set to be hit by a privacy fine of more than €500 million for illegally shipping European users’ data to China, adding to the growing global backlash over the video-sharing app:
TikTok Faces Fine Over €500 Million for EU Data Sent to China
TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is set to be hit by a privacy fine of more than €500 million ($553 million) for illegally shipping European users’ data to China, adding to the growing global backlash…
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Jetzt für alle unübersehbar: Trumps Extremismus ist keine radikale Form konservativer Politik – er ist ihr Gegenteil. Konservative stehen für Frieden und Ordnung, Extremisten missbrauchen konservative Symbole, um beides zu zerstören.
In 2016, the U.S. launched a high-stakes investigation into Russian interference. Analysts went through mountains of social media data, trying to trace the Kremlin’s invisible influence on American discourse. Today, Kremlin trolls are out of a job—not because they failed, but because they won.
Deutschland als Diktatur – und die AfD will uns befreien? JD Vance schürte diesen Eindruck in München. Die neue US-Regierung übernimmt zT Narrative, mit denen Kreml & Rechtsextreme seit Jahren demokratische Institutionen attackieren: „Corona-Diktatur“, „Lügenpresse“, Kiew als „Nazi-Regime“.
Im Namen von “Leistung” wollen Tech-Magnaten nicht nur ihre Firmen, sondern Gesellschaften umbauen. Schwäche soll „ausgemerzt”, Minderheiten “beseitigt” werden. Maskuline Energie als Leistungsmotor—manche nennen es “Corporate Fascism”. Wollen wir Silicon Valleys Ideologien wirklich importieren?
Wie gefährlich sind Soziale Plattformen für die Demokratien Europas? Rettet uns #Regulierung? Wir diskutieren online mit @tonubasu.bsky.social @netzpolitik.bsky.social @janalbrecht.bsky.social und @kartte.bsky.social 13.02.25, 14.30 – 16.00 Uhr. Anmeldung hier 👇🏼 calendar.boell.de/de/event/boe...
Böll.Global | Die dunkle Macht der Sozialen Netzwerke: Kann Regulierung unsere Demokratie retten?
Big Tech und Social-Media-Plattformen stellen heute gewaltige Machtkonzentrationen dar, die nicht nur in den USA Politik und Gesellschaft beeinflussen, sondern weltweit. In seiner Abschiedsrede warnte...
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Reminder: Today, 10 Feb, 5pm – Our #Spotlight on platform shifts, #disinformation and the German federal #election! With A. Watolla, @kartte.bsky.social & @jaalbrt.bsky.social. How is the #DSA shaping democracy? Registration open until 4:30pm. 👇 @stiftungmercator.bsky.social + @ivir-uva.bsky.social
Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft@hiigberlin.bsky.social · last yr.Mo, 10 Feb, 5pm: Join our #Spotlight on platform shifts, disinformation & the German federal #election. How is the #DSA impacting democratic discourse & what about voter trust & campaigning? With Ann-Kathrin Watolla, @kartte.bsky.social & @jaalbrt.bsky.social 👉Sign up: www.hiig.de/en/events/sp...
Mo, 10 Feb, 5pm: Join our #Spotlight on platform shifts, disinformation & the German federal #election. How is the #DSA impacting democratic discourse & what about voter trust & campaigning? With Ann-Kathrin Watolla, @kartte.bsky.social & @jaalbrt.bsky.social 👉Sign up: www.hiig.de/en/events/sp...
Böll.Global | Die dunkle Macht der Sozialen Netzwerke: Kann Regulierung unsere Demokratie retten? Online-Diskussion mit @netzpolitik.bsky.social, Tonusree Basu und @kartte.bsky.social am Donnerstag, 13. Februar 2025 14.30 – 16.00 Uhr: calendar.boell.de/de/event/boe...
Böll.Global | Die dunkle Macht der Sozialen Netzwerke: Kann Regulierung unsere Demokratie retten?
Big Tech und Social-Media-Plattformen stellen heute gewaltige Machtkonzentrationen dar, die nicht nur in den USA Politik und Gesellschaft beeinflussen, sondern weltweit. In seiner Abschiedsrede warnte...
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Mit dem SPIEGEL haben wir besprochen, warum die Bros so anfällig für rechtsextreme Propaganda sind
„Es ist geschehen, und folglich kann es wieder geschehen.“ Primo Levi
What a weekend. Before he's even inaugurated, President-elect Donald Trump has all the major tech platforms under his thumb. • Musk a MAGA henchman • Zuckerberg, Bezos vassels • Google in DOJ antitrust cross hairs • TikTok regards Trump as savior
