The European Commission has had its ads account terminated for allegedly attempting to exploit the platform X has barred the European Commission from running advertisements on the platform, accusing the bloc’s executive arm of attempting to misuse its systems. The move is the latest step in the growing dispute between the EU and Musk’s microblogging platform. Brussels recently fined X €120 million (about $140 million) under the Digital Services Act, accusing the company of misleading users through changes to its blue checkmark verification system. Musk dismissed the fine as politically motivated and lashed out at the EU in response, branding it “the Fourth Reich” and calling for its dissolution. X Head of Product Nikita Bier announced the measure on Sunday in response to the European Commission’s post detailing its fine. He said the EU’s announcement was “ironic,” claiming that EC staff had deliberately logged into a long‑dormant advertising account to exploit a flaw in X’s ad t...
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President Trump has repeatedly said Washington should no longer put taxpayer money into Kiev’s fight with Russia A draft annual US military budget unveiled by lawmakers on Sunday includes $400 million in assistance for Ukraine, despite President Donald Trump’s insistance that Washington no longer finance Kiev’s war effort. The proposed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, which brings together variants previously approved by the two houses of Congress, totals a record $901 billion, around $8 billion more than the Trump administration requested. The sum allocated for Kiev, comprising roughly 0.04% of the total, was reduced from the $500 million that the Senate backed. Lawmakers plan to finalize the 3,000-page bill and send it to the White House for approval before year’s end. Several sections align with Trump’s stated priorities, including funding for the proposed “Golden Dome” missile-defense system, provisions aimed at rolling back “woke” military poli...
Bureaucrats want a final say on what can and cannot be discussed, Alexandre Guerreiro has said The European Union is using legal tools to pressure social media platforms and steer public debate on politically sensitive topics, Portugal-based international law expert Alexandre Guerreiro has told RT. His comments came after the EU fined platform X €120 million ($163 million) last week for allegedly failing to comply with transparency requirements under the bloc’s 2022 Digital Services Act. The platform’s US-based owner, Elon Musk, responded by denouncing the EU, likening it to “the Fourth Reich.” Guerreiro argued that the DSA is only one element of a broader regulatory framework that gives Brussels significant leverage over online communication. “We have a lot of bureaucrats trying to impose and limit, to put conditions on creativity and free speech,” he said. According to the scholar, the EU’s approach amounts to an attempt “to have full monopoly and full control” not only over ...
The Hungarian prime minister has claimed the bloc is shifting its economy to reach full combat readiness within five years Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed that the European Union is preparing for war with Russia and plans to be fully ready by 2030. Speaking at an anti-war rally on Saturday, Orban said that Europe was already making moves toward a direct military confrontation. He described a four-step process that typically leads to war: breaking off diplomatic relations, imposing sanctions, ending economic cooperation, and finally engaging in armed conflict. He said that most of these steps have already been taken. “There is the official European Union position that by 2030 it must be ready for war,” he stated. He also said that European countries are moving toward a “war economy.” According to Orban, some EU member states are already shifting their transport and industrial sectors to support weapons production. Read more EU drowning in corruption – Orban ...
Radoslaw Sikorski has mocked the tech mogul’s space ambitions, after the latter called for the bloc to be abolished on X Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has told Elon Musk to “go to Mars” after the billionaire called for the abolition of the European Union. Sikorski was responding to criticism posted by the American tech entrepreneur on X. Musk wrote on Saturday that the EU should be dismantled and that sovereignty should return to member states “so that governments can better represent their people.” He later added, “How long before the EU is gone?” and used the hashtag #AbolishTheEU. Musk’s comments followed a decision by the European Commission to fine X €120 million ($130 million) under the Digital Services Act, claiming the platform had failed to meet transparency rules for ads and user accounts. Musk has repeatedly criticized EU policies, calling them overly restrictive and harmful to free speech. Replying on Sunday, Sikorski said: “Go to Mars. There’s no censors...
A recent White House document has warned that Europe is facing “civilizational erasure” due to its current political and cultural headwinds The United States remains the EU’s most important ally, despite Washington publishing a new national security strategy that is highly critical of Western Europe, the bloc’s foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas has claimed. Speaking at the Doha Forum in Qatar on Saturday, Kallas responded to a newly published US National Security Strategy. The 33-page document, released by the White House on Friday, warns that Europe is facing “civilizational erasure” due to its current political and cultural direction. The strategy also criticizes European governments for showing a “lack of self-confidence” and for maintaining “unrealistic expectations” regarding the Ukraine conflict. Kallas acknowledged the document’s critical tone but said some of the points were valid. “Of course, there's a lot of criticism, but I think some of it is also true,” Kallas ...