The hostility of governments towards tourists with ADHD who just want to take their medication is a true test of the effectiveness of that medication.
Within the EU, I must fill out a form with my pharmacist for them to file for each trip beyond Sverige’s border.
For my trip to Korea, I must download 2 Word docs from a website in Korean, submit a copy of my passport, flight information, notarized English translation of my Swedish prescription, and email it all 10 days before travel.
Given the decades of research, prescription, and millions of people using the medication, I think governments should stop treating people with ADHD like they are potential drug mules.
People buy enough alcohol in duty free stores at the airport to get shitfaced and that’s ok, but someone with a pill a day for the duration of their trip so their executive function works is a 🚩? Sure, Jan…
So let me get this right: Europol wants to not have E2EE because it would prevent them finding CSAM / CSE (among other things), but Europol also doesn't have a CyberTipline API for organisations to report CSAM / CSE to law enforcement?
So you aren't receiving reports of CSAM / CSE efficiently from existing services, but arguing you want to violate everyone's privacy to "find CSAM / CSE"
Why can EU companies not use US-based cloud infrastructure and SaaS products?
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows the US government to force US companies to share foreign customer data without a warrant or disclosure.
There is no way to reconcile US govt surveillance with the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights on privacy.
Instagram is now blocking web access to force consent as well. Here is how to get around giving consent:
Instagram redirects to a URL like this: [https://www.instagram.com/consent/?flow=ad_free_subscription&params_json=](https://www.instagram.com/consent/?flow=ad_free_subscription¶ms_json=)...
Change ad_free_subscription to anything, like ad_free_subscription1, hit enter.
Instagram then will show an error, but you can then navigate anywhere from there.
How about voting in the #EuropeanUnion, a 👉confederation of sovereign nation?
"All EU country also have the right to vote and stand as candidate in local or municipal elections in the country they live in, again under the same conditions as the...
This is in Article 22 of the EU treaty and Articles 39 and 40 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights."
Local voting is a "constitutional right" of each adult EU citizen.
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." Only this time, with #Denmark being a full #EU member, the state where something, and #election rights in particular, is rotten, are the #US.
The EU finally sinks its regulatory teeth into tech titans
"Last week the six biggest operators – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft and ByteDance – were forced to toe the line on competition, advertising, interoperability and more. It was a gamechanger [...]
The existential challenge for societies today is whether they are capable of reining in tech power. [... T]his is a critical experiment for democracies"
The big problem with the #Biden State of the Union speech was that instead of speaking to the whole country about the whole country, it focused on speaking to his own choir about himself and his reelection.
That’s why people are criticizing it as a campaign speech.
If you’re a Biden supporter, realize that the speech did not invite non-supporters, including independents, to join in his efforts. It appealed only to those already on board, which is not productive in terms of actually getting those efforts done.
In other words, if you’re in favor of what Biden was calling for, you too should be critical that this #SOTU won’t help get those things done.
The speech seemed focused on helping nobody… except Joe Biden’s personal reelection.
I was surprised how many startup founders at #TechArena2024 were unaware European companies cannot use most US-based cloud services without violating GDPR because the US government has surveillance authority over most cloud infrastructure providers.
Maybe it should be investigated, who was lobbying for deregulation and, to put it mildly, whether "due process" for all #EU officials was maintained in the light of recent scandals of members of the European Parliament accepting bribes* from #Qatar and #Morocco*** for other "favors."
Apple has very publicly told you to go fuck yourselves with its malicious compliance. What you do next will decide whether malicious compliance is acceptable in the EU or not.
A survey in European countries showed 69% of people would be willing to give up 1% of their income each month to fight #ClimateChange - but most people believe they are in a minority who would.
How to do climate policy in the age of the green backlash - https://on.ft.com/3urWMxH via @FT
A poll from European Council on Foreign Relations predicts a sharp increase in far-right representation in the next European parliamentary elections, but decency should still maintain power.
I wish I knew how to counter the rising far-right sentiment in Europe. While trends in the US show its far-right declining as Boomers die and Gen Z reaches voting age, the far-right in Europe seems youthful and gaining momentum.
"It was in the countryside that both Mussolini and Hitler won their first mass following, and it was angry farmers who provided their first mass constituency.”
George Monbiot writes on the far right’s new agrarian populism, from Berlin to Nevada, and the moral forcefield surrounding farmers’ protests, defending them from criticism. #FarRight#Fascism#Populism#Farming#Agriculture#EUPol#USPol
the sound of silence from Western academia 😥 Where is the condemnation of Israel's elimination of Palestinian universities?🤔
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'Israel’s military occupies and destroys Israa University in Gaza. Israa University in Gaza was transformed into a military base by Israel’s armed forces, as confirmed by the university’s official Facebook page.
The institution, which once served as a beacon of education, was reportedly used for Israeli military operations, the detention of isolated civilians, and interrogation purposes.'
–– Middle East Monitor https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2PVL8sPpDr/
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'Birzeit University condemns the brutal assault and bombing of Al-Israa University campus by the Israeli occupation south of Gaza city..'
–– video tweet: https://twitter.com/PriyamvadaGopal/status/1747937180893220929