
How Brussels Is Shielding Itself from Democracy
The European Democracy Shield is designed to reinforce control over public debate and limit the rise of political forces that challenge Brussels’ centralizing model.
The European Democracy Shield is designed to reinforce control over public debate and limit the rise of political forces that challenge Brussels’ centralizing model.
In response, the CEO quipped that he would like to summon British officials to explain their “censorship and threats.”
People who make “problematic statements” online would also be screened.
The EU Commission plans to set up a body to tackle “disinformation,” blaming it for the rise of populist parties.
Participants were wrongly accused of discussing the deportation of German citizens of foreign origin.
The West is increasingly engaging in a form of “quiet censorship,” Inger Enkvist says.
The plan has sparked concerns over who defines “fake news.”
AfD’s legal representative says left-wing media dreamed up the Potsdam plot.
Pedro Sánchez inaugurated the foundation just ahead of rolling out laws to restrict freedom of the press.
The move comes in retaliation for an extended EU-wide ban of Russian news outlets.