“The effects of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) on freedom of speech have been a topic of heated debate in Washington and beyond. The DSA, which was passed in 2022 and came largely into force by mid-2023, is the EU’s flagship online regulatory legislation. It is supposed to ensure a ‘safe online environment,’ but to this end requires online platforms — in particular, social media platforms — to implement robust ‘content moderation’ measures. … Given that the Internet is global, the issue, as raised, for instance, by the House Judiciary Committee in a recent interim staff report on the DSA, is whether the required ‘content moderation’ implies censorship not just of Europeans, but indeed of the entire world, including Americans.” (11/04/25)
“Tommy Robinson has been cleared of a terror-related offence after being accused over a refusal to give police access to his phone during a border stop. A judge ruled that the stop was unlawful because it was based on what the far-right activist ‘stood for’ and his beliefs, rather than suspicions of a connection to terrorism. Following his acquittal, Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, thanked the US tech billionaire Elon Musk, who he said had funded his legal costs in the case.” (11/04/25)
“The former vice president, Dick Cheney, has died at the age of 84. Cheney was one of the U.S. officials most responsible for the illegal invasion of Iraq and the government’s torture of detainees. He was a leading advocate of both regime change and torture, and he used his substantial influence in the Bush administration to make both happen. Like other Bush administration officials responsible for the criminal aggression against Iraq, Cheney never faced justice for his crimes. … When awful politicians die, there is a tendency to whitewash their records and to withhold criticism. That is frequently a mistake. Cheney escaped accountability in life. He never paid any price for the destruction he caused and the lives that his policies ruined and ended. The very least we can do now is to remember what he did and to tell the truth about it.” (11/04/25)
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“President Trump’s pretextual claim that fentanyl carrying drug boats in the Caribbean are an existential threat to Americans doesn’t pass muster.” (11/04/25)
“The government of Cuba is forcing Cuban workers in Canada to send it the greater part of the salaries they are paid by their Canadian employer, according to two former workers who spoke to CBC News. The Cuban Communist Party also obliges its citizens to attend ‘political-ideological workshops’ and report on dealings with Canadian colleagues, as well as limiting their movements and controlling their relationships outside work, the two said. Cases of Cuban government wage confiscation have previously been reported in other countries, including in Brazil where Cuban doctors filed a lawsuit that led a Brazilian judge to say the practice amounted to ‘slave labour.’ … Canadian government officials told CBC News that all workers in the country are protected by its labour laws. But the system of accountability relies on complaints — which the former workers say would come at great risk to Cuban employees.” (11/04/25)
“At least 40 people in Sudan have been killed in a drone strike that targeted a funeral that was taking place outside the army-held city of el-Obeid in North Kordofan state, officials and activists say. They blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for Monday’s attack on al-Luweib village as mourners had gathered in a tent. The RSF has not yet commented. Many reportedly died before getting to hospital in el-Obeid, a strategic city that connects the capital, Khartoum, to the western region of Darfur. Fighting has intensified in this oil-rich Kordofan area and around 20,000 people fled to el-Obeid last week after the RSF captured Bara town, 30km (18 miles) north of the city.” (11/04/25)
“With ‘abundance’ back in the policy lexicon, the real challenge is understanding what sustains growth: private enterprise, rule of law, and secure ownership.” (11/04/25)
