We investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuseBen Melling (Environmental Investigation Agency)
The dangerous pesticide Paraquat is banned in the EU however continues to destroy the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Indonesia.Palm Oil Detectives
The dangerous pesticide Paraquat is banned in the EU however continues to destroy the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Indonesia.Palm Oil Detectives
When The Trumps Try To Annex Part of Albania For Themselves
#Trump #IVanka #Kushner #Albania #EU #BirdSanctuary #EnvironmentalDestruction #CrimesAgainstTheWorld
Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.Dave Jorgenson (YouTube)
71 rights groups warn that certification schemes like RSPO and FSC fail to stop deforestation and abuses. Learn why they are called tools of greenwashing.Palm Oil Detectives
A six second clip of the #Plushtodon chilling in our office at the #EU social media team.
I’m really just testing out how short video appears across my #Mastodon apps
The dangerous pesticide Paraquat is banned in the EU however continues to destroy the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Indonesia.Palm Oil Detectives
Excited to announce that the @EUCommission has updated it's follow buttons on the website footer!
What's that first platform there? Could that be #Mastodon?
And where did the link to #X go?
All the posts and comments here on Mastodon calling for this, trust me we read them!
I'm seeing more and more platforms cropping up, saying that they are an ethical social network, like here my most recent find: Spray Social.
Not sure what to make of this yet, if it's legit or a scam (considering I found this in the comment sections of the #EuropeanCommission on #LinkedIn).
I'm just saying it's indicative of a desire for #EuropeanAlternatives.
The dangerous pesticide Paraquat is banned in the EU however continues to destroy the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Indonesia. Read this story below originally published in Geographic Mag…Palm Oil Detectives
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a draft amendment to EU rules that could gradually exclude biofuels made from palm oil andVivek Waghmode (JK Group)
The EU deforestation law regulation faces another delay in 2026, raising concerns over political will, supply chains, and global forest protection.Anthony Harwood (Brussels Morning Newspaper)
What you working on there?
#Plushtodon is here to keep me motivated on a Friday afternoon. 💜🐘
Stop Destroying Videogames initiative to get a public hearing organised by the European Parliament gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop…
#EU #Gaming #StopDestroyingVideogames #StopKillingGames
Following the immense success of the Stop Destroying Videogames initiative, it's set to get an official reply and public hearing in the European Parliament.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Does he really think that there will be no consequences? Take Greenland and lose access to all the European Markets. Bases In Europe, and American Companies can leave with their tails between their legs without their assets.
He is Clueless.... If he Screws NATO he Screws ALL HIS Trade With the NATO Nations and EU
#OurModernTimes #PariahPresidentOfAmerica #Greenland #EU #Trade #Tariffs #Threats
The president made the threat while a bipartisan group of US lawmakers were visiting Denmark in the hope of easing tensions over the territory.Daniel Bush (BBC News)
European Commission gathering feedback on the importance of open source -> gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/euro…
#EU #OpenSource
The European Commission recently launched a call for evidence on a newer initiative about the importance of open source, and their reliance on non-EU countries.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The EU has floated something interesting...
itsfoss.com/news/eu-open-sourc…
This four-week consultation on open source software tackles the cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and automotive sectors.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
There’s no need to depend on Google as your default search engine. Qwant and Ecosia are already viable alternatives, and together they’re building the European Search Index (Staan). It’s currently implemented in France and will roll out to additional European countries in 2026.
The controversial law was supposed to come into force in December last year but the latest proposal would see its implementation delayed for a second time to late 2026.Euronews.com
EU touts climate leadership while undermining antideforestation rules, critics say news.mongabay.com/2025/11/eu-t…
#EU #environment #forest #deforestation #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #politics #EUPol
BELÉM, Brazil — At a Nov. 19 press conference at the U.N. climate summit currently underway in Brazil, European Union officials spoke for half an hour without a single mention of forests or efforts to halt deforestation — even though COP30 is taking …Hans Nicholas Jong (Conservation news)
Austria’s Ministry of Economy kicks out Microsoft, moving 1,200 staff to Nextcloud in 4 months 🕒
EU-based cloud ensures GDPR & NIS2 compliance 🇪🇺
Hybrid setup keeps Teams only for external use; all internal collaboration now on Nextcloud 🔒
Smooth rollout earns positive employee feedback 👍
🔗 news.itsfoss.com/austrian-mini…
#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Cloud #DataSovereignty #Nextcloud #EU #FOSS #CyberSecurity #IT #Government #Software #Innovation #Digital #Security #Linux
The BMWET migrates 1,200 employees to sovereign cloud in just four months.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
As Germany decided against backing the #ChatControl law proposal, the vote has been postponed.
But the fight to protect privacy in #EU isn't over
Read our blog post to find out what you can do to oppose the Chat Control law proposal:
👇 nextcloud.com/blog/how-the-eu-…
Discover how to oppose the EU Chat Control Law as the proposal threatens our democracy from the inside: by our own governments.Katrin Goethals (Nextcloud)
I Applaud This Effort towards honest labeling and against deceptive advertising
#OurModernTimes #News #EU #Foodlabeling #EndFalseAdvertising
Pressure to ban meat labels for plant-based products comes from Europe's livestock farmers.Danai Nesta Kupemba (BBC News)
'The #EU has corroborated UN allegations that #Israel was guilty of "indiscriminate attacks ... starvation ... torture ... [and] #apartheid" against #Palestinians in a leaked "review".'
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-worl…
#EUpol #Palestine #Gaza #oPt #HumanRights @palestine @israel
Full text: The EU has corroborated UN allegations that Israel was guilty of "indiscriminate attacks ... starvation ... torture ... [and] apartheid" against Palestinians in a leaked "review".Andrew Rettman (EUobserver)
UPDATE 2: We're carefully back online again, with a few exceptions:
mapstodon.space/@lokjo/1146578…
Can we have a lill boost please? The fediverse is the only place we're on.
We're a replacement for googlemaps.
European, non-commercial, pro-local.
Thanks for sharing 😊
I’m planning to attend the #nextcloud summit in Munich this Thursday.
Convinced an old colleague and good friend to join as well. 👍🏽
Taking the ICE train which is always a pleasure to ride.
Who else is planning to attend?
#opensource #eu #digitalsovereignty
The Nextcloud Summit is the only event bringing together experts, decision makers, and innovators to move from discussion to action on digital sovereignty.Nextcloud
Search engines are getting worse, so OpenWebSearch funded by the European Union want to fix it gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/sear…
Not gaming news but an important subject to cover anyway since it's something that affects me and GamingOnLinux directly, as well as all of you who regularly use a search engine. The OpenWebSearch might be one way to save us all.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
It is now illegal to transmit personal information of EU citizens to cloud infrastructure in the #US as they won't be protected by the #GDPR.
Many European service providers will have to move quickly to avoid fines, but eventually #EU data will be held in the EU, benefiting companies in Europe, and supporting #DigitalSovereignty.
That means AWS, Azure, Google and iCloud can lose a sizeable chunk of their customer base if no moves are made. I am all for it.
berthub.eu/articles/posts/you-…
The very short version: it is madness to continue transferring the running of European societies and governments to American clouds.Bert Hubert's writings
The company said it was "gravely disappointed" to no longer be able to offer Advanced Data Protection to iPhone users in the UK.
And So the Next Round Of Lost Privacy in the UK Begins
#News #Computing #Apple #Iphone #Encryption #Privacy #UK #EU #USA
An Open Letter to All European Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter:
"By abandoning X/Twitter, leaders can reduce its credibility, promote fairer alternatives, and take a stand against the spread of disinformation, ensuring democratic principles are upheld."
H/T to @everton137 for organizing this - already close to 1,000 signatures:
A coalition of Indigenous and human rights groups are hoping new European Union trade regulations could help pressure timber and oil palm industries in Malaysia’s Sarawak state into respecting Indigenous land rights and implementing better land-use c…Isabel Esterman (Conservation news)
The dangerous pesticide Paraquat is banned in the EU however continues to destroy the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Indonesia. Read this story below originally published in Geographic Mag…Palm Oil Detectives
Preserving competition is essential to foster innovation.
Today we have informed Microsoft of our preliminary view that it has breached EU antitrust rules by tying Teams to its popular productivity applications included in its suites for businesses, Office 365 and Microsoft 365.
Our preliminary findings indicate that the changes made by Microsoft since July 2023 are insufficient to address our concerns and more changes are necessary to restore competition.
More: europa.eu/!VB8t7t
#EU
