US EditionEC Launches European Fact-Checking Funding Network to Advance “Democracy Shield” and Expand Censorship
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European Commission Launches European Fact-Checking Funding Network to Advance “Democracy Shield” and Expand Censorship Infrastructure
ReclaimTheNet.org | Cindy HarperThe European Commission has launched a €5 million initiative presented as a fact-checking support program; but beneath the surface, it reads as yet another calculated step toward institutionalizing censorship across the European Union.This call for proposals is marketed as a tool to “protect democracy” and combat “disinformation,” but the structure, goals, and affiliations of the program point clearly to the oppos…
At the digital conference "re-publica", CDU Minister Karin Prien explains why more state intervention is needed – in order to protect democracy. Anyone who speaks like this did not understand the principle of freedom. CDU Minister wants to save the network – by censorship she first appeared on reischuster.de.
EC launches European fact-checking funding network to advance “Democracy Shield” and expand censorship
A €5 million fact-checking project becomes the velvet glove on the iron fist of EU content governance By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | May 30, 2025 The European Commission has launched a €5 million initiative presented as a fact-checking support program; but beneath the surface, it reads as yet another calculated step toward institutionalizing censorship across the European Union. This call for proposals is marketed as a tool to “protect dem…
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