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EU drops support for Lithuanian disinformation conference
Original: RE: https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app /profile/did:plc:lafbr3dznxdyvgup2umwssht/post/3mxfsmaqlks2q # EU drops supp
The European Union has withdrawn support for disinfo2026, a conference on free speech and disinformation planned in Lithuania, reportedly under pressure from the United States. Commenters are criticising the decision, arguing it undermines the EU's credibility on upholding free speech and countering disinformation. Debate is focused on whether external US pressure shaped an EU policy choice.
Why now: Reports that US pressure led the EU to abandon its own conference on disinformation strike people as a surprising and troubling concession.
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- RE: https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app /profile/did:plc:lafbr3dznxdyvgup2umwssht/post/3mxfsmaqlks2q # EU drops support for # disinfo2026 , a conference on # FreeSpeech and # Disinformation in # Lithuania , due to pressure from the US! Way to go EU! So much for upholding… · daviduccio@social.cologne · 6
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