US security experts say the EU is a threat to the US. But I guess the major reason why the headline has been posted is that it aligns with OP’s propaganda narratives as the article’s content is very poor.

Not when “domestic” online retailers import the exact same crap

This is a myth, it’s not true.

Chinese platforms -as well as all Chinese companies in all sectors- employ their own supply chains. Products from Temu, Shein, AliExpress contain, among others, toxic chemicals at far higher levels than what is allowed in the EU or by any Western standards. Companies like Temu or Shein fail to meet legal standard regarding product safety and environmental and consumer protection. There are many reports from multiple independent sources. I don’t understand why these platforms aren’t shut down completely. They are a threat to your health. And the working conditions in these Chinese sweatshops are desastrous.

This is also why China has been heavily opposing any transparency laws of global supply chains. It’s a closed shop. If Chinese companies like BYD or CATL built battery factories abroad, they even send their own workers. And they work under slave-like conditions as Brazil’s authorities revealed this year at a Brazilian BYD plant:

[Brazilian authorities] said it had identified “163 workers who appeared to be in slave-like conditions”. … workers were kept in “an alarming situation of precariousness” and subjected to “degrading working conditions.”

“In one of the accommodations, workers slept on beds without mattresses and had no wardrobes for their personal effects, which were mixed together with food supplies,” the ministry said, adding that there was only one toilet for every 31 workers.

The ministry also said that it suspected that “forced labor” had occurred, as workers’ passports had been confiscated and 60% of their salary had been retained. The statement said that those who quit their jobs would be forced to pay the company for their airfare from China and their return ticket.

The working situation is similar at Chinese suppliers working for Temu, Shein & Co.

And Western shops can’t sell such toxic products as they would be closed immediately if they did. This alone is a reason why Temu and Shein and all others that don’t play by the rules should be banned immediately and forever.

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Legislate responsibility for moderation for corporations operating in Germany … and this shit is gonna drop off a cliff

Not that I would generally oppose higher enforceable accountability for social media platforms, but how would ‘this shit gonna drop off a cliff’ as Russia is

• hacking government ministries, parliaments, and defense institutions
• targeting critical infrastructure such as energy grids, transport systems and air traffic control
• orchestrating acts of sabotage against railways, cables, pipelines, or military logistics
• surveilling or targeting of infrastructure linked to Ukraine support
• encouraging or facilitating irregular migration toward EU border

Even the points related to social media would not help, as Russia would certainly continue its influence campaigns.

It must be clearly said that the main problem here is Russia and its ‘decisive enabler,’ China.

Italy’s measures are aiming at all online platforms, but given the country’s strong fashion industry they are more eying at China’s Shein and Temu as they are selling more fashion. So it seems reasonably if this is used as an example here imo.

I fully agree. That’s basically what Europe had in the 2000’s when public funds (particularly from Spain and Germany) funded primarily Chinese solar companies.

There are considerably more languages than the official 24 in the EU, and this is exactly one reason among many why the continent will grow by both strengthening cooperation within as well as welcoming new members like Moldova and Ukraine. An explanation how this can take place wouldn’t make sense, though, as magas, tankies and the like wouldn’t understand even if they wanted.

I am sorry, but did you read the article? This story has nothing to do with the Italian mafia. I don’t know why you post these links, and your remarks make no sense.

I am sorry, but did you read the article? This story has nothing to do with the Italian mafia. I don’t know why you post these links, and your remarks make no sense.

The Index on Censorship, a media outlet in the UK, published a (in my opinion) good article on Australia’s disproportionate response to online harms.

It covers a lot of risks to people’s privacy, not just of children but also of adults. I don’t know what other people here say, but this law is a terrible mistake imo.

In December 2024, a video was circulating on Chinese social media that shows how China should conquer parts of Siberia up to lake Baikal.

In December 2024, a video was circulating on Chinese social media that shows how China should conquer parts of Siberia up to lake Baikal.

Just in case the Commission reads this and doesn’t know:

https://instances.social/

As the famous quote goes,

“One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.”

Russian losses in the war with Ukraine - (archived version)

Mediazona, working with the BBC’s Russian service and a team of volunteers, has been compiling and maintaining a named list of the Russian military dead. The list is built from publicly available, verifiable sources, such as social media posts by relatives, reports in local media, and statements from regional authorities. Of course, this list is not exhaustive, as not every death is publicly reported.

Addition:

The invisible army. Russian courts recognise nearly 90,000 missing soldiers as wartime claims surge

Russian courts have now received almost 90,000 claims to declare missing servicemen dead or missing, a dramatic rise that began only in mid-2024 and continues to accelerate. Courts are processing such cases far faster than we can confirm individual deaths, revealing the scale of losses the state has never publicly acknowledged.

The first steps have long been done by Russia. And it was not in love.

There is even a Wikipedia article on rUsSiAn SaBoTaGe OpErAtIonS iN eUrOpE

Is there a bit more data? What is this source?

And what is a “non-official BYD car”? Where do they get the numbers from?

“It is totally clear that this piece of legislation will not just go through without any amendments,” MEP Bernd Lange, the Parliament’s lead negotiator, told Euractiv on Friday.

We’ll see how this ends. Tariffs on US farm products are not a so important as they are around 1% on average, this is next to nothing. Industrial good imports are more pressing issues, although the much bigger problem often here is the flood of cheap imports from China (e.g., steel) rather than imports from the the U.S.

The parliament will have the final say, and its lead negotiator appears to have a realistic stance imho.

Just look at OP’s post history. This is not about ‘news’ but aims to make Europe look bad while supporting Russia and China.

This Belgium party has been conveying Russian narratives for almost 4 years now, and it refuses to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is just a Russian puppet.