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📣 Are you an early/mid-career scholar or practitioner passionate about #Democracy and the #RuleofLaw in Europe? Apply now for the re:constitution Fellowship 2025/2026! 📆 Deadline: 3 April at 12 noon (CEST)! We offer 15 Fellowships in two tracks. All info: www.reconstitution.eu/en/news/news...

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When civic space shrinks, democracy weakens - so we're pushing back 💪🏽 #EUSEE aims to equip civil society in 86 countries with real-time data, from reports about Ugandan state repression to Pakistani media restrictions. Learn more 👉🏽 bit.ly/41aBD7j

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🇺🇦 Three years ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. EPD network stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who continue to fight for their fundamental rights and their freedom. Explore how the EPD’s community supports Ukraine 🖇️ epd.eu/epd-members-... #StandForUkraine

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Great summary of our discussions on constitutional resilience in Germany with Christoph Möllers and @maxsteinbeis.bsky.social last night. The shift in US politics also threatens the foundations of liberal democracy in Europe. Defending it will be one of the biggest tasks for the next German govt.

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⚖️ How resilient is Germany's constitutional system? As far-right positions gain traction and centrist parties increasingly compete by adopting some of their views, democratic institutions may face one of their toughest tests yet. Shortly before the elections, we wanted answers to this question 👇

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🔴 LIVE | German Constitutional Resilience After the 2025 German Elections Join the stream 👇 www.youtube.com/live/zrOQpR7...

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Germans are heading to the polls 🗳️ - but the fight for democracy extends beyond the ballot box. Join a discussion with leading experts! We'll explore what’s at stake for Germany & European democracy - and what lessons can be learnt from democratic threats across Europe & the US👇

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🔑Amidst a surge of #IlliberalTrends, #DemocraticBacksliding, and rapid #GeopoliticalDevelopments, what can be done to safeguard the #RuleOfLaw in Europe? We explored this question over the past two days during the Rule of Law Community Meeting—together with Civil Society from all over Europe.

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🇪🇺⚖️ Mira Luthe-Xu from @stiftungmercator.bsky.social kicking off a @epc-official.bsky.social @democracyreporting.bsky.social rule of law community meeting in Brussels with way too many old friends present for me to count. Two days of discussions at a dramatic moment in EU and global politics.

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There are fake political accounts on TikTok - who benefits? 🤔 Ahead of German elections, we found 138 murky accounts, 68.8% pro-AfD, with some reaching 130K followers. TikTok removed 112 following this report - but it's not enough. Full findings 👉🏽 bit.ly/432ZGI8 @stiftungmercator.bsky.social

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🔋 ⚖️ Our Rule of Law Community Meeting has been the perfect boost of motivation! Despite current challenges, Europe’s rule of law community is more energised and committed than ever! ⚡

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🚀 Today we kicked off the #RuleofLaw Community Meeting in Brussels! The fight for democracy and the rule of law is more urgent than ever! During today's meetings we gathered experts, advocates & policymakers in focus groups to map out key priorities & build roadmaps for real impact in 2025 on 🔽

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The Digital Drop is refreshed & ready for 2025 🙌🏽 And this edition? You need to read it. Learn about our lawsuit against X, disinformation from chatbots, and threats to digital democracy 💯 Get the full breakdown in your inbox Tuesday. Sign up now: bit.ly/35skPzW 🔗

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Hungarian Judges will protest in favour of judicial independence on 22 February. Is the judges' right to freedom of expression guaranteed? Our @gszd.bsky.social brings you the details 👇

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Hungarian judges are closing their ranks ahead of the 22 February protest for judicial independence. High-ranking judges offer legal protection to their protesting colleagues, and András Baka, the protagonist of Baka v Hungary (a seminal ECtHR ruling), is rumoured to be speaking. 🏛️

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📢 The EU Code of Practice on Disinformation is now a Code of Conduct! This important mechanism becomes more authoritative and will be integrated into the #DSA framework. While this is a ➕ step, it comes with an important setback 🔙 As the rules tighten 🔧, companies roll back their commitments 👇

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🎉 This week's BB ⬇️ 📘Platforms Reducing Commitments in the EU | @democracyreporting.bsky.social 📝Georgia’s Fight for Freedom | @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 🎙️Trump’s Gaza Plan | ICG 📍Women in Leadership | 5 Mar | CoR 💼The @epc-official.bsky.social .social is hiring! 📬 epd.eu/subscribe/

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Is ChatGPT your source for election info? Think twice 👀 We tested 6 AI chatbots on the 2025 German elections and the results were alarming. On election rules: ✅ Best: Gemini & Copilot (refused to answer) ❌ Worst: Perplexity.AI (10/30 incorrect)

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Is Germany's constitutional framework resilient enough to prevent potential democratic backsliding? ⚠️ The warning signs are there, starting with a normalisation of far-right positions in these elections. Join leading experts as we explore constitutional resilience and what's at stake. Register 👇

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#EPDNetwork🌐 Big Tech companies are rolling back disinformation safeguards under the EU Code of Practice. Firms are dropping fact-checking and withdrawing their commitments. In this thread, @democracyreporting.bsky.social explains how. Join the conversation 💬

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🇩🇪⚖️🇪🇺🇺🇦🇲🇩 Spending today in one of those funky well-hidden co-working spaces in Berlin on a strategic planning session for our ever-expanding @democracyreporting.bsky.social Europe Team work. Yes, there's some elevator music in the background.

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We took X to court. And we won! ⚖️ The courts ruled that X must urgently grant us access to their publicly available data via their API. This access is critical for our analysis of online public discourse ahead of the upcoming German elections. Read: bit.ly/4gBWGp4 Here's what's happened 1/3 👇

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📢Call for partners - we are launching a new project in Sri Lanka! Together with Factum we are looking for 4 local orgs to partner with us. Selected partners will monitor & analyse elections & report harmful content online to tech platforms. Apply here👉🏽 bit.ly/3WUP2iP 🤝Funded by the European Union

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#Germany at a crossroad - what’s at stake? With the Bundestag elections 🗳️ approaching the future of Germany’s #democracy is on the line. Will constitutional safeguards hold strong, or are we seeing the start of a deeper shift in the #ruleoflaw? Join the panel discussion! 🔽

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X is ignoring our researchers' requests for data access. So we are taking them to court❗ The platform is hindering our efforts to understand trends in online public discourse during the upcoming German elections. According to the DSA, this is unlawful, so today, we filed a lawsuit against X. 1/2

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Election fraud claims. Online toxicity. Encrypted platforms. Austria’s 2024 elections show how digital spaces fuel political narratives 🇦🇹 Read the brief: bit.ly/4hCKwNy Get the full report: bit.ly/3EhRmtx @stiftungmercator.bsky.social

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🇷🇴🗳️ While everyone’s attention is, understandably, focused on 🇩🇪/🇺🇸, I’d like to highlight the ongoing legal fallout of the cancelled Romanian presidential election, which was axed by the country’s constitutional court in December last year and will be repeated in May this year. 1/

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