A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right. Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement. This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.

Iranian students renew anti-government protests in Tehran amid a US military buildup

Tirso Faria afirmou que o deputado do Chega Rui Afonso “inscreveu dezenas de membros do grupo no partido, pagou-lhes meses de quotas e quantias para irem votar", revela o jornal Público. Saiba mais: expresso.pt/politica/2026-0... 📷 Facebook/Rui Afonso

Arguido acusa deputado do Chega de comprar votos a neonazis do grupo 1143

a IL já se pronunciou?

‘Your success is our success,’ Rubio tells Orbán ahead of Hungary polls

Nobel da Paz iraniana foi vítima de agressões e transferida de prisão

the child that needs to go to the shrink

France launches ‘French Response’ to take on trolls and disinfo on X

We are stronger when we act as Europe. The mandate from Europeans is clear: 🔹 74% support for defence investment 🔹 52% trust the EU to strengthen security 🔹 53% see Space Policy as a key security tool Europe is investing in our collective sovereignty and industrial competitiveness.

Europe can defend itself against Russia without the US if it wants to

Eurodeputados são obrigados a frequentar curso d prevenção d assédio. Cotrim Figueiredo fê-lo em setembro de 2024. Teve também d assinar declaração de “conduta adequada” na qual se obriga a "levar a sério" imputações, por parte de funcionários, de "comportamento ofensivo". www.dn.pt/sociedade/co...

É Carnaval e ninguém leva a mal. Que tal o Ventura para Ministro da Saúde já que estamos em remodelações? www.nowcanal.pt/ultimas/deta...

Maria Lucia Amaral "felt that she did not have the personal and political conditions necessary to carry out her duties," a presidency statement late on Tuesday said.

"Between 60 and 78 percent of respondents in each country said the EU should take further action against X if it fails to address breaches identified by the EU" Nearly half of Europeans would back banning Musk's X if it keeps breaking EU law, new poll finds www.euronews.com/next/2026/02...

prontidão imediata na realidade "é eh pá que tal para a semana?". Não vamos cair em preciosidades semânticas, ok?

Vergonhoso... nem garantiu o retorno dos jornalistas no estrangeiro.

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison

Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks. He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger. Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...

X awards $1 million to creator with a history of racist, Hitler-supporting posts www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise | Arwa Mahdawi

"More Than 800 Google Workers Urge Company to Cancel Any Contracts With ICE and CBP. The campaign is among the largest anti-ICE protests by workers at a single company since federal agents shot and killed two people in Minneapolis last month." www.wired.com/story/hundre...

"After a report highlighting concerns about sexual exploitation on X, the New Brunswick government will stop using the social media platform." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The German army brigade in Lithuania is not under fire, but it is under hybrid attack. Soldiers report mysterious phone calls, and drones appear to be spying on manoeuvres. How should the Bundeswehr and NATO respond?

👀🤣😆 OMG!!! Who made this?! Made my day 😆

TikTok’s 'addictive' design breaches EU law, European Commission says The European Commission found that TikTok has not sufficiently limited addictive features such as infinite scroll, which encourages compulsive behaviour.

New emails viewed by The Verge reveal that Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, suggested the company should do less research into how its platforms harm users, oddly citing Apple as a model. Well, Apple doesn't run a social network with a business model that profits from manipulating users around the world

Donald Trump accused of 'disgusting behaviour' after sharing image of Obamas as apes

IL assume ter recebido duas queixas, mas nenhuma visando o eurodeputado Cotrim Figueiredo

É um processo, gente... Daqui a pouco, vão assumir que, afinal, havia coisas do Cotrim, sim... Calma...

ICE's attempt to access EU biometric data is extremely worrying & unacceptable EU must oppose the sharing of biometric data with the US while fundamental rights are at risk in the current political climate Data protection is a pillar of our sovereignty & not a bargaining chip

Epstein files shed more light on Steve Bannon’s efforts to influence European politics

Afinal, o "Nunca houve qualquer queixa" é "Houve, mas não contou". Sempre a abafar o assunto, agora preparando uma barragem de assédio judicial, a somar ao assédio público. A mentira, deliberada e reiterada, tornou-se política oficial da Iniciativa Liberal. observador.pt/2026/02/04/c...

Yes. We need to investigate the Russian links.

That‘s the spirit.

Tech tensions continue rising: the Spanish government has accused Pavel Durov of using his "unrestricted control" of Telegram to send a message full of "lies and illegitimate attacks" to all Spanish users of the app. "It's the first time in the history of the country," Spanish sources say.

Irão: Jornalista Nobel da Paz 2023 Narges Mohammadi inicia greve de fome na prisão

Russia's Matryoshka bots begin Epstein-themed disinfo campaign, focusing false claims against Ukraine and France The network's new posts present themselves as reports from major outlets like @france24.com, @liberation.fr, @rfi.fr, @aljazeera.com and others, as per @antibot4navalny.bsky.social.

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’ move against Big Tech is tactically impeccable and strategically rewarding. He’s doing what the EU should do, but other EU leaders stop it from doing. www.euronews.com/2026/02/04/e...

European governments ditch US tech services over security fears European governments are moving away from US tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives

Spain joins a six-member-strong "coalition of the digitally willing" in a bid to ban social media for those under 16. www.eunews.it/en/2026/02/0...

"Elon Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media and curb hateful content" www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Nada como ter as comms de emergência dependentes da boa vontade de um bilionário birrento

German NGOs sue Elon Musk’s X again over election research data access X (formerly Twitter) is being taken to court by non-profits in Germany, for a second time, over the platform’s obligation under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to provide researchers access to its data.

EU rejects 'nonsense' censorship charge from Trump allies In response to a scathing US congressional report that accused the European Commission of trying to 'censor the global internet,' EU digital affairs spokesman Thomas Regnier issued a strong rebuke: 'Pure nonsense.'

A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):

New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok. The chatbot still produces sexualized images — even when told the subjects don’t consent. even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation. even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse. www.reuters.com/business/des...

Starlink de Elon Musk vai ser usado em Portugal para substituir o SIRESP?