Tag: freedom
Freedom of the press, collateral victim of wars
World Press Freedom Day, adopted by the United Nations, is an opportunity every May 3 to look into the conditions for exercising this profession. For journalists, documenting wars remains one…
Elon Musk buys Twitter to make it a space of total freedom – Tech a Break #106
This is the story of the most incredible takeover of recent years. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, will become sole owner of Twitter. The American billionaire completes a…
The European Commission suspects that Apple will restrict consumers’ freedom of choice with its local payment service
The Commission has been investigating Apple for more than two years. According to Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, the American giant limits the opportunities for competitors to develop new products and consumer…
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, visits Ukraine to thank Zelensky for fighting for freedom
Pelosi is the highest-ranking representative of the U.S. leadership who has visited Ukraine since the start of the war. The delegation took a message to Kiev that more support from…
Press freedom and whistleblowers: ungag the truth!
On Wednesday April 27, a draft European directive was presented to the European Commission to fight against abusive prosecutions aimed at silencing journalists and whistleblowers. They are called “gag procedures”…
“Freedom of Speech Absolutist” Elon Musk Acquires Twitter – Are Trolls and Fake News Now Starting to Rule the Conversation?
Musk plans to reduce control over Twitter, but unveils the algorithm it uses. The richest man in the world, managing more than $ 270 billion in assets Elon Musk has…
Alpha Condé regains freedom
Overthrown on September 5 by a military coup led by Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya’s special forces, former President Alpha Condé is now free. With our correspondent in Conakry, Mouctar Bah It…
Revelations of a former Chinese tycoon: “Without political freedom, corruption still exists”
His life embraced the history of modern China. Born in the midst of the Cultural Revolution, Desmond Shum, grandson of a great lawyer, saw his family downgraded by the Chinese…
Freedom to choose gender in US passports
The Biden administration, with its third option decision, aims to protect Americans against state laws against transgender people. Activists see the new app as a landmark. ‘IT WILL ALSO BE…
Russian invasion: “We Poles know that Ukrainians are fighting for our freedom”
Tired by the past few weeks, but moved by an intact fighting spirit, the mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski, takes stock, for L’Express, of the immense outpouring of solidarity of…