Germany is introducing temporary border controls at all its land borders from this coming Monday, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has announced. The measure is aimed at curbing illegal migration and strengthening internal security, particularly in view of the threat of Islamist terrorism and cross-border crime. Germany has been controlling its...
The Europe for Animals campaign examined the candidates' positions on animal protection and found that the Greens and the Pirates showed the most commitment to ending cage farming and taking other important steps to improve the lives of animals in Europe. In contrast, the Oath, Motorists, Enough! and STAN have not pledged any support, despite ca...
Pandemic COVID-19. Elections in every state... Fact-checkers around the world have had a busy year. More than 50,000 new fact-checks appeared on Google's search engine in the past year, with all fact-checks recording more than 2.4 billion search impressions in that period. A growing body of external research suggests that fact checks can help...
Elon Musk has shut down the team that was controlling content and blocking troll activity. Now accounts from Russia and China have been given the green light. The team worked to combat "information operations," coordinated campaigns by countries like Russia, China and Iran to influence public opinion and disrupt democracy. But experts and for...
