Douwe Korff
@douwekorff.bsky.social
Dutch UK-based Emeritus professor of International law. Human and digital rights activist. Data protection expert.
Typical of spineless “regulators”: “So far, the CMA has resorted to weak, voluntary commitments from Apple and Google rather than requirements it is actually obliged to enforce.”
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Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah
A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them, says Labour MP Chi Onwurah
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October 5, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Typical of spineless “regulators”: “So far, the CMA has resorted to weak, voluntary commitments from Apple and Google rather than requirements it is actually obliged to enforce.”
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It is about time for the authorities to explain the “terrorist [??] incident”. Leaving the massive police response aside, the “incident” consisted only of three vans with no bombs onboard driving to a village …
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US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot
Aircraft leave Gloucestershire base to return to US following arrest of dual British-Iranian national in central London
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October 5, 2026 at 7:36 AM
It is about time for the authorities to explain the “terrorist [??] incident”. Leaving the massive police response aside, the “incident” consisted only of three vans with no bombs onboard driving to a village …
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Grote vervuilers verdienen € 3.000 per seconde. Terwijl Europa brandt, harken Shell, BP en Total miljarden binnen. KOM NU IN ACTIE om ze eerlijk te laten betalen 🔥 #MakePollutersPay action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-08...
Laat vervuilers betalen voor klimaatrampen
Deel de petitie en help je de impact van deze campagne te vergroten: Laat vervuilers betalen voor klimaatrampen
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October 4, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Grote vervuilers verdienen € 3.000 per seconde. Terwijl Europa brandt, harken Shell, BP en Total miljarden binnen. KOM NU IN ACTIE om ze eerlijk te laten betalen 🔥 #MakePollutersPay action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-08...
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What an image.
Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call?
The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all.
More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...
Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call?
The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all.
More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...
October 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
What an image.
Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call?
The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all.
More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...
Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call?
The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all.
More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...
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Trump is the biggest threat to world peace, to the security and economy of Europe. Yet Europe's "Leaders" continue to give in to his extortion. What steps have they taken to make Europe truly autonomous and independent as quickly as possible (besides the hollow words)?
What an image.
Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call?
The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all.
More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...
Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call?
The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all.
More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...
October 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Trump is the biggest threat to world peace, to the security and economy of Europe. Yet Europe's "Leaders" continue to give in to his extortion. What steps have they taken to make Europe truly autonomous and independent as quickly as possible (besides the hollow words)?
This refers twice to “the suspected terrorist plot” and quotes
Netanyahu referring to the “Iranian-sponsored attack”. But no evidence of anything like such a “plot” of “attack” has been released. This is not how democracy works !
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Netanyahu referring to the “Iranian-sponsored attack”. But no evidence of anything like such a “plot” of “attack” has been released. This is not how democracy works !
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UK-Iran national arrested over alleged bomb plot at RAF Fairford released on bail
The 25-year-old was the sixth man detained as counter-terrorism police investigate ‘possible foreign state involvement’
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October 4, 2026 at 7:34 AM
This refers twice to “the suspected terrorist plot” and quotes
Netanyahu referring to the “Iranian-sponsored attack”. But no evidence of anything like such a “plot” of “attack” has been released. This is not how democracy works !
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Netanyahu referring to the “Iranian-sponsored attack”. But no evidence of anything like such a “plot” of “attack” has been released. This is not how democracy works !
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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we are operating in an environment where AI companies & the WH are entwined. no sensible policy will come from washington or self-regulation. where are the immediate sources for protection?
October 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
we are operating in an environment where AI companies & the WH are entwined. no sensible policy will come from washington or self-regulation. where are the immediate sources for protection?
Why help the Mad King?? “Yesterday leaders caved to Trump’s demand that they release Europe’s oil reserves ahead of a risky winter, to lower US energy prices before the midterm election.”
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Yet again, Europe has surrendered to Trump
Yesterday leaders caved to Trump’s demand that they release Europe’s oil reserves ahead of a risky winter, to lower US energy prices before the midterm election.
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October 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Why help the Mad King?? “Yesterday leaders caved to Trump’s demand that they release Europe’s oil reserves ahead of a risky winter, to lower US energy prices before the midterm election.”
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“Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband have set a different tone, by announcing new sanctions on illegal settlements and calling out ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.
But we wanted to know: what’s actually going to change in practice?”
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But we wanted to know: what’s actually going to change in practice?”
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October 3, 2026 at 10:55 AM
“Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband have set a different tone, by announcing new sanctions on illegal settlements and calling out ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.
But we wanted to know: what’s actually going to change in practice?”
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/email?m...
But we wanted to know: what’s actually going to change in practice?”
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/email?m...
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"Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ in central London. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services."
via Global Justice Now
via Global Justice Now
October 2, 2026 at 9:22 AM
"Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ in central London. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services."
via Global Justice Now
via Global Justice Now
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Revealing. And confirming that the claims of oversight and safeguards against abuse are rubbish. @hennavirkkunen.wsocial.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and all national governments know it too. Yet they refuse to regulate #Spyware and obstruct investigations and legal remedy
👀 Fascinating to read the Paragon Solutions (US) CEO’s interview in @wired.com. We know so much more about the #spyware vendor today than we did when I first uncovered its $2m contract with 🇺🇸ICE back in 2024.
Exclusive: Israeli spyware maker Paragon positions itself as more responsible than competitor NSO Group. But company's new US CEO says in candid interview that while they will cut off customers who misuse their spyware they have no ability to detect or investigate customer misuse, nor want ability
October 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Revealing. And confirming that the claims of oversight and safeguards against abuse are rubbish. @hennavirkkunen.wsocial.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and all national governments know it too. Yet they refuse to regulate #Spyware and obstruct investigations and legal remedy
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They are not "return hubs", but deportation camps. People who cannot be returned to their country of origin will remain in those camps indefinitely, with zero prospects. The governments negotiating these deals should at least be honest about that.
EU ministers mull new ways to curb irregular migration #Refugees
EU ministers mull new ways to curb irregular migration
The proposals include setting up so-called return hubs outside the EU and strengthening the border agency Frontex. Greece has even proposed temporarily suspending asylum applications in emergency situations.
www.infomigrants.net
October 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
They are not "return hubs", but deportation camps. People who cannot be returned to their country of origin will remain in those camps indefinitely, with zero prospects. The governments negotiating these deals should at least be honest about that.
“The mounting view among investigators that Iran was likely involved was a key reason for Andy Burnham’s decision to call a meeting of Cobra.” Involved in what?? The silence is deafening!
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UK-Iran national arrested under Terrorism Act over RAF Fairford incident
Counter-terrorism police arrest 25-year-old in Westminster and search two properties in central London
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October 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM
“The mounting view among investigators that Iran was likely involved was a key reason for Andy Burnham’s decision to call a meeting of Cobra.” Involved in what?? The silence is deafening!
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“The postwar status quo has been turned on its head. Then, financial markets were caged to ensure that governments could pursue domestic economic goals. Now, governments are caged and the markets are free. It is a classic case of the tail wagging the dog.”
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Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott
Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shown, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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October 1, 2026 at 8:28 AM
“The postwar status quo has been turned on its head. Then, financial markets were caged to ensure that governments could pursue domestic economic goals. Now, governments are caged and the markets are free. It is a classic case of the tail wagging the dog.”
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A terrifying prospect : “If the AfD is voted into power, one of the most highly advanced economies in the world could experience something similar to what happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
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‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong
In a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt...
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October 1, 2026 at 8:18 AM
A terrifying prospect : “If the AfD is voted into power, one of the most highly advanced economies in the world could experience something similar to what happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
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I have signed up to the formal complaint filed by @albertoaleman.bsky.social about the failure of the Commission to uphold the Schengen rules and our right to free movement. We cannot stand by idly as the EU is being slowly dismantled
Today we filed a formal complaint against the European Commission for failing to protect our right to free movement.
What’s a stake isn’t only Schengen but the rule of law in EU, what has led former Commissioner Josep Borrell, Nicolas Schmit, Laszlo Andor to join
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What’s a stake isn’t only Schengen but the rule of law in EU, what has led former Commissioner Josep Borrell, Nicolas Schmit, Laszlo Andor to join
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October 1, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I have signed up to the formal complaint filed by @albertoaleman.bsky.social about the failure of the Commission to uphold the Schengen rules and our right to free movement. We cannot stand by idly as the EU is being slowly dismantled
The reporting on this is idiotic! If there was any hint that these men were real terrorists they would have been kept for questioning for many days and even then not released on bail.
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‘Strong indications’ that Iran played role in RAF Fairford incident, says Burnham
PM also defends decision to release suspects on bail and expresses ‘complete confidence’ in security services
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September 30, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The reporting on this is idiotic! If there was any hint that these men were real terrorists they would have been kept for questioning for many days and even then not released on bail.
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“British and US officials have every interest in trying to hype this incident as an Iranian “terror plot”, whatever the actual evidence suggests.
Why? Because the US is waging an illegal war on Iran, and the UK is allowing it to do so from British soil.”
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Why? Because the US is waging an illegal war on Iran, and the UK is allowing it to do so from British soil.”
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Reporting of the RAF Fairford arrests blows the idea of a ‘free press’ out of the water
When the establishment media deals with issues in which the West’s war industries are most heavily invested, it happily jettisons even the semblance of critical distance from the state
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September 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
“British and US officials have every interest in trying to hype this incident as an Iranian “terror plot”, whatever the actual evidence suggests.
Why? Because the US is waging an illegal war on Iran, and the UK is allowing it to do so from British soil.”
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Why? Because the US is waging an illegal war on Iran, and the UK is allowing it to do so from British soil.”
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President Macron, "Brexit has cost the UK 8% of GDP.. Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years"
My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities
Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market.
My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities
Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market.
September 30, 2026 at 10:19 AM
President Macron, "Brexit has cost the UK 8% of GDP.. Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years"
My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities
Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market.
My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities
Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market.
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September 30, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside
andy burnham's Labour Party conference.
UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
andy burnham's Labour Party conference.
UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
September 29, 2026 at 8:18 AM
94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside
andy burnham's Labour Party conference.
UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
andy burnham's Labour Party conference.
UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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“Show This to Anyone Denying Genocide” — front page of @scotnational.bsky.social
September 29, 2026 at 12:48 AM
“Show This to Anyone Denying Genocide” — front page of @scotnational.bsky.social
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Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel's genocidal war
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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September 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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🚨🚨Quite a scoop: A #US based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from #Russia has worked on #EU-backed projects and sold its services to European #lawenforcement agencies.
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Russian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agencies
The same technology used by Western police was allegedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services.
www.politico.eu
September 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
🚨🚨Quite a scoop: A #US based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from #Russia has worked on #EU-backed projects and sold its services to European #lawenforcement agencies.
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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“Counter-terror police said they were first aware of three vehicles travelling to the base at 12.45am on Sunday, while a local farmer phoned 999 at 1.36am after the vans blocked the entrance to her drive.” A “rapid response”??
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Questions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plot
Tehran has been trying to step up attacks on targets in the west but its track record has been mixed
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September 29, 2026 at 7:25 AM
“Counter-terror police said they were first aware of three vehicles travelling to the base at 12.45am on Sunday, while a local farmer phoned 999 at 1.36am after the vans blocked the entrance to her drive.” A “rapid response”??
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