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The Taming of Net Politics: HateAid as a Cautionary Tale for Digital Freedom

KG January 2, 2026 January 3, 2026

By Babak Tubis The U.S. sanctions on HateAid’s leaders in December 2025 have ignited a fierce transatlantic debate. One side frames it as an attack on European digital sovereignty and the fight against online hate, while the other celebrates it as a blow against “state‑sponsored censorship.” Both narratives, however, miss the deeper structural problem which has been emerging for years: HateAid has become a textbook example of the “gezähmte Netzpolitik” — the taming of internet politics — where independent, pluralistic activism is gradually replaced by conformist, institutionally dependent structures. This is evidenced by its state funding and privileged role as a Trusted Flagger under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Its …

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Wind Farms, Whistleblowers, and Nuclear Reactors: News from the Slovenian Pirates

KG November 10, 2025 November 10, 2025

As part of our ongoing effort to connect the international Pirate community, we are reviewing and translating recent news from various Pirate Parties into English. This week, we highlight important reports from the Pirate Party of Slovenia, covering issues of corruption in green energy projects, technological sovereignty, and energy policy in Europe. As will be noted, much of their news is not country specific but reflects wider European issues. We look forward to sharing more news from PPSI and all of the Pirate parties around the world. New suspicion of abuse and corruption related to wind farms Following a report from a civil initiative, law enforcement agencies began to …

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The @EuropeanPirates’ Council Meeting is this weekend! Sign up for their email list too if you haven’t yet.

Olivia November 28, 2020 November 28, 2020

All are invited to the @EuropeanPirates‘ Council Meeting this weekend November 28th and 29th! Follow their account for updates throughout the weekend. Their meeting will be streamed live to their YouTube channel. An alternative is @PiratesOnAir‘s audio stream found here. Both days this weekend begin at: 10:00am CET / 9:00am UTC / 4:00am EST More information such as links to their Mattermost and Wiki can be found here. If you haven’t yet you can subscribe to the PPEU email list found here.

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Contact your EU representatives by TOMORROW’S November 12th deadline to save encryption! Austrian public radio just published a secret draft of a planned Council resolution seeking to undermine encryption.

Olivia November 11, 2020 November 12, 2020

The @EuropeanPirates wants you to take action by TOMORROW’S November 12th deadline by emailing your EU representatives. They have provided template letters in several languages and the email addresses for you to contact by TOMORROW’S deadline. More information, the template letters and email addresses can be found here. Contact your representatives TODAY and by TOMORROW’S deadline to secure your private communications on messenger services such as Telegram, Signal, and WhatsApp. Most terrorism attacks we later learn the police and government knew the people involved were a problem as we’re seeing now in Austria and did very little to stop it. Banning encryption would harm people and cost lives. Banning encryption …

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The Pirate Party Luxembourg @Piratepartei has started a fundraiser to help the refugees in Moria.

Olivia October 30, 2020 November 28, 2020

Two months ago fires destroyed Greece’s largest migrant camp on the island of Lesbos leaving nearly 13,000 without shelter. Gilles from @Piratepartei sent this to the PPEU Mattermost on October 26th: Hello everybody, FYI: PPLU has started an action together with the ONG Boderline Europe to help refugees in Moria (Greece). The collected funds will be used to buy warm clothes (essentially good shoes and socks) to the asylum seekers during the winter. For 30€, every donator receives a special “Coffee to help” mug and a reusable face mask. 100% of the donations will be directly forwarded to the refugees. Feel free to share or donate. https://www.piraten.lu/moria-spendenaktioun/ (English) https://www.piraten.lu/let-us-help-the-refugees-in-moria/?lang=en

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@PiratePartyUK to Close Down

Olivia October 29, 2020 November 28, 2020

On August 30th, Pirate Party UK announced their plans to hold a vote on whether or not to dissolve their Party: Dear Party members, It is with great sadness that we have reached the conclusion that PPUK has run out of steam. We hope that this will not be a permanent situation, but for the time being we think that there is not enough interest or energy to keep going and to justify collecting membership subscriptions. As a result, we will shortly be holding a ballot of all members on the simple proposal: • Pirate Party UK shall be dissolved consistent with article 7 of the constitution. The ballot will …

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Invitation to the talk with Adam Wolf, captain of Sea Watch in the crisis year 2015 and now deputy for the Pirate Party in Hanover

Thomas Gaul August 17, 2018 August 17, 2018

Cemetery Mediterranean Sea? What will become of the sea of the Europeans? Holiday area number 1 and on the doorstep of a rich Europe and the place of most legends and myths, all of which have to do with migration, from Homer’s Odysseus to the history of the Argo or thousands of other traditions. Now that it is still and increasingly the place of migration and movement, an unprecedented death has begun in these waters since 2015. People fleeing countries where you and your people are killed by weapons sold to these countries from our rich Europe are dying in masses and in front of everyone in this sea of …

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Pirate Party of Europe – Congratulations

Thomas Gaul April 13, 2018 April 13, 2018

After some troublesome years for the Pirate Party of Europe good news come this year. After trying to get registered as an entity for years the efforts of the newly elected board had been rewarded. The Pirate Party of Europe is finally registered in Luxembourg. We congratulate the board for this great achievement and we are sure this has been the first succesfull step of many.