The European Union’s executive said Monday it will demand explanations from Eurovision song contest organizers why its flag was banned from the concert hall during the final.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Eurovision song contest continued to spawn unprecedented controversy, days after the winner was crowned, with the 27-nation European Union lambasting organizers for their “incoherence” in banning its flag from the concert hall during the final. In an unusually sharp letter, EU Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas wrote to the organizer, the []
During the weeklong contest, organizers were already roiled by the protests linked to the war in Gaza
Some believe little will change even with a far-right surge, but others say ballot could be defining moment for blocUp to 450 million citizens in the EU’s 27 member states will go to the polls between 6 and 9 June to elect more than 700 members of the European parliament, the world’s only directly elected transnational assembly.The European parliament elections – more commonly called the European elections – take place every five years and, since the parliament plays an essential role in...
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Google-owned YouTube is jumping on the bandwagon of election censorship. In a May 9 blog post, YouTube detailed its plans to target and censor certain election-related content ahead of the European Union (EU) elections this June. This includes removing content and terminating channels that YouTube considers to be spreading “disinformation” online. “Our global team of reviewers combine with machine learning technology to apply these policies at scale, 24/7,” the platform boasted. YouTube’s blog...
Google-owned YouTube is jumping on the bandwagon of election censorship. In a May 9 blog post, YouTube detailed its plans to target and censor certain election-related content ahead of the European Union (EU) elections this June. This includes removing content and terminating channels that YouTube considers to be spreading “disinformation” online. “Our global team of reviewers combine with machine learning technology to apply these policies at scale, 24/7,” the platform boasted. YouTube’s blog...
The 64th Eurovision Song Contest finals take place in Sweden on Saturday, where 37 countries will go to battle to win the prestigious trophy
The discussion took place during one of The Journal’s three live events ahead of the elections on 7 June.