#news summarizing #Trump #politics concerns driving #France to #Linux: “Since taking office in January 2025, Trump has upped his attacks on world leaders — straight-out capturing one and aiding in the killing of another. He has also weaponized sanctions against his critics, who include judges on the International Criminal Court, effectively cutting them off from transacting with U.S. companies. Those who have been sanctioned have reported having their bank accounts closed and access to U.S. tech services terminated, as well as being blocked from any other U.S. service.”
on 02026-04-10#news that #USA ambassador to #France Charles Kushner didn’t show up when Summoned over unspecified remarks about Quentin #Deranque and is now barred from meeting government ministers, but is not persona non grata.
on 02026-02-24Most staff have left the embassy of #France in #Iran to protect “our personnel and our citizens” due to protest crackdowns that have killed 648 confirmed people and perhaps more than 6000. #politics #news
on 02026-01-12#USA (especially #Trump) persuaded #Australia, #New-Zealand, #Japan, #France, #Germany, and the #UK to ban or partly ban #Huawei after adding them to the #export-controls list in 02019; the UK in particular mandated removal of Huawei equipment from #5G networks by 02027. #HarmonyOS #politics #China
on 02024-11-27CNN News #video saying #Ukraine blew up an oil refinery near Moscow with #drones last weekend (shown in cellphone video), Russia having shot down 160 of the drones of the attack wave. Another cellphone video shows some kind of industrial facility on fire in Konakovo in Tver, reportedly an energy facility, about 500–600 km away from the line of battle. Ukraine hadn’t done this before because its long-range missiles had been supplied by Western allies who forbade it. Also discusses #Durov’s arrest in #France and Russia’s concerns about Telegram opsec — the Russian military has been “instructed to stop using Telegram”. #weaponry #politics
on 02024-09-07#video on how #Durov’s arrest has created an international incident between #France and the #UAE, who have frozen a €10 billion deal to purchase 80 Dassault Rafale jets from France. Shitty #Oneindia video of stock photos, irrelevant stock footage, stock music, and chyrons. The UAE foreign ministry says it’s closely following Durov’s case.
on 02024-08-28#Durov arrest “represents a dramatic escalation in the online #censorship wars.” #politics #civil-rights #France
on 02024-08-27Danny O’Brien on #Durov getting arrested. #France #politics #security
on 02024-08-25#Telegram CEO Pavel #Durov just got arrested in #France for not imposing enough #censorship. #politics #security
on 02024-08-25discussion of the #France tech visa
on 02017-07-13#France has set up a “tech visa”, or rather three of them, for founders, employees, and investors
on 02017-07-13