As Nesrine Malik points out international law (and its prohibitions) while often honoured in the breach, still needs to be asserted; international law is conventional & those conventions crumble if not continually (re)asserted:

'resisting the violation of rules & insisting on adherence, even if certainly in vain, is how norms are established & then maintained. Lying low & hoping that this too shall pass is cowardice, denial & historical illiteracy'!

#politics #RuleOfLaw
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/05/donald-trump-coup-venezuela-break-rules-regret

As Nesrine Malik points out international law (and its prohibitions) while often honoured in the breach, still needs to be asserted; international law is conventional & those conventions crumble if not continually (re)asserted:

'resisting the violation of rules & insisting on adherence, even if certainly in vain, is how norms are established & then maintained. Lying low & hoping that this too shall pass is cowardice, denial & historical illiteracy'!

#politics #RuleOfLaw
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/05/donald-trump-coup-venezuela-break-rules-regret

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The news that #X has suspended the #EU's advertising account on the platform after it issued a 120m EUR fine against X for breaking the #DSA is beyond hilarious.

And it might even be kind of good in the sense that politicians in Europe maybe finally realise how shitty it is to depend on such a lunatic for its public communications.

https://www.politico.eu/article/x-axes-european-commissions-ad-account-after-e120m-eu-fine/

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The news that #X has suspended the #EU's advertising account on the platform after it issued a 120m EUR fine against X for breaking the #DSA is beyond hilarious.

And it might even be kind of good in the sense that politicians in Europe maybe finally realise how shitty it is to depend on such a lunatic for its public communications.

https://www.politico.eu/article/x-axes-european-commissions-ad-account-after-e120m-eu-fine/

#DigitalServicesAct #DigitalRights #DigitalSovereignty #RuleOfLaw