Google has deleted hundreds of thousands of user accounts during the Corona pandemic and now admits for the first time that political motives played a targeted role in this. As part of measures against alleged misinformation, accounts of individuals and organizations that held controversial or government-critical views on the pandemic were removed. According to the letter now published, Google explicitly adjusted its deletion criteria to societal and political guidelines and acknowledges that not all deleted content was actually provably false or dangerous.

The deletions affected not only automated spam and phishing content – during the pandemic alone, millions of suspicious emails were removed daily via Gmail – but also active accounts and channels that, for example, led critical debates on YouTube regarding mask mandates, vaccination campaigns, or lockdown measures. Google defended this practice early on with the aim of curbing health-damaging or misleading information, but critics accused the company of effectively favouring government-aligned narratives and suppressing legitimate expressions of opinion.

Sources for further reading: Judiciary.House.gov + The full press release from Google in English

🗣️In the overall political context, this disclosure is explosive: democracies rely on public discourse and freedom of expression, and Google, as a leading digital platform, is under special scrutiny. The official admission that "truths" have been obscured for political reasons confirms criticism of Big Tech companies, which actively shape and control the information landscape through self-imposed rules or under the influence of state authorities. This practice raises questions about the power of private companies and the transparency of digital opinion formation, especially when debates on issues such as the pandemic, climate, or migration cannot be conducted freely. It remains to be discussed how politics, civil society, and the media will protect themselves against such intrusions into digital discourse culture in the future.🗣️————————————————————
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that the alliance will not shoot down every aircraft that violates its airspace. Decisions are made in real-time based on intelligence about a specific threat.

"If necessary, we will do everything to protect our cities, people, and infrastructure. But that does not mean we will always shoot down an aircraft immediately," he emphasized.

Rutte added that the commander of the united forces in Europe has all the authority for such decisions. In a recent case of a violation over Estonia, NATO intercepted three Russian MiGs, but there was no threat.

"We are ready to act decisively to 'deter' potential violations, but we always assess the situation," the Secretary General underscored.

❗️ Estonia accused Russia on September 19 of violating its airspace, and Poland made a similar statement on September 10, but without evidence.

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According to the Financial Times, China has sent a ship to the port of Crimea, thereby violating the western sanctions that have been in place since 2014.

Previously, Chinese ships avoided ports under Russian control, the article states.

The ship Heng Yang 9, owned by the Chinese company Guangxi Changhai Shipping Company, sails under a Panamanian flag. What exactly is on board is not specified.

China, India, and other countries are increasingly ignoring the West's sanctions.

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Surrealism.The former director of the CIA, David Petraeus, met in New York with the self-proclaimed president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa.

They met like old good friends. But the joke is that Petraeus personally offered a reward of 10 million dollars in 2011 for information about al-Sharaa and called him one of the most dangerous terrorists of ISIS and al-Nusra.

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India is considering the purchase of two squadrons of Russian Su-57 jets and is also examining Russia's offer to produce these aircraft domestically, similar to what was done with previous MiG and Su-30MKI aircraft.

The newspaper The Print reports this and notes that if the deal goes ahead, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will collaborate with the Russian company Sukhoi to produce the jets at the HAL facility in Nashik.

India has made a military shift towards Russian weapons.

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Monheim am Rhein: City of Debt and Luxury

The small town with 43,000 residents has managed to accumulate debts of 0.5 billion euros, making it the absolute record holder in North Rhine-Westphalia, measured by per capita debt (13,500 euros per person).

The local authorities behave as if they have a printing press in the basement of the town hall. Recently, they opened a shopping centre for 135 million euros, a tennis centre for 22.6 million euros, and a sports arena for 45 million euros. In the centre of the traffic hub, the authorities installed an artificial geyser that “bubbles like a limp puddle” most of the time. Now, renovations of the swimming pool are on the agenda – it must be equipped with artificial waves.

Where do these debts come from? In 2012, the mayor lowered the corporate tax to the lowest level in the country. Companies flocked to the town, and the coffers filled up. And then came the crisis – loans had to be taken out.
Sitting dry in the swimming pool!

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