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fromThe Local France
2 years ago

Profile: The Frenchman who took on tech giants and was banned from USA

He stepped down from the role in September 2024, reportedly after disagreements with Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, and since then has been officially retired. While in post however, he made the most of the role and came to global attention in 2023 after the launch of the first investigations under a new EU law into X (formerly Twitter), Facebook owner Meta and TikTok over the spread of false information and hate speech following the Hamas-Israel conflict.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

UNGA: Palestinian leader denounces Israel, Hamas in address DW 09/25/2025

Mahmoud Abbas vowed Palestinians will rise to rebuild Gaza, rejected Hamas's October 7 attacks, and addressed the UN by video after a US visa denial.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

UN votes to allow Palestinian president to address annual gathering via video link

UNGA approved Mahmoud Abbas to address via video after US visa denials; Western recognitions of Palestine and Iran nuclear tensions risk escalations.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

UN approves video address by Palestine's Abbas after US visa refusal

The UN General Assembly voted 145-5 to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the UNGA by prerecorded video after the US denied his visa.
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