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Manipulation with a study on minors: Macron is not banning social networks

Original article (in Montenegrin) was published on 9/5/2024; Author: Marko Vukajlović In January, French President Emmanuel Macron presented his vision of combating the far right ahead of the European Parliament elections. Among other things, it contains a set of guidelines for minors. Experts conducted a research commissioned by Macron, advising the restriction of screen, phone, and […]

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Facial Recognition Technology Brings Negative Impacts on Civil Liberties and Human Rights

Original article (in Croatian) was published on 6/5/2024; Author: Melita Vrsaljko China leads in surveillance, but the practice is also expanding in neighboring regions. In Serbia, over a thousand cameras have been installed across 600 locations. Citizens worldwide are increasingly being monitored, and dystopian scenes of surveillance cameras connected to software for facial recognition and biometric […]

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Europe’s ‘Slowest Train’ Not Actually the Slowest

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 25/2/2024; Author: Anđela Jovanović A reader brought to the attention of Fake News Tragac a headline from the web portal N1, “Do you know where the slowest train in Europe is, whose average speed is 36 km/h?” This piece references the Swiss Glacier Express, that travels between St. Moritz […]

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CSF 2023: Enlargement of EU single digital market to the Western Balkans brings mutual benefits

Original article published on Why Not website The Civil Society and Think Tank Forum (CSF) under the Berlin Process is scheduled to be held on October 14-15 in Tirana. The primary objective of the CSF is to facilitate constructive and inclusive discussions on regional challenges. The forum is structured around seven thematic working groups, each led […]

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No, the first touchscreen was not developed in Nis

Original article (in Serbian) was published on 20/04/2023 The daily Vecernje novosti published an article in its Easter issue under the title “The first touchscreen was developed in Nis 36 years ago”. In a touching story about the former Nis company “EI Televizori”, one of the engineers of the mentioned company, Zoran Stevanovic, recalls the […]