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The traffic authorities tap into some psychology hacks to train road users for the new reality
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It’s the first local authority in Austria to take this bold step
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Despite the small scale of an SMR, it won’t be cheap to build, and it could become a reality only in the next decade
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The energy-saving devices are part of a wider programme on the part of the Spanish municipality to show support for local SMEs
The same goes for 5G coverage but that complete rate will be achieved already in 2025
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Despite the small scale of an SMR, it won’t be cheap to build, and it could become a reality only in the next decade
The traffic authorities tap into some psychology hacks to train road users for the new reality
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Bremerhaven is worried about the spreading of infections through this seemingly innocent act of compassion
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Since last year, Dutch civil servants have already had access cut to popular apps linked to Russia and China
The City of Amsterdam has banned employees from using the social media app Telegram on their work phones citing precautions about the risk of foreign espionage as well as the documented use of the app for criminal activities.
Telegram is a “safe haven for hackers, cybercriminals, and drug dealers,” a spokesperson for Amsterdam’s IT alderman Alexander Scholtes told BNR.
This makes Amsterdam the first municipality in the country to ban the use of Telegram to its employees formally.
The app has been gaining notoriety in recent years as a chat platform used by drug dealers, firearm traders and child or revenge porn aficionados. These activities even prompted the Dutch Parliament to consider banning its use nationwide but then criticism about curbing the freedom of expression outweighed in the debates.
What did happen last year, however, was the nationwide ban on the use of apps such as TikTok, VK, Temu and AliExpress - as far as civil servants’ work phones are concerned.
What’s immediately obvious about these applications is that they are all based in Russia and China, countries that are well known to use all means of waging hybrid warfare against the West.
The banned apps are quite popular – two of them are actually shopping sites for low-cost goods from China – and so is Telegram. It has nearly a billion users worldwide, including nearly 2 million in the Netherlands.
While it’s well known that its founder, Pavel Durov, is Russian, he himself has chosen to leave Russia claiming that he wanted to keep the app free of interference and politics.
The Telegram head office is based in Dubai, and the company is officially registered in the Virgin Islands.
Telegram later underlined for TheMayor.EU that they moderate content on their platform in a proactive way and by monitoring user reports. They further stated that they strictly abide by DSA regulations and process all takedown requests.
It’s the first local authority in Austria to take this bold step
The traffic authorities tap into some psychology hacks to train road users for the new reality
Benoît Payan has an idea to reorganize the work of the city administration
The energy-saving devices are part of a wider programme on the part of the Spanish municipality to show support for local SMEs
Despite the small scale of an SMR, it won’t be cheap to build, and it could become a reality only in the next decade
The same goes for 5G coverage but that complete rate will be achieved already in 2025
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It’s the first local authority in Austria to take this bold step
The energy-saving devices are part of a wider programme on the part of the Spanish municipality to show support for local SMEs
Bremerhaven is worried about the spreading of infections through this seemingly innocent act of compassion
Silesia is known as the industrial heart of the country, but its regional government wants to engender a new awareness among the youngest
Plus, you might have to book a spot in advance to view the famous attraction
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