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More than 100 writers quit French publisher in protest against rightwing owner Vincent Bolloré

Tycoon’s media empire accused of pushing far-right ideas, as writers say: ‘We refuse to be hostages in ideological war’

The Guardian - UK

A new generation of politicians of colour is emerging in France. The backlash speaks volumes

Local elections have led to a surge of racism in a country that still struggles to see itself as anything other than white, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The Guardian - UK

Thousands rally against racism in Paris suburb to defend mayor

Several thousand people marched through the streets of Paris' largest suburb on Saturday to denounce racism after the town's newly elected black mayor was subject to disparaging comments on social media and national television shows.

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‘Racist ideology lodges itself amid austerity politics’: newly elected French mayor on tackling far right

Bally Bagayoko, who was targeted by racist abuse after winning Saint-Denis mayorship, vows to tackle inequality to stem deepening divisions

The Guardian - UK

How effective is France’s fight against racial discrimination?

Recent comments on a television programme comparing a newly elected black mayor to a monkey and a tribal chief have reignited the debate over what critics call France's failure to tackle mounting racism in the country.

Radio France Internationale

New Saint-Denis mayor sues TV channel CNews over racist comments

Bally Bagayoko, the first mayor from the hard-left France Unbowed party to win a major French city, has filed a lawsuit against television channel CNews for airing racist comments about him.

Radio France Internationale

Can Europe’s public service media survive attacks by the far right?

From Italy to France, Germany to Hungary, nationalist governments and politicians are targeting media with the same playbook

The Guardian - UK

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Russia cracks down on 'illegal' cryptomining with prison terms up to five years — Kremlin will begin prosecuting in 2027

The Russian government plans to penalize 'illegal' mining of cryptocurrency to prison terms of up to five years.

Tom’s Hardware

Macron denies plans for 'ministry of truth' amid far-right outcry

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday denied having any plan for a "ministry of truth" in France after right-wing and far-right politicians and media charged that his drive against disinformation risked curtailing freedom of press and expression.

Radio France Internationale

‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners

Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code

The Guardian - UK

Russia's Baikal has produced 85,000 of its CPUs since 2012, aims for more

Russia's Baikal Electronics has produced and sold 85,000 processors since its founding, but due to post-2022 sanctions and blocked shipments from Taiwan, it now aims to restart production with new chips like Baikal-L and Baikal-S2 at SMIC.

Tom’s Hardware

New Attacks Target France Prison Guard Cars, Home

Assailants targeted cars and a building lobby linked to prison staff in France overnight, the authorities said Wednesday, the latest in a series of coordinated attacks that have put the government on edge.

International Business Times

French Right-wing Media's Russia Tilt Irks Elysee

French Sunday newspaper readers woke up this past weekend to starkly different visions of their country's relationship with Russia.

International Business Times

France's Richest Man Takes Control Of Paris Match Magazine

Paris Match, a glossy French weekly known for its celebrity exclusives on Tuesday became part of the media empire of France's richest man Bernard Arnault, after a stint under right-wing tycoon Vincent Bollore's ownership.

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Newslaundry

Reporters Without Borders accuses French billionaire-linked firm of ‘vast campaign to discredit’ it

Paris-based media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders has alleged that a PR firm linked to conservative French businessman Vincent Bolloré is leading a “vast disinformation campaign” to “discredit” it.

The Guardian - UK

Marine Le Pen says National Rally have ‘serious chance’ for absolute majority despite polls – as it happened

Polling has shown that the most likely scenario on Sunday is that National Rally will not win an absolute majority of seats

France 24

How Bolloré, the ‘French Murdoch’, carried Le Pen’s far right to the brink of power

French tycoon Vincent Bolloré has put his sprawling media empire at the service of the country’s nationalist right, precipitating a rightward shift in French politics. Pulling strings from behind the scenes in the manner of Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire corporate raider has orchestrated an alliance of bitter right-wing rivals in…

The Guardian - UK

National Rally says it would privatise French public TV if it wins majority

Far-right party says move would free up €3bn and that public television and radio need ‘a bit of liberty’

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Russian chipmaker unveils Raspberry Pi competitor — despite US sanction woes, Elbrus packs its homegrown chip into the smallest form factor yet

The Elbrus-2S3 processor is being used to power a Raspberry Pi 5 competitor from Russian state agency Rostec. The problem? The Elbrus-2S3 hasn't been produced since 2022 when Taiwan sanctioned Russia.

Tom’s Hardware

Russian media claims server and storage supply has returned to pre-sanctions levels despite ongoing restrictions

Russia's server and storage supply was hampered by U.S.-imposed sanctions, but the state seems to have returned to normalcy nevertheless.

TechRadar

HP closes Russian business, shutting website for good

HP closes Russian operations, but Russia doesn’t seem too bothered, claiming, “the rest of the world is boycotting HP.”

Newslaundry

‘Victory for democracy’: French court asks regulator to probe CNews over ‘opinion media’ allegation

French channel CNews, described as the “French Fox News” by critics, will be examined by France’s media regulator over six months to ascertain if the TV media outlet is conforming to rules on independent journalism, The Guardian reported.

The Guardian - UK

French regulator to look into CNews channel after ‘opinion media’ allegation

Court orders regulator to examine balance and independence of CNews, described by critics as ‘French Fox News’

France 24

French filmmakers warn that far-right cyber-raids are torpedoing their movies

French filmmaker Mehdi Fikri has accused far-right cyberactivists and TV pundits of scuppering the launch of his police violence drama “After the Fire”, reviving talk of the influence of online rating platforms and politicised commentators in shaping movies’ fortunes.

The Guardian - UK

‘We fight on’: fears for France’s Sunday paper over editor with far-right ties

Bitter strike at Journal du Dimanche ends with staff exodus – and arrival of Geoffroy Lejeune

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