š„š„š„Breaking! Soros Open Society WAS involved in the writing of the European Unions Digital Services Act (DSA)ā¦
Summary
A Twitter thread claims the Soros Open Society Foundation was involved in writing the EU's Digital Services Act and hate speech regulations, tracing connections from the 2016 Code of Conduct through the Code of Conduct+ now integrated into DSA enforcement for large platforms. The thread presents documentation of OSEPI's involvement in EU policy-making and notes that major platforms including X are signatories to the Code of Conduct+.
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š„š„š„Breaking! Soros Open Society WAS involved in the writing of the European Unions Digital Services Act (DSA) speech censorship laws! In fact, Soros contribution deals with enforcement at Very Large Online Platforms (VLOP), such as Elon Musks, X. Open Society belongs to the EU High Level Group on combating hate speech and hate crime that wrote the 2016 Code of Conduct. The Code Conduct is a document agreed upon by social media companies for removing hate. The improved upon āCode of Conduct Plusā continues to be an important tool under the DSA: āOn 20 January 2025, the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online + (the āCode of conduct+ā) was integrated into the regulatory framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA), following a positive assessment from the Commission and the European Board for Digital Services. The Code of conduct+, which builds on the Code of Conduct adopted in 2016, strengthens the way online platforms deal with content deemed illegal hate speech according to EU law and Member Statesā laws. It facilitates compliance with and the effective enforcement of the DSA in this specific area.ā This new Conduct Code+ was established as a āDSA Code of conductā. This empowered civil society organisations to act as watchdogs. āFollowing its integration, adherence to the Code of conduct+ may be considered as an appropriate risk mitigation measure for signatories designated as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Search Engines (VLOSEs) under the DSA.ā āThe DSA classifies platforms or search engines that have more than 45 million users per month in the EU as very large online platforms (VLOPs)ā Sources will be listed below n the š§µ. šš»
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Welp, I knew if I looked, I would find Soros involvement in the European Unions DSA censorship laws. To explain things more clearly: - High level Group that Soros was in wrote the Code of Conduct - Code of Conduct Improved to Code of Conduct+ - Code of Conduct+ incorporated into the EUās DSA. *This Code of Conduct+ was made by the āHigh Level Group on combating hate speech and hate crimeā, which Soros Open Society European Policy Institute (OSEPI) belongs to. It was originally called the āEU High Level Group on combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intoleranceā. š„Damning part: āOn 20 January 2025, the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online + (the āCode of conduct+ā) was integrated into the regulatory framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA), following a positive assessment from the Commission and the European Board for Digital Services (āthe Boardā).ā š„This page also discusses the involvement with Very Large Online Platforms: āFollowing its integration, adherence to the Code of conduct+ may be considered as an appropriate risk mitigation measure for signatories designated as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Search Engines (VLOSEs) under the DSA.ā archive.is/m8RP7
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This page spells out Soros Open Society European Policy Institute involvement in European Union policy making. EU enlargement? Hmm⦠Currently we are engaging in the following EU policies and EU legislative processes: ⢠European Green Deal ⢠EU AI Act ⢠The Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Market Act (DMA) ⢠EUās external relations ⢠Critical Raw Materials Act ⢠EU Directive on Criminalization of Sanctions Violation ⢠Rule of law and Article 7 procedures ⢠EU Eastern Partnership ⢠European Neighbourhood Policy ⢠EU Enlargement archive.is/nVkIh
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Sorry folks, I had an accidental kitty nap while sourcing. This here is the evidence of Soros Open Society working with the EU on hate speech. It also contains their 103 meetings with the EU.
Bad Kitty Unleashed š¦ šŖš»@pepesgrandma Ā· Dec 6, 2025š„š„š„Breaking! Soros Open Society European Policy Institute (OSEPI) has visited EU officials 102 times since 2014! These meetings included DSA discussions. Open Society also belongs to the European Commissions High Level Group on combating hate speech and hate crime. I kept thinking there had to be some mistake with 102 meetings. But nope, I downloaded a list of all 102! And I do believe these are in addition to the High Level Working Group meetings. This Soros involved High Level Group started in 2016 with an announcement from Vera JourovĆ”, so yeah increasing censorship is explained by this. The EU High Level Group on combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance, set up in 2016, was renamed to the High Level Group on combating hate speech and hate crime. āThe High Level Group on combating hate speech and hate crime will foster the further exchange and dissemination of good practices between national authorities and concrete discussions on how to fill existing gaps and better prevent and combat hate crime and hate speech. The High Level Group will also be a platform for dedicated discussions on how to tackle specificities of particular forms of intolerance, also in light of the experience of civil society and communities.ā Iām like on information overload here! They even have meeting agendas and minutes you can download. I will follow up with sources and feel free to download and read as much as you like!
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Folks are asking about X as a signatory to the Code Of Conduct+. It sounds to me that they are applying 2016 signatures to the new and improved Code of Conduct+? What do you think? ā The Signatories of the Code of Conduct+ are: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitch, Viber, Dailymotion, jeuxvideo.com, Snap Inc. and Microsoft-hosted consumer services, as relevant.ā ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/rā¦