»#Signal is the #numberone downloaded app in the #Netherlands — a 958% rise since December.« https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/02/signal-is-the-number-one-downloaded-app-in-the-netherlands-but-why/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News
»#Signal is the #numberone downloaded app in the #Netherlands — a 958% rise since December.« https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/02/signal-is-the-number-one-downloaded-app-in-the-netherlands-but-why/?eicker.news #tech #media
The largest Dutch #pension #fund #ABP sells all #Alphabet and #Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD.
CEO Harmen van Wijnen said the companies no longer fit the fund's governance criteria. FD reported last month that ABP had sold its shares in #Tesla for the same reason.
ABP, is the pension fund for #government and #education employees in the #Netherlands.
Well done!
ABP, holds 544 billion euros in total assets.
Goodmorning! Cycling through the Dutch fog this morning. Just below zero and only a handful of people around. It's the Netherlands I sometimes miss.
Hi all, I'm new here at #FlippingRocks so it's time for an updated #introduction
I'm very much into #yoga and #meditation and everything related to that. I'm trying to learn #Sanskrit because its a beautiful language and also in order to be able to read text like the #BhagavadGita #Upanishads #YogaSutras which greatly inspire me.
I'm from the #Netherlands and work in #science in the field of #AirQuality I may occasionally share something about that, but this is not a work account (and any opinions are my own).
I love #photography , mostly related to #nature #weather #clouds
I try to make a trip to the #forest at least every weekend, I'm lucky to live at the edge of the #Veluwe nature area.
I love growing food in my #garden using #organic #permaculture and #RegenerativeAgriculture inspired methods, I'm dreaming of tending my own #FoodForest some day.
Unfortunately I'm operating at half power thanks to #LongCovid since Feb. '22.
I'll mainly post in English with some posts in Dutch as well. Unpinned toots will be deleted after 3 months, I only boost photos with alt text (feel free to let me know if I've forgotten to add it!).
Let me know if you have similar interests and I'll be happy to chat!
And guess what? They got arrested.
Arrested for walking around together in public space on the streets of Amsterdam with empty placards and banners.
The major of Amsterdam has banned all demonstrations and protests in the city until Thursday.
Do you think this, well, sucks?
Tough luck.
The people of Amsterdam who disagree with city policies (or any other matter, such as an ongoing genocide) currently have no way to express their discontent together with others in public space.
But there's always creative ways. A handful of people gathered together on Dam Square with empty banners and placards to bring out the absurdity of the situation.
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As Russian bombs rain down on Ukrainian children, Netherlands struggling to complete Patriot system pledged to Ukraine months ago according to Dutch defense minister (more) https://kyivindependent.com/netherlands-to-sent-3-patriot-launchers-to-ukraine-soon-defense-minister-says/ #Ukraine #Netherlands #Mastodon #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow
»Ride-hailing platform #Uber has been #fined €290 million by the #Netherlands’ #privacywatchdog for breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (#GDPR).« https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/26/uber-fined-324m-over-eu-driver-data-transfer-breach/?eicker.news #tech #media
The Netherlands is unsure if they'll participate in Eurovision next year
People who pull this bullshit with cars really pull the shortest straw here in the #Netherlands luckily
It's really not accepted and certainly won't make you any friends, trust me
‘The Netherlands’ next-level housing crisis. Amsterdammers find themselves at the nadir of a Europe-wide housing shortage.’
https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/06/netherlands-amsterdam-next-level-housing-crisis
#netherlands #politics #housing
A Dutch Quandary Offers a Glimpse of a Deepening Problem for #Europe
The ascent of #GeertWilders has vexed parties struggling with how to work with a far-right leader too popular to shun. It’s a puzzle bigger than the #Netherlands.
The Netherlands protests the visit of Yitzhak Herzog, president of the zionist entity that's currently occupying and committing genocide in Palestine.
This is person is a war criminal.
They shouldn't leisurely visit a museum in Amsterdam. They should be standing trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
1 February 1932 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Salomon Levie, was born in Meppel.
In October 1942 he was deported to Auschwitz and, after selection, murdered in a gas chamber.
Recently, I shared the story behind @DefendDemocracy with @SanderS
Food for thought on #BigTech, #socialmedia & addictive #algorithms:
Did they impact #Netherlands' elections?
Watch #SanderVsDeSocials, also featuring @marietjeschaake, @bartgroothuis & others, now on TV:
https://npo.nl/npo3/sander-versus-de-socials/20-11-2023/VPWON_1351755
Geert Wilders’ coalition scout resigns over fraud scandal
Dutch Senator Gom van Strien on Monday resigned from his role seeking to identify potential coalition partners for far-right election-winner Geert Wilders, after accusations of fraud resurfaced in Dutch media.
https://www.politico.eu/article/geert-wilders-coalition-scout-gom-van-strien-resign-fraud-scandal/
I have started a Dutch fork of Kagi's Small Web Initiative.
I still need to bootstrap the feed list. If you have a personal blog in Dutch, feel free to add it here: https://github.com/jd7h/smallweb-nl/edit/sw-dutch/smallweb-nl.txt
If you want to contribute in other ways, let me know!
https://github.com/jd7h/smallweb-nl/tree/sw-dutch
15 November 1937 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Bernard Arie Cohen, was born in Den Bosch.
He arrived at Auschwitz on 10 February 1944 in a transport of 1,015 Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands. He was among 800 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
Talks on better privacy protection between Meta and the Dutch govt have come to nothing, the govt reported to the Parliament. Meta refuses to meet the govt and to amend its data processing practices.
Let’s see whether this leads to the government stopping with Facebook.
https://fd.nl/tech-en-innovatie/1494588/overleg-tussen-overheid-en-meta-over-privacybescherming-geklapt
#tech #privacy #dataprotection #gdpr #netherlands #surveillance #meta #facebook
