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36 votes
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Proposed amendments to Denmark's laws on copyright and broadcasting would see VPNs limited for common uses under changes to combat access to illegal streaming services
33 votes -
Dissecting bad internet bills with a digital rights advocate: KOSA, SCREEN Act, Section 230 repeal
5 votes -
Spain to launch €60 monthly nationwide public transport pass, in January
24 votes -
Swiss government will not be able to subsidise the overnight train connection to Malmö planned from spring 2026
8 votes -
Poland to launch construction of first nuclear plant after EU approves €14bn in state aid
12 votes -
Greenlandic women claim victory in legal fight with Denmark over forced IUD scandal – compensation due to thousands of women and girls fitted with coils without their knowledge or consent
20 votes -
How Europe is gearing up to follow Australia's teen social media ban
29 votes -
Four proposals to improve the design of fuel economy standards
17 votes -
Big company names join US lawsuit against Donald Trump-backed tariffs including Costco and Revlon
35 votes -
Parliament of the Faroe Islands voted on Thursday to legalise abortion until the end of the 12th week of pregnancy, overturning a decades-old law that prohibited abortions in most cases
17 votes -
EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US
14 votes -
United Kingdom electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax
17 votes -
Tesla registrations were down in France, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany – Norway, however, is bucking the trend, thanks to a tax incentive system that will soon be rolled back
10 votes -
Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
32 votes -
Iran's president says capital must move from Tehran over ecological concerns
39 votes -
How Iran is running out of water
11 votes -
EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, European Court of Justice rules
28 votes -
As the war in Ukraine rages on, many Finns are getting reacquainted with the country's remarkable network of väestönsuoja, or civil defense shelters
24 votes -
Keira is one of many Greenlandic families living on the Danish mainland who are fighting to get their children returned to them after they were removed by social services
14 votes -
Denmark's climate minister, Lars Aagaard, announced that his government would submit a binding target to cut emissions by 82% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels
10 votes -
Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean?
44 votes -
Denmark's drive to conscript teenage girls – as the threat from Russia increases, it is no longer only young men who are being called to serve
20 votes -
Britain gives go-ahead to smaller nuclear reactor in Wales
10 votes -
US Supreme Court denies Kim Davis' petition to revisit same-sex marriage ruling
30 votes -
Swedish parliament votes to allow uranium mining – now classed as a concession mineral, especially useful for society
12 votes -
How generations of meddlesome public health campaigns changed everyday life — and made life twice as long as it used to be
9 votes -
How nuclear power ambitions aim to wean Finland off Russian energy – nuclear share in electricity production went from 28% in 2022 to 39% in 2025
15 votes -
Danish government has reached an agreement to implement a minimum age requirement of fifteen years old on certain social media platforms
12 votes -
EU country grouping cleared to build sovereign digital infrastructure
33 votes -
Pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability in Sweden
12 votes -
Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes – if enacted, Danes would get the copyright over their own likeness
21 votes -
Anthropic to bring its AI to hundreds of teachers in Iceland with pilot scheme – aim of helping them with lesson planning, classroom materials, and administrative work
7 votes -
Donald Trump AI advisor David Sacks says ‘no federal bailout for AI’ after OpenAI CFO’s suggestion of US federal government backstop
31 votes -
Could invisible fences be the future of livestock farming – Sweden and Denmark will soon legalise virtual fencing. What is it and is it safe?
10 votes -
Starter comments on Tildes?
I get a lot out of browsing Tildes and all the conversations here. This is in keeping with the Tildes philosophy of high-quality content and conversation. In the spirit of quality discussion,...
I get a lot out of browsing Tildes and all the conversations here. This is in keeping with the Tildes philosophy of high-quality content and conversation.
In the spirit of quality discussion, context is everything and reference points matter. I have found my own thoughts nudged many times here, and often the comments and points of view lend entirely new perspective to the content (and are sometimes more interesting).
While I appreciate the discussions, there are often links to an article, a video, a blog, or anything really, with no context and little description.
So in the spirit of conversation, I'm asking if there could be "conversation starter" comments for posted links. I'd like to know why this video or that blog is different from just randomly finding some link online. Why is this link on Tildes? What makes it interesting or important? What are we talking about? Where is the quality conversation?
Is that too much, or would that be reasonable? Thoughts?
34 votes -
European Court of Human Rights has cleared Norway of violating its citizens' constitutional rights in a case dating back to the award of oil and gas exploration licences in 2016
9 votes -
Hamlet rages in Stockholm against political closure of a cultural institution – government funding freezes have resulted in a real terms decrease of £4M per year since 2017 for theatre Dramaten
6 votes -
In the early 1990s, Sweden faced one of the worst economic crises in its modern history – the lessons for other countries, especially France, deep in its own budget crisis, are simple, if not easy
21 votes -
Europe's animal welfare overhaul is on life support – Denmark's farm minister thinks he can still revive it, one compromise at a time
6 votes -
South Korea officially recognises same-sex couples in national census
32 votes -
Ireland makes a program offering basic income for artists permanent
31 votes -
Iceland to propose higher tourist tax following record-breaking number of visitors – 1.7 million international tourists in the first seven months of 2025
23 votes -
Norway to phase out electric vehicle VAT exemption from 2027 – intends to increase the one-off registration tax for fossil-fuelled passenger cars
8 votes -
US President Donald Trump’s 100% China tariff triggers $20b wipeout, 1.6m crypto traders liquidated
39 votes -
California lets residents opt-out of a ton of data collection on the web
22 votes -
Wolves have returned to Denmark, and not everyone is happy about it
14 votes -
After more than a century of various proposals and planning, Norway has once again officially abandoned the ambitious Stad Ship Tunnel project
13 votes -
Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s – PM Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration
45 votes -
UPS is ‘disposing of' US-bound packages over customs paperwork problems
29 votes