@cdarwin@c.imHungary is hardly a democracy at all.
It’s an autocratic, kleptocratic mafia state,
where all the levers of power are controlled behind the scenes by a single man.
Since returning to power in 2010, Orbšn has rewritten the constitution and amended it fifteen times,
changed the electoral laws to give his party structural advantages,
captured the top layerof the judiciary,
occupied the chief prosecutor’s office to protect his cronies and prosecute his enemi…
@gfp@mastodon.trueten.deUngarns Wahl zwischen Brüssel und Washington https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10335
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyDear @… and @… , can the EC please take tough measures against this member state for seizing money from and blackmailing a European partner country under attack by Russia?
[and, all others, reposting would be great]…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeDon't head out of the weekend until you've checked out today's packed Metacurity for a host of critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Feds summon Wall Street CEOs over fears Anthropic AI could supercharge cyberattacks,
--The FBI has accessed incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone after Signal app removal,
--Viktor Orbšn secretly uses Webloc spyware in violation of GDPR,
--US Treasury launches cyber threat intel program for d…
@davej@dice.campHungarians still associate Ottomans with bad memories, clearly. 😁 https://mastodon.social/@eunews/116379841095973533
@krone@frawas.dePolitologin im Talk - Orbšn-System bröckelt: „Erste Risse zeigen sich“ #News #Nachrichten
@cdarwin@c.imIntelligence agencies of Viktor Orbšn’s government have been secretly using Webloc
— a mass surveillance tool that tracks hundreds of millions of people via smartphone advertising data
— making Hungary the first confirmed EU country to deploy it, in likely violation of GDPR.
Further investigation confirms the existence of “homegrown” OSINT and spyware tools.
@mapto@qoto.org"JD Vance has railed against the EU, accusing it of blatantly interfering in Hungary’s upcoming elections, even as the US vice-president said he had travelled to Budapest to “help” Viktor Orbšn win Sunday’s vote."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeOrbšn’s Spying Kit Revealed: Israeli Surveillance Tool Combined with Hungarian Technology
https://vsquare.org/orban-spying-toolkit-cobwebs-webloc-hungary-spyware-citizen-lab/
@newstik@social.heise.de
@PaulWermer@sfba.social @paulwermer@sfba.social
@thijs_lucas@norden.social @krone@frawas.deMitten im Wahlkampf - Sprengstoff! Orbšn beruft Verteidigungsrat ein #News #Nachrichten
@cdarwin@c.imJD Vance repeatedly criticised allegedly unprecedented and “disgraceful” foreign interference in the Hungarian parliamentary election,
while effectively strongly endorsing Viktor Orbšn to win the vote on Sunday
in what critics will no doubt see as his very own interference with the country’s electoral process.
@annsev@troet.cafe
@joxean@mastodon.socialThe Guardian: Rightwing leaders endorse Viktor Orbšn in Hungarian election campaign video.
PS: With "rightwing leaders" The Guardian means literal nazis, fascists & genocidal maniacs.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan
@krone@frawas.deWarnt vor Sabotage - Orbšn wettert gegen Ukraine: „Setzen Soldaten ein“ #News #Nachrichten
@annsev@troet.cafe"Was jedoch nicht geht: Dass ein Regierungschef wie #Orbán mit perfiden Mitteln Stimmung gegen Brüssel und dessen demokratische Vertreter macht, die gesamte EU blockiert und zugleich die Hilfszahlungen aus Brüssel weiter in sein korruptes System stopft. Deutsche Steuerzahler dürfen nicht mehr dafür aufkommen, dass Orbšn sein Land Richtung
@cdarwin@c.imFlick through pro-government Hungarian accounts on TikTok, and you might see an AI-generated version of Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, sitting on a golden toilet, counting his money, snorting cocaine, and barking orders at a Hungarian soldier.
You might also find an AI-generated Péter Magyar, the leader of the Hungarian opposition, appearing to say he’s fine with handing Hungarian factories over to foreigners, as long as he’s the one in charge of the country.
Keep …
@krone@frawas.deOrbšn-Herausforderer - Aufreger: Spitzenpolitiker zum Drogentest in Wien #News #Nachrichten
@annsev@troet.cafeDer korrupte Autokrat Victor #Orban droht der #Ukraine damit, Gaslieferungen einzufrieren.
Das müsste man so beantworten, dass auch seitens angrenzender Länder und der EU Energielieferungen u.a. eingefroren werden.
Vielleicht lernt Orban es auf diese Weise, dass er hier nicht ungeschoren den Ganoven g…
@krone@frawas.de90 Milliarden auf Eis - Orbšn blockiert Hilfe für Ukraine mit Öl-Ultimatum #News #Nachrichten
@krone@frawas.deWahlkampf voller Hetze - „Tausendjähriger Staat“: Orbšn demonstriert Macht #News #Nachrichten
