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the controversial measures with which we have shielded the network a year after the collapse

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Next April 28 will mark exactly one year to the day that Spain and Portugal faded to black. An unprecedented “zero energy” in the last two decades that left nearly 60 million citizens without electricity, without internet, without traffic lights and with the banking system paralyzed for up to 16 hours. As they reflect in the magazine freenthat day we suddenly discovered that something we take for granted—electricity—is the fragile foundation on which our entire modern life rests. One year after the event, the initial shock has given way to data. We no longer ask ourselves only if such a blackout can happen again, but how much it is costing us to avoid it and if we have really learned our lesson. D-day is about to arrive. Twelve months later, we finally have the “official autopsy.” The European Network of Network Operators (ENTSO-E) published a comprehensive report of 472 pages where he concludes that there was no single cause, but rather a “perfect cocktail” of multiple factors. A sudden surge originating in Spain triggered instability that the system was unable to stop. As we have already explained in Xatakathe failure can be defined as “operational blindness.” The renewable plants operated with a fixed power factor; They did not know how to read the network surge and, for safety reasons, they disconnected suddenly, causing a rebound effect. Besides, as he adds BBClocal generator voltage controls were not fully aligned with operator requirements. The crisis required millisecond reflexes, but tension control was done manually. In fact, if Europe did not fall like a house of cards, it was due to an almost miraculous technicality: a relay in the Hernani substation (Gipuzkoa) acted like a “fusilazo”, cutting the connection with France in milliseconds to shield the continent. Ironically, just ten minutes later, it was that same interconnection that served as assisted breathing to resuscitate the system. The big question: what has Spain done differently? The fear of a new blackout has changed the rules of the game, but at a high price for the citizen. Electrical Network has imposed a “reinforced model” of operations. This means that they prioritize safety over cost, keeping more expensive and stable backup plants on, such as gas combined cycles. The result? The Spanish They have been paying an extra cost of 666 million euros In these eleven months only in “adjustment services”, which have shot up 43%. In the legislative sphere, the Government has approved the Royal Decree-Law 7/2026 to streamline bureaucracy through the “Renewable Acceleration Zones” (ZAR). However, experts warn thatSince there is still no structured capacity market, investing in the necessary storage systems (batteries) continues to be a financial risk for developers. There’s more shielding going on. The collapse not only left us in the dark, but it left us cut off, although in a very uneven way. While some completely lost the signal, others managed to maintain it thanks to the logistical efforts of some operators. To avoid this coverage lottery, the CNMC has proposed that Telefónica, Vodafone and MásOrange offer a “national roaming” plan in case of emergency. If your operator’s network goes down, your mobile phone would automatically connect to the competition, based on the Swedish model. Added to this is the request to make the alert system (ASA) mandatory in cars with digital radio (DAB+), to send warnings to the population immediately even if the internet is down. The false culprit and the new energy guzzler. After the collapse, many were quick to blame green energy, but the reality is different. As explained from freenthe problem is not that Spain has a lot of solar and wind energy, but that the electrical grid is still stuck in the 20th century, designed for fossil power plants and not for a decentralized system. In fact, Spain is a fascinating laboratory. According to EUObserverthe country has managed the recent price crisis caused by the Third Gulf War much better than its European neighbors thanks to its enormous solar shield. However, the trauma of the blackout has caused an absurd side effect: operators are so afraid of overloading the grid that they force solar and wind farms to disconnect more frequently. Curtailment (clean energy generated that is thrown away) has gone from 2% to 7%. And if that were not enough, the saturated network assumes the imminent arrival of a new energy-consuming giant: the massive data centers for Artificial Intelligence. The exchange of accusations is served. In the offices the short circuit has only just begun. As detailed Financial Times, The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has opened formal investigations. Red Eléctrica (REE) faces proceedings for “very serious” infractions, while giants such as Iberdrola, Naturgy, Endesa and Repsol face possible fines of up to 60 million euros for “serious” infractions. Besides, as accounted Public, up to twenty open sanctioning files. REE defends itself by ensuring that the opening of the file does not prove its guilt. Meanwhile, a Senate report promoted by the PP directly blames the Government, REE and the CNMC for ignoring known vulnerabilities, according to Reuters. And the tension reaches the limit: electricity companies like Endesa and Iberdrola They have demanded a judge access more than 8,000 calls and emails from REE executives during the hours of the blackout, after the leak of audios where technicians warned of the danger 15 days before. An electric heart that remains at risk. Spain is “a gold mine without a road”, as defined by Patxi Callejadirector of Iberdrola. We have the sun, the wind and the technical capacity. But the great lesson of this last year is that true energy independence is no longer played at the national level, but at the local level, where factories and homes install their own batteries and hybrid panels so as not to depend on the fragile central system. We survived the blackout and avoided another one by reaching for our wallets and operating defensively. But as long as the line procedures last a decade, mass storage … Read more

Android’s controversial new requirements for installing apps from unverified developers

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Android has always boasted something that set it apart from the rest: the freedom to install applications from practically anywhere. That possibility still exists, but what we have seen now points to an important shift in how it is exercised. Google does not eliminate it, although it does surround it with more friction so that it stops being an impulsive gesture. And that change, although it does not close the door, does clearly transform the experience of those who were used to traveling that path without too many obstacles. The change. This is a novelty that does not equally affect everything outside of Google Play, and here we should stop so as not to mix concepts. What Google proposes is not to tighten any external installation, but to add new barriers when the application comes from a developer who is not verified within the new system that the company wants to implement. In that specific scenario, the process stops being immediate and begins to require more time, more steps and a much more conscious decision. What steps will we have to follow. When Google activates this flow, scheduled for August according to the company, installing an app from an unverified developer will no longer be a quick process and will involve a very specific sequence. These are the steps we will have to complete: Manually activate developer mode in settings, without shortcuts Confirm that no one is guiding us to disable system protections Restart the phone, something that cuts off calls or active remote access Wait 24 hours before continuing, in what Google calls “protective waiting period” Reauthenticate us with biometrics or PIN to confirm that it is us Finally install the app, with visible warnings and the option to allow this type of installation for seven days or indefinitely The argument. Google says that Android is no longer a platform associated primarily with enthusiasts, but rather a digital foundation used by billions of people. In this context, the company maintains that previous warnings and barriers were not enough to stop certain frauds supported by social engineering. As he explains, many attacks are based on generating urgency, keeping the victim under pressure and pushing him to deactivate protections without thinking, and this new system seeks precisely to break that dynamic. Openness vs. control. Google insists that this move does not break with the essence of Android, but rather tries to balance openness and security. On your blogthe company emphasizes that advanced users will still be able to install apps from unverified developers, and that this “advanced flow” is intended for them as a one-time process. How it affects us. In practice, the impact will depend a lot on how we use Android. If we move within Google Play, we will not see relevant changes on a day-to-day basis. However, if we are used to installing applications from outside or following independent developers, the experience does transform. Installing from an unverified source will involve more steps, and more time. Images | Xataka | Google In Xataka | The foldable that comes closest to the perfect screen avoids all problems except one: the OPPO Find N6 points the way forward

Why have the ‘antimaltrate bracelets’ become controversial

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The Antimaltrate ‘braceletsfundamental piece for the control of people with removal orders for cases of gender violence, they star a controversial anger In Spain. A ruling during data dump during the change of winning in 2024 has unleashed the debate on the operation of the system in our country, where there are assets more than 4,500 of these devices. What happened? That the ‘antimaltrate’ bracelets and the Comet systemthe person in charge of his follow -up is in the center of a sour controversy. Sour and delicate because it questions the real efficacy of a device that in theory must ensure the safety of victims of gender violence, guaranteeing that their aggressors respect the departure orders imposed by the courts. It is not the first time that the police warns of the failures on the bracelets, but this time the controversy has reached a special impact, which has generated An intense debate And he has forced so much to Ministry of Equality as to the State Attorney General to move token in an attempt to calm the spirits. After all, he has not only walked the political arena. Especially (and much more important) has sown doubts about the proper functioning of the system. Where does the controversy come from? One of the keys is in an apparently innocuous document, the Annual Report of the Prosecutor’s Office. It speaks of the fact that during a certain period of 2024 there was a “potential unprotection of the victims” of gender violence, an “anomaly” that could have “consequences” both for the instruction phase in the courts and in the judgments themselves, “causing a large amount of provisional dismissals or absolute failures.” The reason for this apparent failure should be sought in a change that affected the system in 2024. And what exactly changed? The company that is responsible for telematic follow -up. Before it was Telefónica, which resorted to the services of Securitas Direct. In 2023, however, the contract was assumed by Vodafone and Securitas. The Revelo announced it In October The operator itself, which specified that the agreement was closed for 42.6 million euros for a period of three years. The change of company could have remained at the foot of the Ministry, but demanded a dump of data between suppliers that, supposedly, The country requirescaused that for a while There would be no information on the movements of people with ‘antimaltrate’ bracelets. That is the episode referred to by the Prosecutor’s Office. And the origin of a controversy that has not stopped growing. Click on the image to go to Tweet. How serious was it? The real scope of that “anomaly”, In the words of the Public Ministryit has been completed little by little, although it differs depending on the source that is consulted. Data migration between suppliers was completed to End of March 2024so the first question is … How long was monitoring altered? And above all, to what extent did it affect the protection of victims? Equality speaks only of “dysfunctions” during the “data itinerance” between suppliers and clarifies that these were solved in 2024 without having a relevant impact. “Information could not be obtained at a specific time of the procedure, but the device worked to control compliance with the aggressor’s departure order with respect to the victim. The problem was turned out at the end of 2024. and in fact in 2025 no incidence has been recorded.” What does the Prosecutor’s Office say? Despite the forcefulness of its annual report, yesterday the State Attorney General’s Calm the spirits clarifying that “the victims were protected at all times.” “The devices worked,” he emphasizes. On the possible acquittals, he says they were “minimal”, which coincides with the government’s message. In A statement Published on Thursday, it argues that the provisional dismissals “were reopened” as soon as the data was recovered and that it was the control center itself that was responsible for sending them to the courts. “The information required by the courts could not be obtained in a specific period of time, but we insist that the device worked. Only 1% of the requests for information prior to March 2024 could not finally be attended,” They add from the Ministry of Equality in statements a The country. How much did the problem last? Today The confidential revealsciting several reports from the Cometa Control Center, that the problems with the bracelets were extended at least eight months of 2024. Specifically, it refers to a February document and another September in which incidents refer. Not just that. Yesterday the same newspaper reported That the observatory against domestic and gender violence has already warned in January 2024 to the Ministry of Risks that, in their opinion, supposed the new ‘antimaltrate’ bracelets after the change of supplier. “We warn him. We warned him that this service did not have the guarantees,” María Ángeles Carmona insistswho then presided over the body. “We did not see that the new system was to work. Among other things because Vodafone had no previous experience in controlling this kind of devices.” Their statements are less surprising if one takes into account that in 2023, during the administrative process to change the service provider, Equality has already given a poor note to the new winner in the section called ‘Transition Plan’: he assigned a 3.6 out of 10, according to It reveals today The country. That’s all? No. The controversy has focused the focus on the renovation of bracelets that caused the change of award. In June the police He already warned of failures in Galicia and you can find news from 2024 They pointed out “challenges” on the devices. It has now been, however, when criticism has risen. Police unions They lament From the lack of reliability in telematic control and even slide that specialized judges are suspicious of the bracelets. “They fail a lot,” they recognize from the collective A The confidentialwhich ensures that it is really nothing new. “The comet system is something that … Read more

The controversial statement of the Danish minister about chat control

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Peter Hummelgaard is the Minister of Justice of Denmark and has become one of the greatest defenders of Chat Control. The measure, which is part of the regulation to fight child abuse on the network, would mean a Hard blow to the privacy of European citizens to the end the end -to -end encryptionbut for Humelgaard this should not be a right. Hard statements. While other European countries are discussed on whether the end (fighting child abuse) justifies the media (that everyone’s conversations cease to be private), Danish justice has a very hard position about it. In Danish television statementsHummelgaard said that: “We must break with the totally wrong perception that communicating through encrypted messaging services is a civil freedom of all.” Maximum priority. Last week we collected the news of the Chat Control Return. The measure, which has been rejected aboveis being promoted again by Denmark, which since July occupies the presidency of the EU Council. Denmark was always in favor of this measure, and now They are treating it with the highest priority. What is chat control. It is the name with which the CSAM regulation (Child sex abuse material) is known. What Denmark wants and countries in favor of this measure is that the authorities can force the messaging services to give access to the content to scan it in real time, including those who are encrypted from extreme to the end, such as WhatsApp or Signal. Although it is presented with a very specific purpose, in practice it would be open the door to mass surveillance. Positions. On September 12 there was a meeting in which the countries made their position in front of this measure, whose final vote will occur next October 14. The positions of the countries have moved these days and, according to the Fight Chat Control informationthere are currently 14 states in favor, 10 against and 3 undecided states. If the undecided choose to reject it, there would be a draw. A lot of at stake. And on both sides. Germany has been one of the countries that has recently opposed the measure and Point out the problem From the Danish proposal: “Private and confidential communications must remain private. At the same time, there is an obligation to combat child abuse on the Internet (…) Danish posture cannot be backed 100 %.” Luxembourg, Slovakia And Estonia also recently opposed. Spain wants chat control. In 2023, before Chat Control was first rejected, A filtration revealed that The Government of Spain was in favor of ending end -to -end encryption. In a debate on the subject and while other countries defended the possibility of scanning in search of sensitive material without ending the encrypted, Minister Grande Marlaska said that “it is essential that we have access to the data (encrypted).” Images | World Economic Forum and Pexels In Xataka | Nepal’s youth are experiencing a new type of democracy: deciding the country’s future in discord

The controversial supereyate with which Zuckerberg has turned the world into his playground

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The 40 crisis is not a myth. Some studies point out that It is the most unhappy age rangeand each one takes it in their own way. The millionaires They also suffer that crisis, but in their own way: Mark Zuckerberg bought A 300 million dollars. And each one with his money does what he wants, but the problem is that he has been circling for nine months, burning two million Diesel litersand just arrived at the famous shipyard in France. And they are raining criticism, of course. Launchpad. A really bought a luxury yacht: He bought two. One is less important, since it is “support” for the principal, baptized as launchpad. It is a yacht of 119 meters in length, more than a football field, by 17 meters wide. It has four engines that grant a speed of 44 km/hy, autonomy is more than 3,000 nautical miles (equivalent to about 5,550 kilometers). It has 13 cabins, capacity for 49 crew people with own cabins and comforts such as a game room, infinite pool, gym, spa and helipad. The maintenance cost is about 30 million dollars annually and, for energy and air conditioning, it uses Solar panels. Echo Friendly Enemy. When Zuckerberg bought the yacht, he did it with the intention of giving him life, of course. These last nine months, ha navigated By Tahiti, Norway, Mallorca, Greece and Malta. In total, about 20,000 kilometers in which it has consumed about two million liters of diesel (it is said soon). In this period, esteem which has issued more than 5,300 tons of CO₂ to the atmosphere. For simplifying: se Calculate That, in an hour at cruise speed, the launchpad produces both CO₂ and if we toured 160,000 kilometers in a standard car. In an hour, it emits around 40 tons of co₂, equivalent to the emissions of 630 cars in the same period of time. Incidents. Of course, this does not go unnoticed by environmentalists, since Zuckerberg’s whim adds to others habitual trips of celebrities and millionaires in private vehicles that emit large amounts of carbon dioxide in a context in which many countries have embarked on a decarbonization process. In fact, it is common in millionaires: boast ecological awareness when their actions tell another story. But criticisms of ‘zuck’ not only come from the greenest, but also for certain acts such as Turn off the AIS transponders When I sailed near Mallorca to avoid being detected (and have more privacy), being a practice that infringes both international and Spanish maritime regulations. And controversies go further. In Norway, he wanted to do heliequí (climbing the top of a mountain by helicopter and descending skiing), but as by environmental measures strict permits are needed and a whim is not a reason for weight, Zuckerberg found an ingenious solution: He would not need permits if the helicopter landed directly on his yacht, without touching ground, while he descended skiing. The ciotat. This has fueled the criticism They point to one disconnection Between the Pro -Meta Meta discourse and the personal practices of its headquarters. Now, we must not forget that the own Goal is building some of the larger data centers on the planetsomething that is not precisely aligned with the decarbonization objectives. As much as it is, and how we read in Jeux Videonow the ostentatious yacht It has arrived to the French shipyard of the Ciotat, on the Costa Azul. It is a shipyard that is no stranger to the luxurious ships of the billionaires, since the great fortunes go to him for his exclusive and discreet service. The KoruJeff Bezos’s yacht has also gone through the Ciotat. The contradiction. Far from being in an anecdote, the arrival of the Launchpad has revived the debate on the impact and privileges of billionaires in the Public, economic and environmental spaceespecially in a European context in which these actions are seen as a growing symbol of the inequality and privileges of a minority. From the ciotat, of course, it has always been defended That this activity maintaining luxury yachts generates direct and indirect jobs. We will see if that is enough to sustain that culture of privilege in full climate challenge and inequality. Images | Euthman, Superyatch Times, JD Safe In Xataka | Jeff Bezos’ new superyate will navigate

Jordi Wild has the most controversial podcast in Spain. And precisely that is what waves have rewarded

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Jordi Wild, one of the undisputed stars of the podcastfera in Spanish, has won a wave In recognition of his career. Of course, Wild is not the first successful podcaster, born completely in the Internet sphere, self -produced outside the radio tradition, which wins the prize. But it is the first that has taken as references to iconic Anglo -Saxon names of the environment and has adapted them to its own style and very well, controversies included. Therefore, that waves is more than recognition of unquestionable success: it is also corroboration by the STABLISHMENT of the radio of one of the most peculiar personalities of the environment. Jordi Wild’s meteoric ascent. The YouTuber and Podcasts created its YouTube channel ‘in 2013The Rincón de Giorgio‘, which initially focused on a derivative and usual content by the time: gameplaysreaction and parodies videos. Soon he began to enter other issues, such as current debates and issues related to criminal psychology. In 2020 He started his podcast ‘The Wild Project‘. Although it is a bit complicated to calibrate its reach, On YouTube It approaches the 7 million subscribers, more almost 90,000 in podimo. His possible millions of listeners make him one of the most influential and followed podcasts in Spanish. Joe Rogan’s shadow. Jordi Wild has several times that One of its greatest influences To create and develop The Wild Project is Joe Rogan and his podcast ‘The Joe Rogan Experience‘. It was he who inspired him in the search for a format of long, deep interviews and without censorshipwhere the guest is the protagonist and all kinds of topics are addressed, not necessarily linked to its knowledge area. Other influences that Wild has cited in its programs, notoriously always American, are Howard Stern, David Letterman or Johnny Carson, of which he values his ability to face all kinds of guests. Podcasts in the waves. Since 2016 the podcasts have a presence in the waves, the awards to the media, programs and those responsible that since 1954 delivers the SER. That year The award for the best program, radio or radio online broadcast platform was given to Podium Podcast (hurry owned). Since then, programs such as ‘Xrey’, ‘Weekly deform’, ‘stretching the gum’, ‘Titania’ or ‘La Ruina’ this year have been awarded. But in addition, podcasts began to be specifically rewarded in Podcast Global Wave Wave Awards From 2022, an initiative in collaboration with Spotify to recognize and give visibility to the podcast industry in Spanish. The first delivery gala was held in May 2022 in Malaga. It is in this context that Jordi Wild has received a Special Recognition Prize for his career. Opening of sights. In this way, the waves open the door to a completely Anglo -Saxon style of influence, without equivalents in Spain at the level of success and scope, and that distances themselves from the winners so far, which enter into fields (audioficctions, humor and conversational, sound trials) that have always been present on the radio. The in -depth and uncensored interview style that Wild represents is Pure Podcasta land where There are no time limits and the programs They do not have thematic clippers and of format that does have traditional radio. The bleaching of Giorgio. But Jordi Wild’s program is not devoid of controversy, and has received abundant criticism, especially for the freedom of expression he presumes, and that has earned him criticism of both conservative and progressive sectors. He has been accused of giving voice to characters of controversial ideologies, which has generated debates about whether your whitish space extreme right speeches or spread Fake News under the appearance of open debate. Wild has always defended his decision to invite people of all ideologies and reject any attempt of external censorship or pressure. Some of his guests have given him controversies who have had a deep impact on his image, as was the Presence of former Villarejo Commissioner or the recent presence of A lifeguard Tiktoker which presumed to attract bathers to dangerous areas to get the hero. What waves wants. And this controversial image is the one that waves have rewarded, because it is what is most distant from the traditional radio. The search for the cut that is viralized in networks is what distance to programs such as The Wild Project of traditional radio, and it is what makes this prize especially relevant: the waves give visibility to a typology of podcast that until now had not had official recognition for being especially controversial and controversial. Podcast awards. In general, the prizes of the mainstream (In any field of creation) to their representatives less pigeonholed by traditional formats they usually reach the wrong (that’s why Jordi Wild receives an award for his career: he has been working for years: his style has been working for years). But they are always a sign that something moves within the traditional mass media: we cannot expect them to recognize the avant -garde, but it is still a warning that at least they are looking in the same direction as the public and the creators who carry the lead. 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In search of a audience, RTVE is increasingly similar to Telecinco. The consequences are controversial like Melody’s

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He Melody’s prick in Eurovision It is generating an unexpected shock wave. The last last place in the Latest edition of the controversial festival He has not caused the diva to adopt the usual low profile in these times, waiting for the chaparrón to pass (or not: who heard again about Morpheus’s dream after his penultimate in 2013?), But we have seen her return at a press conference with attacks on some RTVE partners and public television itself. Derogatory comments. Yesterday afternoon, Melody appeared in Study 6 of Prado del Rey before a hundred journalists. It was an expected return because it was the first official statements of the interpreter of ‘ESA Diva’ after set up to the revolt Already other RTVE programs with which he had commitments after Eurovision. “It hurt that some companions of some chains, and of the same chain, have made a little derogatory comments towards my person and my performance,” he said. Among the most commented on networks of this appearance has been The conflict with RTVEhis Positioning with the conflict in Israel or the Message between lines to sonsoles onega. Broncano in the spotlight. With that comment he referred especially to David Broncano’s program, who saw CANCELADA Melody’s visit at the last minute and had to react with an emergency guest. “Above all is mental health, and there has been some television program in which they have laughed that I went home to see my family and my son and need time, and it doesn’t seem good to me,” he said. He also commented that there have been comments on “other programs of RTVE itself. They have been subliminal messages dedicated to my person who did not stick. I do not speak of anyone’s salary and I do not want to talk about mine.” The inevitable Israel. The great presence of this year in Eurovision has been that of Israel, both for the result of popular votes as for the abundant voices that ask for the withdrawal of the country from the contest while continuing the conflict in Gaza. Israel also brought the most tense moment of the press conference, when the press asked Melody to position themselves, after he did This year’s own winner. Melody replied that he would not pronounce because “once I did the Benidorm Fest, I am required by contract not to make political comments.” RTVE Demiente. RTVE has rushed to Defer that point on social networksensuring that “at no time has any representative of Spain in Eurovision be prohibited in Eurovision to make political comments. It is the rules of the UER that establish that the songs, and only the songs should not include political content.” Remember that Israel’s own participation is on the table in the European Broadcasting Union for next editions. They looked for him. For a few months, it could be said that RTVE is facing a series of controversial decisions that are generating conflicts even within the entity and that they move it away from the traditional image of public television, traditionally more moderate and oriented to the public service. Historically, there were objectives on public television (impartiality, public service, absence of advertising) that contrasted with those that could be seen in private (search for audience, spectacularization and conflict). The two borders, however, are blurring. The audience above all. On the one hand, the search for audiences has led to the signing of stars that in some cases are giving good results (‘the revolt’, although far from defeating the unbeatable ‘El Hormiguero’) and in others not so much (‘The family of TV’, which Does not find its space in the afternoons). Significantly, in both cases the programs are supported by the conflict, with Pablo Motos in the first case, which has led to some hostilities rarely seen in that strip; And with the DNA of ‘Save Me’, controversial and missed by definition, in the second. Closer to private TV. Melody’s anger, then, is the result of this reorientation towards proposals more typical of private television. It is detected, for example, in all the treatment that TVE is giving the controversy, managed and fed from the same chain: the press conference -especially tense with the presence of María Eizaguirre, communication director of RTVE-, ‘La Revuelta’ and, of course, ‘The family of TV’. A strategy similar to when ‘Save Me’ commented on the programs of The Telecinco de Vasilecreating a kind of self -sufficient world that feedback itself. All this has given rise to an evolution of RTVE that has caught the attention of Critical means with management of the current president of RTVE, José Pablo López. A manager accustomed to controversy and accused of politicizing the platform And that has motivated that at the moment the question about the table is: do these contents attract new audience or erode confidence in the chain? Header | RTVE In Xataka | Thirty years later, there is still an unbeatable television format in Spain: desktop soap operas

A controversial hippie community wanted a remote place in which to celebrate its lunar party. And Huesca has chosen

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Abellada is A town of the municipal term of Sabiñánigo, in Huesca, which has just been swelling the growing list of ghost peoples of The emptied Spain. A quick look comes with the help of satellite photos of Google Maps to verify that today there are little more than a church and a handful of collapsed houseswith sunken roofs, naked beams and facades overcome by time and weeds. That has not prevented Abellada from being held today in the Aragonese press and nationaljust like did it in 2016. Then, like now, the person responsible is an organization that a priori has little to do with the Rural Oscense: the organization Rainbow communitybetter known by its original name in English, The Rainbow Family. What happened? The news He advanced it last week Diario del Alto Aragón: The rainbow community has chosen the ghost town of Abellada to celebrate one of its annual meetings, the Rainbow Gatheringswhich usually last a lunar cycle (more or less a month) and are organized with tents. In fact, The newspaper requiresthe town has already arrived in the town that will be in charge of setting up the “Seed Camp” and the Civil Guard Comandancia itself Recognize have proof of a “settlement of the rainbow community in the Guarguera area”. “Control of the people who go to the place,” they guarantee. But … who are they? The rainbow community is somewhat a “non -organization of non -members”, as defined by the unofficial website WELCOME HOME! “We have no leaders or organization. To be sincere, the rainbow family means different things for each person.” Hence it is not easy to define it. Broadly speaking, the group was founded in the 1970s, in the US, with a clear hippie inspiration and starting from a philosophy of nonviolence, egalitarianism, absence of hierarchies and respect for the environment. In their meetings they seek to share experiences of community coexistence outside the cities. In fact The collective insists in which it is formed by “people who love the mother earth” and want to “live in harmony with nature.” And what do they do? That link explains that the Rainbow Gatherings are held in remote places, in the middle of nature. In fact Diario del Alto Aragón assures That people who are arriving in the region travel aboard buses or doing Caketop to get as much as possible to Abellada. The rest of the road to the camp covers it on foot, guiding themselves with clues like fabrics tied to trees. Other of its most striking peculiarities is that some members (not all) They are nudists. In their meetings a basically vegan diet is practiced, they are not allowed Neither alcohol nor drugs and can deny the use of electrical devices or cameras. Meetings serve to meditate, play music or do yoga. Why are they news? That rainbow community decides to settle temporarily in the Rural of Huesca is striking in itself, but so far the news has been involved in controversy rather than by the meeting itself (or its content) by how it is organizing. Although at the beginning of May to subdelegation of the Government I recognized Being that “a group of people” planned to settle temporarily in Alto Gállego, the newspaper claimed last week that the rainbow community seems not to have requested permission. “In the region we have no request for authorization,” assured The entity. In An article Published today, eldiario.es affects that same idea: the settlement lacks official permits, which is especially relevant if it is taken into account where it is located: in the peripheral area of ​​protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the protection of the Natural Park of the Sierra and Los Canons de Guara. In fact, the authorities of Alto Gállego have confirmed to the newspaper that in the entity there is still no record of any request for authorization. At the moment, yes, the sub -delegation confirms that the Civil Guard is “monitoring the situation”, especially to monitor the environmental regulations. And to date, he maintains, “no incident has occurred.” Is it the first time? No. Throughout the last years the rainbow community has already met in other parts of Spain, such as La Rioja, The Sierra de Grazalema either Cerulledain León. In fact, this is not the first time that its members visit Abellada. They already did during the summer 2016 (between July and August), when a hundred and a half people gathered in the abandoned village. The newspaper Herald dedicated them at the time A chronicle in which he explained that the camp had also mounted illegally and began to deploy around a bonfire in the Sierra de Guara Park. “Spanish anti -fire regulations do not allow fire. However, we believe that the natural environment is our home and the system is removing it,” reasoned Then one of the members of the community in one of his forums. “We don’t know who they are”. The memory of that camp has served to increase the controversy now. In 2016 the camp was accompanied by cars and vans that ended parked In the accesses to the villages of the Guarguera and complicating the passage through some roads, for the anger of the neighbors. “It is not just a matter of space, we do not know who they are or what impact they can have in the area,” warn now A resident to eldiario.es. Images | Wikipedia, Guano (Flickr) and Satemkemet (Flickr) In Xataka | Remote town of Segovia is sold for 180,000 euros. Just for what it shows on Google Maps is already worth it

In 50 years of democracy, in Spain only a book has been prohibited, a controversial comic that would be illegal to publish today

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A court in Barcelona He has rejected suspend the publication of ‘Hate‘, The book on the murderer José Breton that Anagrama will publish and that has raised a great controversy for the contrast between the right to the dignity of the victims and the freedom of the press, which in democracy is almost sacred. “Almost”, because there is some exception. Specifically, the only case of a forbidden book in Spain in democracy is a comic, a satire of deep nihilism, and even disturbing today. Dozens of red lines. ‘Hitler = SS’, the work of the cartoonist Vuillemin and the Gourio screenwriter, is a milestone in editorial history in our country. It was originally edited by the wild French satirical magazine ‘Hara-Kiri‘(predecessor of’ Charlie Hebdo ‘) In 1987. It was a compilation of comics about Jewish extermination in the concentration camps: wild and impudent, the painfully feast trace of Vuillemin converted the comic into an extremely uncomfortable experience, and that did not prisoners. Nazis and Jews are portrayed with absolutely ruthless, Chabacano and looking for controversy. That is, completely punk and underground. Prohibited in France. The humorous and provocative content of the comic is clear with the warning with which it starts: “All similar to the six million people who never existed is merely casual.” From its same appearance in France, The distribution was kidnapped by order of the Minister of Interior. Several Jewish associations protested against the album, which suffered three judicial demands, of which he lost two. In 1989 the authors were sentenced to pay a Franco as a symbolic fine, but the reissue in France is prohibited. Prohibited in Spain. Here the comic was edited by the Makoki publishing house, name that to the fans of the Spanish underground comic It will be familiarand that he was in a new stage in the mid -1990s after his golden years. The plaintiffs were two Jewish associations, B’nai b’rith and Mauthausen Amicale: ‘Hitler = SS’ was accused of attacking the dignity of prisoners and attacking Judaism. In 1995, the Constitutional Court made the decision to prohibit it because it considers that its objective was to humiliate the Jews. The plates and the copies of the album were destroyed, the editor was sentenced to a month and a day of arrest and 100,000 pesetas of fine. The sentence. In Spain, the Constitutional affirmed In his sentence That “every vignette – word and drawing – is aggressive on its own, with a rough and rude message, in short, oblivious to good taste, even when it does not correspond to tertiary in this issue, which is brought here as an external sign of its offensive mood.” It was said that in the album “it beats a pejorative concept of an entire people, the Jew, for their ethnic features and beliefs. A racist attitude, contrary to the set of constitutionally protected values.” And above all, it was said that the comic was aimed at minors, which had to be protected from a publication that sought “deliberately and unscrupulously the vilipendium of the Jewish people, with contempt of their qualities to achieve dismembrance in the consideration of others, determining element of infamy or dishonor.” A outdated interpretation of a phenomenon, the comic for adults, which at that time has been operating in Spain. Kidnapped books. ‘Hitler = SS’ is a unique case being a forbidden comic, as we say a unique circumstance in democracy, since it would make a reissue of it criminally. But there have been cases of temporarily kidnapped books until the resolution of judicial processes, or definitive kidnappings but have not made the content of the book illegal, which could be reissued. These have been the cases: In 2018 a judge of Collado Villalba prohibited the impression and marketing of the book Fariña of Nacho Carretero. The cause: a demand from the former or Grove, José Alfredo Bea Gondar, for violation of honor. Was A precautionary measure Until the trial was held, which finally acquitted Carretero and what Volume sales were multiplied. Luque Historical Studies: In 1991, the City of Luque (Córdoba) published this book on the Civil War. An individual whose relative appeared in him as the author of a murder denounced the book. A court opened proceedings and confiscated the copies in circulation. Those years: In 1993, a judge from Murcia ordered the kidnapping of this book of former General Secretary of the Government Presidency, Julio Feo. The complaint came from María José Alemán, former part of the then mayor of Murcia, who was insulted by its content. What happened in Alcàsser?: The father of one of the dead girls in Alcàsser in 1992 never believed in the official resolution of the case. Published this book that included theories with films SNUFF and senior government positions. The book withdrew by demand from the mother of another girls, who considered that the right to privacy of her and her daughter had been violated. OT, the hidden face: In 2005 all the copies of this Wayne Jamison book about the talent show were kidnapped at the request of the Gestmusic producer. I also know how to play my mouth. Sabina in living flesh: The biography of 2006 of the musician, co-written by the Canretant and Javier Fernández Flores was suspended by a conflict for the ownership of the rights of this book, that the Random House-Mondadori publisher considered that they were his. Besides, there has been innumerable cases of magazines Withdrawal of kiosks by judicial processes or when censorship still was at the beginning of the transition. They are often removed by the publishing house itself to avoid precisely judicial procedures or image damage. This is what happened with ‘Thursday’ In 2007 with the famous cartoons of Guillermo and Fontdevila of the then heir to the crown and his wife: the authors were fined, but the publication was not redistributed after the preventive kidnapping by express desire of the editorial. In Xataka | The kidnapping of a book in the era … Read more

USA and Russia already discuss the controversial Nord Stream 2 on their own

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The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which transfers Russia gas to Germany, He was a victim of sabotage At the beginning of the Ukraine War. This attack plunged Europe in a generalized fear about the safety of gas supply. Now, that gas pipeline is in the center of all eyes, because there is a plan to reactivate it. Reopening. A close ally of Vladimir Putin, Matthias Warnig, is behind the efforts To reopen the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This project, which extends through the Baltic Sea, was completed in 2021, but, between the war and the act of sabotage that damaged one of the two lines, It never used. Warnig was until 2023 the director of the Gas pipeline parent company, Nord Stream 2 AG, and has direct experience with the infrastructure, which is owned by the Russian state company Gazprom. In addition, the gas pipeline was built with financing of five major European energy: Shell, Uniper, OMV, Engie and Wintershall. The paradox. This pipeline that never operated, It was the result of tensions During these current war and at the time it was considered a solution for the energy problems of Europe. Now, the former spy and friend of Putin has considered this strategy to gain influence on the supply of energy in Europe. In addition, he wants to involve US investors who would facilitate access to the administration of President Donald Trump. An opportunity for the US. After The encounter between Trump and Zelenskynow the American president has announced The suspension of all military aid to Ukraine. In this context, the reactivation of the gas pipeline seems to have a rather strategic implication than a mere altruistic act of energy supply to Europe. In fact, According to the Financial Times analysissome members of the Trump administration see the reactivation a way to bring Russia closer to the United States, who could obtain access to a significant part of Gazprom’s energy businesses and play an important role in the European gas market. An energy bond for Europe. From the beginning, the Nord Stream 2 was involved in controversy, since the European dependence on Russian gas increased, something that the European Union tried to reduce after the invasion of Ukraine. Therefore, Germany suspended his certification In February 2022 as part of the sanctions against Moscow, and then the partial destruction of the gas pipeline reinforced its inactivity. Now, all this framework to reopen him again positions Russia in a situation of domination, which Look to corner Europe. In a context where gas reserves They have dropped to 35-40% And future winters threaten to be complicated, positions countries in a critical position. In addition, the fact that the United States joins this reactivation, would imply that Washington would have an unprecedented influence on the supply of energy to Europe through Russian gas. Several European leaders already observe with concern movements, given the risk of being trapped between the interests of Russia and those of the United States. Forecasts. This project raises great questions about the geopolitical future of Europe and its relations with the great world powers. While European leaders face the difficult decision, taking into account the latest news about THE REARMANCE TO SUPPORT Ukraine. On the other side, Trump and Putin reconfiguring the board and enclosing Europe, which will have to face increasingly raw winters. In this context, Europe can opt for an energy readjustment betting on clean energy and not yield to the pressures, but we will have to see how the situation develops. Image | Samuel Bailey Xataka | The US believes to have a “treasure” with the rare earths of Ukraine. Everything is born from a outdated Soviet report 50 years ago

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