International Law

Brazil justice orders ban of video platform Rumble – DW – 02/22/2025

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Moraes ordered video platform Rumble to be banned in Brazil for non-compliance with court orders, including refusing to take down a controversial journalist's channel. Rumble, which powers Trump's Truth Social platform, has filed a lawsuit against Moraes, claiming unprecedented censorship and violation of US constitutional rights.

US Cloud soon illegal? Trump punches first hole in EU-US Data Deal

Reports indicate that Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) have been removed, threatening the EU-US data transfer agreement's validity. The PCLOB's destabilization, combined with Trump's executive order to review Biden-era national security decisions, puts thousands of EU businesses using US cloud services in potential legal jeopardy. This development questions the independence of US oversight bodies and the stability of executive-order-based international agreements.