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Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders
(www.theguardian.com)
I'm fairly sure that violates a few EU directives...
this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2025
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Orban’s Hungary is Mini-Russia.
Hungary being a bitch is basically the only reason anyone even knows about this puppet country. The trolls of Europe.
Banned AI applications in the EU include:
- [...]
- Real-time and remote biometric identification systems, such as facial recognition in public spaces
Hungary is about to walk into a lot of fines.
How about cutting veto rights and financial aid instead?
Which is highly illegal under the EU
The EU should finally smite that asshole down.
I wish the conspiracy theories about european weater control were true
Permanent thunderstorm for banning pride events
Kick them out of the EU, yes. Corruption charges.
EU support has already been penalised afair, but we should stop treating Hungary like a normal member altogether (like delivering our citizens to Hungary for charges of hurting (protesting against) Nazis).
To the surprise of no one.
What the fuck, Hungary!?
Child protection law? What are they projecting?
Facial recognition? .... attend gay pride events with the mask of your favourite politician
while I agree, that'll earn you an instant arrest. you can't cover your face in autocratic states
Fuck Orban and all the autocratic assholes restricting freedom of expression around the world. This decade fucking sucks.
Article 7 now! How much more "breaching of EU values" we need to see for something to be done? 😐
Soon coming to a red state near you!
I was going to say…sounds like the USA in about three months. (Obviously trans discrimination is already here… I’m referring to the LGBQ discrimination being included.)
Already happening, LGBT Charity and Pride organizations have reported they're not getting the usual donations from the usual suspects. When called to ask why, most of them said they literally can't because funding Pro-LGBT Charities and Events counts as violating Anti-DEI executive orders, so legal won't let them.
Also in Executive Orders? Segregation is legal for Federal Contractors.
That's not quite the same though.
I doubt anyone but queer individuals ever donated to Hungary's pride parades - if they even accept donations to begin with.
Like why would any Hungarian company ever donate to a pride parade? They all benefit from and support Orban's corruption. Scapegoating minorities keeps their stream of money going.
This is already in blue cities they just use it against BLM and pro-Palestine organizers.
I’m looking forward to seeing the most fabulous masks that feathers and glitter can buy in Budapest this year.
I was thinking rainbow face paint with interesting paterns
Masks work too though.
masks plus sunglasses. most of facial recognition happens in the eye area not the rest of the face
Today I learned that attender is a word. Is it more preferred in British English?
No. Attendee or attendees are the correct terms.
It does make more sense than attendee. It's a thing you're doing, not a thing being done to you.
The first Pride was a riot.