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"If we Europeans do not wake up and say, ‘We want to take back control of our democracies,’ I can tell you this:

Within 10 years [...] we will be a continent, like many others, of conspiracy theorists, extremists, noise and fury."

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"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
October 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"If we Europeans do not wake up and say, ‘We want to take back control of our democracies,’ I can tell you this:

Within 10 years [...] we will be a continent, like many others, of conspiracy theorists, extremists, noise and fury."

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
October 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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exact quotation, and other relevant sections of the speech, translated here:

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"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
October 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Our piece also links to the official speech, of which we translated the part about democracy and digital platforms 😊

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
October 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM