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Although the smartphone is often seen as a source of addiction and high screen time for young people, experts emphasize that this technology also brings positive aspects, such as developing a sense of community and facilitating self-development. #Jongeren #SocialeMedia #Gemeenschapsgevoel (translated)

The arrival of data centers in American villages is causing growing resistance among residents, driven by concerns about the impact on the environment, job loss, and the influence of Big Tech on their communities, leading to a new and widely shared NIMBY sentiment that is becoming an important theme in the upcoming midterms. #datacentra #BigTech #nimbyism (translated)

Nicolaas Veul reacts angrily and emotionally to the statements made by Douwe Filz, who believes that children should not receive lessons about the lgbti community, and calls it dangerous that terms like 'lgbti propaganda' are being normalized in the debate. #lhbti #gelijkeRechten #zondebokpolitiek (translated)

The rainbow flag, which was recently raised in the House of Representatives, is a powerful symbol in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and reflects the growing acceptance and visibility of this community, despite opposition and declining acceptance among youth. #lhbti #regenboogvlag #ComingOutdag (translated)

A pastor in Elspeet is under pressure because his daughter is being prosecuted for sexually abusing a minor girl, while there are indications that he may have been aware of this abuse, leading to a crisis within the church community. #seksueelmisbruik #GereformeerdeGemeente #Elspeet (translated)

Since the introduction of tuition fees for children under 12, various academies in the French Community have observed a decrease in enrollments for arts education, leading to concerns about the survival of some institutions. #EnseignementArtistique #Inscriptions #CommunautéFrançaise (translated)

A second minor has been placed in police custody in connection with the shooting at a high school in Aubagne, where a 14-year-old shooter had previously been apprehended and is being investigated for possible connections to an online community fascinated by mass shootings. #Aubagne #Fusillade #Éducation (translated)

The article emphasizes that the popular perception of Turkey does not match the daily reality of the citizens, who are under pressure from political repression, scandals, and a failing economic policy, while they need strong support from the international community. #Turkije #Persvrijheid #Politiek (translated)

Stefan Willems shared a message from Grégory de Walque, commercial director of car-sharing platform Poppy, about the damage to shared cars in Brussels and Antwerp. De Walque wrote that Poppy had reached its record number of rides on Friday because the metro was not running and thousands of people used the app to get to work. By the end of the day, according to him, eight vehicles had been destroyed, two of which were completely burned out. He wrote that the damage was caused by rioters, not by protesters, and that this was the second time this year for Poppy. In his message, De Walque countered three reactions that he claimed to have often read under videos of the destruction: that shared cars belong to no one, that Poppy is insured, and that a large company would hardly notice a few destroyed cars. He stated that every Poppy is used hundreds of times a year and referred to research from Brussels Mobility, according to which each Poppy replaces 11.5 private cars among regular users. According to De Walque, Poppy was not insured for this kind of damage, and each destroyed car represented a direct loss. The costs of the destruction, he said, were higher than the revenue from Poppy's best day ever. He also wrote that the company had only had one profitable year since its inception and that the fleet consisted of 2,500 cars. De Walque wrote that the team would get the damaged cars back on the road, even during a strike. He asked Brussels, according to him, to help keep the shared cars available. #autodelen #Brussel #mobiliteit (translated)

Valérie Glatigny, the French-speaking Minister of Education, faces the challenge of making study choice a step based on autonomous decisions rather than a social assignment, while questioning the common curriculum up to 15 years and addressing the possibility of more early orientation and the preservation of inequalities in education. #OrientationScolaire #Éducation #ÉgalitéDesChances (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the discussion about which Belgian budget was the least bad, in his opinion, overlooked the seriousness of the situation. He described the Flemish accounts as very bad, the federal budget as hopeless, and that of the French Community, Wallonia, and Brussels as disastrous. According to Vande Reyde, no government had a balanced budget, and debts and interest burdens continued to rise catastrophically everywhere, at the expense of the prosperity of all Belgians. He suggested that a drastic reduction of the state apparatus was the only sustainable solution. At the same time, he wrote, most politicians and a large part of the media advocated for higher taxes, while even small savings were presented as an assault on humanity. #België #begroting #politiek (translated)

The French anti-terrorism prosecutor has taken over the investigation into a 14-year-old student who shot at his teacher and principal in Aubagne, with indications that the boy was influenced by violent online communities and had an obsession with shooting games. #schietpartij #Frankrijk #antiterrorisme (translated)

In the Athenian squat community Prosfygika, one of the largest in Europe, eviction looms from the government which claims it wants to convert the buildings into social rental housing, while residents fear that this is merely a pretext to evict them and dismantle their community. #Prosfygika #krakers #socialehuisvesting (translated)