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Vas Panagiotopoulos

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Melbourne
As seen in: EURACTIV, Wiley Online Library, WIRED (UK), WIRED en Español, WIRED Magazine, Ars Technica, Quartz, Substack, POLITICO Europe, NewsBreak, Metropolis Magazine and
Covers:  Media industry, media freedom, technology, security, spyware, surveillance, politics
Doesn't Cover: Press releases
Journalist interested in #surveillance | Contributor: @WIRED | @FTM_eu | Covers 🇬🇷 for @RSF_inter | Researcher: @Deakin | 2026 Fellow @techpolicypress

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My articles have appeared in WIRED, Euractiv, Politico, Quartz, Vice, New Statesman’s City Monitor, The European Journalism Observatory, openDemocracy, Wallpaper* Magazine, The Copenhagen Post, British Airways High Life, Clash Magazine and innovation website Next. I previously held communications posts at the European Parliament and the Society of Audiovisual Authors in Brussels.

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Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump's America

Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump's America

The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department's "blacklist," has hired a new lobbying firm w…

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Paragon scandal: Denmark and Cyprus potential spyware customers alongside Italy

Paragon scandal: Denmark and Cyprus potential spyware customers alongside Italy

A new report from Canada's Citizen Lab identifies several potential EU customers of the Israeli spyware vendo…

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EXCLUSIVE: Spyware firm behind new surveillance of journalists, civil society operates from the E...

EXCLUSIVE: Spyware firm behind new surveillance of journalists, civil society operates from the E...

Paragon's establishment in Germany comes as places like Italy and Barcelona are becoming key European hubs fo…

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ICE's $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review

ICE's $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's contract with Paragon Solutions faces scrutiny over whether it complies…

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ICE Signs $2 Million Contract With Spyware Maker Paragon Solutions

ICE Signs $2 Million Contract With Spyware Maker Paragon Solutions

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's one-year contract with Paragon's US subsidiary comes amid the Biden …

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Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback

Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback

NSO Group, creator of the infamous Pegasus spyware, is spending millions on lobbying in Washington while taki…

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The rise of The Nerd Reich  - Public Interest Journalism Initiative

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By Vas Panagiotopoulos
| Public Interest Journalism Initiative
As American tech titans grow bolder and more open in their influence on politics, Gil Duran has been diligently working to sound the alarm. He doesn’t pretend, or aim, to be neutral. “A journalist can’t be neutral in the face of fascism because that journalist becomes a fascist journalist,” he tells PIJI. “You have to be on the side of journalism mattering. You have to be on the side of democracy being important.
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Final News Bargaining Incentive draft leaves room for improvement 

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By Vas Panagiotopoulos
| Public Interest Journalism Initiative
The final form of the News Bargaining Incentive has been revealed, but key changes – and lack thereof – to the legislation left some in the news industry disappointed. When announcing the updates to the News Bargaining Incentive (NBI) legislation this week, Minister for Communications Anika Wells said the laws would support a diverse media for the benefit of all Australians. “Platforms should do deals directly with news organisations, and if they do not, they will pay,” she said.
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Government takes action to support local, independent Australian news and journalism

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By Vas Panagiotopoulos
PIJI joins a coalition of small, independent, multicultural, First Nations and regional news publishers in welcoming the government’s proposal to introduce the News Bargaining Incentive (NBI), commending the government for listening to industry feedback during the consultation period and taking real steps to support the sustainability of Australian news and journalism.
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