Epstein, Trump and How Europe Is Punching Technofascists in the Face

Byline political columnist Heidi Siegmund Cuda investigates Europe’s big moves against big tech and the broligarchs in the wake of the Epstein scandal

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, announced on the 3 February a law to ban access to social media for children under 16, as Spain joins five other European countries in the “Coalition of the Digital Willing” to advance coordinated and effective regulation of social media platforms and strengthen age-verification systems across Europe. Photo: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy

“Since the overlords of human perception from Silicon Valley turned out to be regulars on Epstein Island, Europe is confronted with strategic necessity to protect their own citizens’ brains.”—Alexandra Alvarova, disinformation analyst

It’s strange seeing things we have reported for years finally make their way above the fold in mainstream newspapers.

A decade ago, I was writing reports on convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to convicted sex felon Donald Trump, and their ties to Russia. I found tweet after tweet dating back to 2016, where I note that so much of what we’re enduring globally is a massive coverup for transnational human trafficking.

With the latest email dump exposing Epstein’s links to the FSB and deep connections to Silicon Valley’s elite, it’s worth revisiting my interview from last year with Craig Unger, about the ‘red sparrows’ in Epstein’s direct employ. All too often, the women are overlooked. But as you’ll see in this report, Hot Type: Epstein and Russian Connections to One of the World’s ‘Sleaziest Pimps’, Russian operatives were hiding in plain sight, with their links to Silicon Valley, tech execs, and AI exposed.

While the Epstein scandal parade consumes the US — and is being used to take aim at Keir Starmer in the UK — Europe is punching technofascists in the metaphorical face.