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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 our activities for the coming generations with our children's book and 
 the coding competition for young Europeans. We have also continued to 
 bring our demands to lawmakers, helped projects to become REUSE 
-compliant and we have shared many great moments with our community.</p> 
+compliant, and shared many great moments with our community.</p> 
 
 <figure>
   <img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/5e/5b/859c3e5ca2979bdc7082617790b8.png" 
@@ -34,39 +34,39 @@ years to come.</p>
 <p>Since the 1980s, technology has become an increasingly 
 important part of our lives: we use devices at home to make our daily 
 tasks easier, most of us use a laptop at work, we use technology in our 
-leisure time (playing, travelling...). And this year, Artificial 
-Intelligence has jumped in in a lot of our debates, as it has become a hot 
+leisure time (playing, travelling…). And this year, Artificial 
+Intelligence has jumped into a lot of our debates, as it has become a hot 
 topic in the public sphere.</p>
 
-<p>Our movement has become global and broad encompassing 
+<p>Our movement has become global and broad, encompassing 
 small local companies, large global corporations, civil society 
-organisations and thousands of professionals. We are all working 
+organisations, and thousands of professionals. We are all working 
 towards a world where the <a 
 href="/freesoftware/index.html#freedoms">four freedoms</a> are 
 guaranteed: users are free 
-to use software , to adapt it to their needs, and are able to understand 
+to use software, to adapt it to their needs, are able to understand 
 it, and to share it. These rights support other fundamental rights such as 
 freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and privacy.</p> 
 
-<p>However, just like 40 years ago, we still need trustworthy systems that put the end 
+<p>However, just as we did 40 years ago, we still need trustworthy systems that put the end 
 user in control. Recent technological developments show that this 
-is more important than ever: in the era of the Artificial Intelligence 
-we need remember to put people's rights first. In a 
+is more important than ever: in the era of Artificial Intelligence 
+we need to remember to put people's rights first. In a 
 world that communicates through social media, we need decentralised and 
 federated networks that are not controlled by an autocratic individual. 
 In a time in which we are surrounded by devices, we need not only to be 
 able to use them, but also to understand them and to improve them, 
-adapting them to our necessities and needs.</p>
+adapting them to our necessities and preferences.</p>
 
-<p>In this scenario, we need to empower new generations. They are the first 
+<p>In this scenario, we need to empower new generations. Young people today are the first 
 generation, many of whom have had 24/7 access to the internet, connected 
-devices and social media networks since birth. As a result, their 
+devices, and social media networks since birth. As a result, their 
 comfort level with technology is quite high. However, in order to build 
-a democratic, transparent and trustworthy society that relies more and 
+a democratic, transparent, and trustworthy society that relies more and 
 more on our technological developments, our children also need to 
-understand, tinker and experiment with technology.</p>
+understand, tinker, and experiment with technology.</p>
 
-<p>The history of humanity has been written through creativity, diversity and collaboration. 
+<p>The history of humanity has been written through creativity, diversity, and collaboration. 
 Tinkering, first with our hands and now additionally with computer technology, has helped us 
 to evolve, to learn from our mistakes and from the experience and 
 knowledge of others.  Let's give our current and future generations the 
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ have endless flavours?</p>
     <li><a href="#ada-zangemann"><strong>Ada &amp; Zangemann:</strong> a story that travels the world</a></li>
     <li><a href="#yh4f"><strong>Youth Hacking 4 Freedom:</strong> A coding competition</a></li>
     <li><a href="#pmpc"><strong>Public Money, Public Code!</strong>: simple, right?</a></li>
-    <li><a href="#eu-policy"><strong>Liability, Interoperability and Free Software </strong></a><a href="https://webpreview.fsfe.org/cgi/fsfe.pl#pmpc">in the EU</a><strong> <br/></strong></li>
+    <li><a href="#eu-policy"><strong>Liability, Interoperability, and Free Software </strong></a><a href="https://webpreview.fsfe.org/cgi/fsfe.pl#pmpc">in the EU</a><strong> <br/></strong></li>
     <li><a href="#legal"><strong>Legal Support:</strong> helping projects and individuals</a></li>
 		<ol>
 		<li><a href="#reuse">REUSE: making licensing easier</a></li>
 		<li><a href="#LED">Legal Education Day 2022</a></li>
-		<li><a href="#legal-support">Legal support, research, innovation and standardization: participation in EU projects</a></li>
+		<li><a href="#legal-support">Legal support, research, innovation, and standardization: participation in EU projects</a></li>
 		<li><a href="#llw">Legal Network and LLW 23</a></li>
 		</ol>
     <li><a href="#tedective"><strong>TEDective:</strong> making European public procurement data explorable</a></li>
@@ -124,19 +124,19 @@ have endless flavours?</p>
 	mistakes). This book is exactly what I want to pass on to my 
 	children!”
   </p>
-  <cite>Canelle A., 18-year-old student translator in a Parisian high school</cite>
+  <cite>Canelle A., 18-year-old student translator in a Paris high school</cite>
 </blockquote>
 
 <p>The illustrated book <a href="/activities/ada-zangemann/index.html">'Ada 
 &amp; Zangemann - A Tale of Software, 
-Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream'</a> by the FSFE, tells the story of 
+Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream'</a> by Matthias Kirschner, President of the FSFE, tells the story of 
 the famous inventor Zangemann and the girl Ada, a curious tinkerer. Ada 
 begins to experiment with hardware and software, and in the process 
 realises how crucial it is for her and others to control technology.</p> 
 
-<p>The book is currently available in German and now also <a href="/news/2023/news-20230831-01.html">
+<p>The book is currently available in <a href="https://dpunkt.de/produkt/ada-und-zangemann/">German</a> and now also <a href="/news/2023/news-20230831-01.html">
 in English</a>. However, thanks to many volunteers, Ada &amp; Zangemann is also being translated into other 
-languages such as French, Italian, Danish or Valencian. These community 
+languages including French, Italian, Danish, or Valencian. These community 
 translations and and other resources can be 
 found in the <a 
 href="/activities/ada-zangemann/index.html">book's git 
@@ -148,17 +148,17 @@ repository</a>.</p>
   Ada &amp; Zangemann. It was a fun and engaging read; vivid illustrations, 
   colors, and details on each page kept them excited for what came next. 
   The youth could relate to Ada, as they are full of great, creative 
-  ideas; that they hope to bring to life too" 
+  ideas that they hope to bring to life too." 
   </p>
   <cite>Matthew Caughey, Executive Director, The Elizabeth Peabody House</cite>
 </blockquote>  
   
 <p>Over the past few months, the story of Ada &amp; Zangemann has also been spread through readings. More 
-than 900 people have already attended in one of these events in 
+than 900 people have already attended one of these events in 
 Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the USA.  Started by the author, Matthias 
-Kirschner, the readings are currently being carried out by other 
+Kirschner, the readings are also being carried out by other 
 FSFE staff and volunteers! For example, Bonnie Mehring read it at 
-CCCamp, Dario Presutti read it in Italy to celebrate the Software Freedom Day 
+CCCamp, Dario Presutti read it in Italy to celebrate Software Freedom Day 
 and the volunteer Isabel Dross-Fromm read it, with the help of her 
 child, at FrOSCon.</p> 
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ were announced at the Awards Ceremony, held in Brussels in mid-October.
 Over the coming months, we will be publishing interviews with 
 the participants about their projects. So <strong>stay tuned</strong>!</p> 
 
-<h2 id="pmpc"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>‘Public Money? Public Code!: simple, right?</h2> 
+<h2 id="pmpc"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Public Money? Public Code!: simple, right?</h2> 
 
 <p><a href="https://publiccode.eu/">Software made with public money should 
 be released as Free Software</a>. Simple and clear, right? Over the past 
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ representatives. Under the title <a
 href="/news/2022/news-20221215-02.html">"Municipalities need Free 
 Software"</a> 
 the participants were informed about the developments leading to a 
-newly founded OSPO in Dortmund, about "Public Money? Public Code!", 
+newly founded Open Source Program Office in Dortmund, about “Public Money? Public Code!”, 
 Free Software as the key to digital sovereignty, and new perspectives 
 for municipalities that want to use Free Software. The event, <a 
-href="/news/2023/news-20230119-01.html">that was 
+href="/news/2023/news-20230119-01.html">which was 
 recorded</a>, was organised in cooperation with Do-FOSS and OK.NRW.</p>
  
 <p>As a result of the event, the FSFE invited all participants and others from 
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ Decidm tool</a>.</p>
 by <a href="https://publiccode.eu/openletter/">signing the Open 
 Letter</a>, <a href="/news/2022/news-20220823-01.html">sharing your 
 picture</a> on your social 
-networks and talking about to your local authorities.</p>
+networks, and talking about it to your local authorities.</p>
 
-<h2 id="eu-policy"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Liability, Interoperability and Free Software in the EU</h2> 
+<h2 id="eu-policy"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Liability, Interoperability, and Free Software in the EU</h2> 
 <p>Political decisions and policies have a major impact on Free Software, 
 its ecosystems and its communities. The FSFE has long-standing 
 experience of working with policy makers and public bodies in Europe, 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ to strength the rights of Free Software users and developers, and works
 to abolish barriers to the adoption of Free Software.</p> 
 
 <p>In the coming months, we expect the following legislation to be adopted in the EU: <a 
-href="/news/2023/news-20230824-01.html">Liability Act, AI Act, CRA and 
+href="/news/2023/news-20230824-01.html">Liability Act, AI Act, CRA, and 
 Interoperability 
 Act</a>.</p>
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ proposed Interoperable Europe Act, the EU aims to
 	Act. On the other hand, the Council is moving in the opposite 
 	direction by hindering <a href="/news/2023/news-20230623-01.html">the 
 	inclusion of relevant stakeholders in the 
-	governance structure</a>. A final agreement between the three EU 
+	governance structure</a>. A final agreement among the three EU 
 	institutions is expected to be reached by the end of this year, and the 
 	FSFE calls on the European Parliament to maintain
 	its position and not allow any backsliding.</p>
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ proposed Interoperable Europe Act, the EU aims to
     
 <p></p> 
 	<p><strong>EU Declaration of Digital Rights: </strong>Member States, the 
-	European Parliament and the Commission have 
+	European Parliament, and the Commission have 
 	reached a consensus on <a href="/news/2022/news-20221206-01.html">the Declaration of Digital Rights and 
 	Principles</a>. Although it is intended to serve as a reference point 
 	for Europe's digital transformation, it instead dives into murky 
@@ -448,10 +448,10 @@ proposed Interoperable Europe Act, the EU aims to
 	final text ended up being rather unclear.</p> 
 	
 	<p>The FSFE has also been working on the protection of open standards. 
-	While Alexander Sander participated as a panellist in the Open 
+	Alexander Sander participated as a panellist in the Open 
 	Standards and Industrial Use of Open Source workshop, part of the 
 	<a 
-	href="https://swforum.eu/os-standards">SWForum</a>, a few months 
+	href="https://swforum.eu/os-standards">SWForum</a>. A few months 
 	ago we responded to <a 
 	href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13109-Intellectual-property-new-framework-for-standard-essential-patents/F3434433_en">the 
 	EC Intellectual Property Consultation on a new framework for 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ proposed Interoperable Europe Act, the EU aims to
 	<p>Furthermore, the FSFE’s co-founder and programmer Bernhard E. Reiter 
 	explained <a href="/news/2022/news-20221026-02.html">why Free Software 
 	supporters should join the protest against 
-	the EU Chat control</a>, that deprives citizens of the privacy of digital 
+	the EU Chat control</a> that deprives citizens of the privacy of digital 
 	correspondence. And related to  AI, this year our volunteer Vincent 
 	Lequertier published several interesting articles on 
 	<a href="https://vl8r.eu/">ethics, Free Software, and AI</a> in Planet FSFE.</p>
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ file is licensed under, and who owns the copyright. REUSE provides
 simple recommendations in three steps to help users, developers, and 
 legal professionals.</p> 
 
-<p>In 2023 we release the REUSE tools 1.0 and are currently working on improving our RESUE 3.0 specification. This specification defines a 
+<p>In 2023 we released the REUSE tools 1.0 and are currently working on improving our REUSE 3.0 specification. This specification defines a 
 standardized method for declaring copyright and licensing for software 
 projects. The goal of the specification is to have unambiguous, human- 
 and machine-readable copyright and licensing information for each 
@@ -494,9 +494,9 @@ every file, so that the information is preserved when the file is
 copied and reused by third parties.</p> 
 
 <p>Several projects have adopted REUSE, <a 
-href="/news/2022/news-20221219-01.html">being GNU Health one of them</a>. Since then, 
+href="/news/2022/news-20221219-01.html">GNU Health among them</a>. Since then, 
 users and re-users of GNU Health have been able to have a clear 
-overview of the copyright notices and licence terms thanks to the 
+view of the copyright notices and licence terms thanks to the 
 standardised way of displaying them by following the REUSE 
 specification.</p>
  
@@ -508,12 +508,12 @@ specification.</p>
  
  
 <p>At the end of 2022, and during this present year, we have presented the REUSE 
-initiative at diverse conferences throughout Europe, such as SFSCON or 
+initiative at diverse conferences throughout Europe, including SFSCON and 
 FOSDEM. Our talk at the Weizenbaum Conference 2022 “Practicing 
 Sovereignty – Interventions for Open Digital Futures” <a 
 href="https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/media/Publikationen/Weizenbaum_Proceedings/Proceedings_Weizenbaum_Conference_2022.pdf">resulted 
 in an 
-academic article</a> (page 66-71) (pdf)  explaining how REUSE specifications 
+academic article</a> (pages 66-71) (pdf)  explaining how REUSE specifications 
 facilitate and improve management policies for the digital commons by 
 improving data and metadata communication for individuals, communities, 
 governments, and businesses.</p>
@@ -521,12 +521,12 @@ governments, and businesses.</p>
 <h3 id="LED"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Legal Education Day 2022</h3> 
 <p>The FSFE organised a Legal 
  Education Day as part of the South Tyrol Free Software Conference 
- (SFSCON), which featured talks on legal topics relating to Free 
+ (SFSCON). This featured talks on legal topics relating to Free 
  Software, as well as a workshop to facilitate a better understanding of 
- these legal framework and compliances. Throughout the day, we explained 
- basic legal concepts such as copyright law, licensing, and their 
- practical applications into Free Software projects with the REUSE 
- specification.</p>
+ these legal framework and compliances. Throughout the day, we explained basic
+legal concepts such as copyright law and licensing, and their practical
+applications to Free Software projects, with particular reference to
+documenting them with the REUSE specification.</p>
 
 <figure>
   <img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/big/4c121b91d55d5c6f48ced678930ede47.png"
@@ -537,9 +537,9 @@ governments, and businesses.</p>
 also filmed, and we have added these videos to our <a 
 href="/freesoftware/legal/faq.html">legal FAQs page</a>, where you can 
 watch 
-them at your own pace or include them in other places.</p>
+them at your own pace.</p>
 
-<h3 id="legal-support"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Legal support, research, innovation and standardization: participation in EU projects</h3>
+<h3 id="legal-support"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Legal support, research, innovation, and standardization: participation in EU projects</h3>
 
 <p><strong>The ZOOOM Project:</strong> Since late 2022, the FSFE has been a 
 part of the <a href="https://zooom4u.eu/">ZOOOM Initiative</a>, a project financed 
@@ -584,10 +584,10 @@ the European Commission, the <a
 href="https://www.ngi.eu/ngi-projects/ngi-zero/">NGI0 initiative</a> 
 hopes to support the 
 development of the internet into <a 
-href="/news/nl/news/2023/news-20230425-01.html">a platform that is 
+href="/news/nl/news/2023/news-20230425-01.html">a platform, which is also referred to as the Next Generation Internet, that is 
 accessible and 
 diverse, and that respects fundamental rights</a>, including values such as 
-privacy, which is also referred to as the Next Generation Internet. At 
+privacy. At 
 the FSFE, we believe that Free Software is key to accomplish this goal, 
 so that all users are able to use the internet as an effective tool to 
 achieve their full potential.</p>
@@ -650,9 +650,9 @@ issues relating to AI, process issues in license curation at the Open
 Source Initiative (OSI), and updates on legal cases involving Free 
 Software licenses.</p>
 
-<p>The last weeks of 2022 also left us some good news! Copyleft-licensed 
-chess engine <a href="/news/2022/news-20221212-01.html">won legal case 
-against proprietary counterpart</a>.</p>
+<p>The last weeks of 2022 also gave us some good news! A copyleft-licensed 
+chess engine <a href="/news/2022/news-20221212-01.html">won its legal case 
+against a proprietary counterpart</a>.</p>
 
 <h2 id="tedective"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>TEDective: making European public procurement data explorable</h2> 
 
@@ -670,24 +670,23 @@ countries.</p>
   alt="Picture showing two members of the TEDEctive team posing with a big check"/>
   </figure>
 
-<p>‘TEDective’ <a href="/news/2022/news-20221026-01.html">won last year the 
+<p>Last year, ‘TEDective’ <a href="/news/2022/news-20221026-01.html">won 
 first prize</a> in ‘transparency in public procurement’ challenge in the 
 EU Datathon.</p>
 
 <p>Developed with the help of our volunteer Michael Weimann, and released as a 
-REUSE-compliant project under a Free Software (also known as Open 
-Source) license, TEDective improves access to the data published by 
-Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), by fulfilling all of the following 
-requirements for the provision of TED data: it is available free of 
+REUSE-compliant project under a Free Software
+ license, TEDective improves access to the data published by 
+Tenders Electronic Daily (TED). It offers all of the following features for the provision of TED data: it is available free of 
 charge for both commercial and non-commercial use; it is 
 up-to-date (updated at least monthly), cleaned and both 
 buyers and suppliers are adequately deduplicated; and it can be 
 downloaded in bulk, making it available as an Open Contracting Data 
-Standard (OCDS) to enable interoperability. Besides, it will be 
-designed, developed, maintained and monitored transparently and in close 
-collaboration with all relevant stakeholders and user groups.</p>
+Standard (OCDS) to enable interoperability.</p>
 
-<p>Over the next few months, we will be working to develop this tool further and we are 
+<p>Over the next few months, we will be working to develop this tool further. It will be 
+designed, developed, maintained, and monitored transparently and in close 
+collaboration with all relevant stakeholders and user groups. We are 
 looking for contributors who would like to get involved or fund the project. Get in touch via 
 <email>tedective@fsfe.org</email> if you are interested!</p>
 
@@ -708,13 +707,13 @@ principle of Device Neutrality, although it does not set
 open standards as the default for defining interoperability.</p>
 
 <p>In 2023 we have continued our efforts to bring Device Neutrality into 
-the European legislation. We have also deepened this concept with in a 
+the European legislation. We have also explained this concept in a 
 <a href="/news/podcast/episode-20.html">podcast episode</a> and worked 
 on the creation of a dedicated landing page on
-this topic, which will be online soon, and of course, we have continued to try to achieve Router 
+this topic, which will be online soon. Furthermore, we have continued to try to achieve Router 
 Freedom in Europe and with our Upcycling Android campaign.</p>
 
-<h3 id="routerfreedom"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Router Freedom: a EU demand</h3>
+<h3 id="routerfreedom"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Router Freedom: an EU demand</h3>
 <p>Router Freedom is the right of customers of an Internet 
 Service Provider (ISP) to choose and use a private router instead of a 
 router that the ISP forces them to use. But some Internet service 
@@ -730,12 +729,12 @@ affects us all.</p>
 <ul>
 	<li>EU Survey: More than a thousand consumers from across Europe have 
 	shared their experiences of ISPs' commercial practices in <a 
-	href="/news/2023/news-20230515-02.html">our pan- European survey</a> 
+	href="/news/2023/news-20230515-02.html">our panEuropean survey</a> 
 	regarding freedom of terminal equipment, resulting in <a 
 	href="/news/2023/news-20230515-01.html">a call for 
 	Router Freedom</a>.</li>
 	
-	<li>Router Freedom as priority for the future 
+	<li>Router Freedom as a priority for the future 
 	of Net Neutrality regulation: The EU Commission has published <a 
 	href="https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/e1f1154f-ee2f-11ed-a05c-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-285823692">a 
 	study on the future of Net Neutrality regulation</a>, confirming Router 
@@ -758,7 +757,7 @@ affects us all.</p>
 	framework of net neutrality.</li>
 </ul>
 
-<h3 id="upcyclingandroid"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Upcyling Android: free your device and “become greener”</h3>
+<h3 id="upcyclingandroid"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Upcycling Android: free your device and “become greener”</h3>
 
 <figure>
   <img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/a0da43aac80cf4d611b0a45e2e6a925f.jpg"
@@ -770,7 +769,7 @@ affects us all.</p>
 been running for the last few years and that was officially ended in March 
 2023. Launched in November 2021, <a href="/activities/upcyclingandroid/">Upcycling Android</a> initiative helps people to flash 
 their phones with Free Software operating systems and promotes the 
-right for every user to install any software on any device. Moreover, 
+right of every user to install any software on any device. Moreover, 
 upcycling our devices is an important step to rethinking our short-term, 
 linear consumption of electronic devices in favour of a circular 
 economy.</p>
@@ -792,7 +791,7 @@ and received a lot of attention:</p>
 	(Korschenbroich-Herrenshoff), and even at the Federal Environment 
 	Agency.</p> 
 	<p>An online <a href="https://media.fsfe.org/w/uZZYCA31SzTT5bMpNaDzz3">“Train the Trainers” workshop</a> was 
-	also held to teach people about how to organise their own workshops.</p>
+	also held to teach people how to organise their own workshops.</p>
      </li>  
     
 <figure>
@@ -818,9 +817,9 @@ and received a lot of attention:</p>
 	universal right to install any software on any device"</a>. As part of this 
 	initiative, this Open Letter sets out four key demands to enable a more 
 	sustainable use of electronic products and devices in the European 
-	Union. It has already been signed by more than 150 civil society 
-	organisations, many of them not previously involved in Free Software, 
-	from different sectors, as well as more than 3000 individuals. In 
+	Union. It has already been signed by more than 150 civil
+society organisations from different sectors, many of them not previously
+involved in Free Software, as well as more than 3000 individuals. In 
 	particular, the signatory organisations ensure further virality of the 
 	campaign within their own target groups.</p> 
      </li> 
@@ -854,7 +853,7 @@ and received a lot of attention:</p>
 
 <p>This initiative has officially ended, but there is still work to be 
 done. You can continue to demonstrate the benefits of unlocking your 
-devices by organising a workshop, signing the Open Letter... All the 
+devices by organising a workshop, signing the Open Letter, … All the 
 documentation, information and materials are there. And remember, <a 
 href="/news/2023/news-20230807-01.html">rooting your device 
 does not void its warranty</a>.</p>
@@ -893,7 +892,7 @@ place on 14 February 2024.</p>
 
 <h3 id="podcast"><span id="anchor"></span><span id="anchor-1"></span>Software Freedom Podcast</h3>
 <p>The FSFE’s Software Freedom Podcast has continued throughout the year, with  6 new episodes.</p>
-<p>This year, the podcast covered topics such as European politics, 
+<p>This year, the podcast covered European politics, 
 Device Neutrality, the importance of Free Software in medical devices, 
 cryptography and privacy and Free Software in France.</p>
                 
@@ -908,7 +907,7 @@ cryptography and privacy and Free Software in France.</p>
 
 <p>The FSFE is active on Peertube and Mastodon. We created our own 
 Peertube instance, media.fsfe.org, to share our videos on a Free 
-Software platform and we currently have about 776  subscribers. Remember 
+Software platform and we currently have more than 700 subscribers. Remember 
 to subscribe if you want to be informed about our latest videos.</p>
 
 <p>Our presence on Mastodon has also grown, and we currently have more than 
@@ -921,9 +920,9 @@ Software solutions to communicate with their people. <a href="https://fedigov.eu
 name of this campaign, which also encourages people to ask their governments to adopt ethical communication.</p>
 
 <p><strong>Fediverse Education Day:</strong> The FSFE, the Centre for 
-Civic Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Adult 
+Civic Education of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Adult 
 Education Centre Cologne organised a public symposium on the Fediverse, 
-its functionalities, its potentials and ways to use it for public 
+its functionalities, its potentials, and ways to use it for public 
 institutions and administrations. More than 70 guests attended the event 
 and we will publish the videos of the presentations soon.</p>
 
@@ -932,9 +931,9 @@ and we will publish the videos of the presentations soon.</p>
 <p>We continued to spread the word with our 'What is Free Software'
 video.  The video was released last year so we focused on spreading the 
 word about it and translating it into more languages. Thanks to 
-our translators and a fundraising campaign, we now have the video currently 
-in several European languages: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, 
-Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish:</p>
+our translators and a fundraising campaign, we now have the video 
+in many European languages: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, 
+Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.</p>
 
 <figure>
   <peertube url="https://media.fsfe.org/w/xs29yhLxSP1uKLYkSeoKKp" />
@@ -959,7 +958,7 @@ some fun and networking time, such as our well-known Pizza Evening.</p>
 <p>At the beginning of February, we travelled to Brussels for FOSDEM!  
 We were really pleased to see so many of you there! Our booth was really 
 busy with people wanting to know a bit more about us, participants who 
-heard our colleagues talked and wanted more information, and lots of 
+heard our colleagues talk and wanted more information, and lots of 
 old friends just stopping by to say hello. Check out  <a 
 href="/news/2023/news-20230227-01.html">our talks at 
 FOSDEM 2023</a> and the videos from the Legal &amp; Policy Devroom, 
@@ -990,13 +989,13 @@ returned to face-to-face meetings, others have continued with online
 meetings, and 
 others are mixing it up, and we even have new communication channels... Each
 option is good to engage in fruitful discussions, to deepen some 
-concepts and ideas, to meet others with the same interests and even to 
+concepts and ideas, to meet others with the same interests, and even to 
 get active in developing new activities.
 </p>
 
 <p>Our team of translators has done an extraordinary job. In the last 
 twelve months, we have added <strong>340 new translations</strong> to 
-our website! And we have around 318 new pages in English!</p>
+our website! And we have 318 new pages in English!</p>
 
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