Ida Allen-Auerbach

Ida Allen-Auerbach is an Amsterdam-based writer and journalist originally from Los Angeles. She relocated to the Netherlands in 2021 for her bachelor’s studies, earning a degree in Political Science through UvA’s PPLE program. She now covers news at Dutch Review, drawing on her multicultural background to report on politics, society, and more. Outside of work, she's usually busy kickboxing or bouldering with friends.

AI videos of Amsterdam in winter are giving tourists unrealistic expectations

Social media are being flooded with AI-generated or enhanced videos of Amsterdam at Christmas-time, raising tourists’ expectations to unrealistic levels. And while you might deserve...

Patient’s obituary used to criticise Dutch healthcare system instantly goes viral

An obituary for a woman who is alleged to have suffered from misdiagnosed Lyme disease is circulating online. The reason? It absolutely roasts the...

Over 500 fake police officers have been arrested in the Netherlands in 2025

As of 2025, over 10,000 incidents involving police impostors have been reported, a 300% increase from 2023.  According to NOS, a combination of call-centre schemes...

Hundreds of bogus X accounts meddled in the 2025 Dutch elections, research finds

A journalistic team discovered hundreds of foreign-based accounts re-posting polarising content on ‘X’.  An investigation by RTL Nieuws has revealed that the most recent elections...

ABN AMRO is cutting nearly a quarter of all its jobs

Leading Dutch bank ABN Amro announced job cuts numbering in the thousands this Tuesday in a continued effort to focus on private banking.  CEO Marguerite...

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