Apps now infer emotional and cognitive states in real time, targeting moments of vulnerability with personalised interventions. This raises urgent questions about responsibility, regulation, and the ethics of exploiting user frailty. The regulatory landscape must catch up.
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The Vulnerable Moment: How Apps Learned to Find You at Your Weakest

The notification arrives at 11.47pm on a Tuesday in February. Your bank balance, refreshed automatically by the app you opened seventee...

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Das neue Daten-Governance-Gesetz macht #DataGovernance stärker zum Compliance-Thema.

Relevant für datenbasierte Geschäftsmodelle, Datenräume und Vermittlungsdienste: Rollen, Datenflüsse, Verträge, IT-Sicherheit und Kontrollprozesse sollten geprüft werden.

#Compliance #Datenrecht #DigitalRegulation

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Digitale Geschäftsmodelle geraten stärker in den Compliance-Fokus.

Neue Vorgaben zu Datenaustausch, Plattformpflichten und Diskriminierungsverboten zeigen: Unternehmen müssen digitale Vertriebs-, Vermittlungs- und Zugangssysteme auch regulatorisch prüfen.

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Germany's DSA enforcer: 1.3% of complaints led to action in year one: Germany's DSA coordinator converted just 1.3% of 2,033 complaints into proceedings and issued zero fines in 2025, its first full year enforcing the regulation. https://ppc.land/germanys-dsa-enforcer-1-3-of-complaints-led-to-action-in-year-one/ #Germany #DSA #DigitalRegulation #EUCompliance #Complaints
Germany's DSA enforcer: 1.3% of complaints led to action in year one

Germany's DSA coordinator converted just 1.3% of 2,033 complaints into proceedings and issued zero fines in 2025, its first full year enforcing the regulation.

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OpenAI's proposed blueprint for AI regulation and social welfare echo historic New Deal ideas, but lacks the democratic legitimacy of a public-mandated social contract. Its private origin raises questions about fairness, influence, and who truly holds the pen.
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Not a New Deal: Why OpenAI Cannot Write the Social Contract

On 6 April 2026, OpenAI dropped a thirteen-page document into the middle of an already feverish policy conversation and called it a sta...

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FYI: 18 groups warn EU Commission: act on Google's search non-compliance now: Eighteen European industry groups urge the European Commission to issue a formal DMA non-compliance decision against Alphabet before March 25, 2026, as Google holds over 90% of EU search market share. https://ppc.land/18-groups-warn-eu-commission-act-on-googles-search-non-compliance-now/ #Google #EUDigitalMarket #CompetitionLaw #DigitalRegulation #SearchEngineMarket
18 groups warn EU Commission: act on Google's search non-compliance now

Eighteen European industry groups urge the European Commission to issue a formal DMA non-compliance decision against Alphabet before March 25, 2026, as Google holds over 90% of EU search market share.

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EU Parliament committee backs AI Act delay with fixed 2027 deadline: European Parliament committees vote 101-9 to postpone AI Act high-risk system deadlines to December 2027 and August 2028, replacing a flexible Commission trigger with fixed dates. https://ppc.land/eu-parliament-committee-backs-ai-act-delay-with-fixed-2027-deadline/ #AIAct #EuropeanParliament #AIlaw #DigitalRegulation #TechPolicy
EU Parliament committee backs AI Act delay with fixed 2027 deadline

European Parliament committees vote 101-9 to postpone AI Act high-risk system deadlines to December 2027 and August 2028, replacing a flexible Commission trigger with fixed dates.

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AI-driven personalised pricing is rapidly expanding, raising concerns over transparency, fairness, and market manipulation. Regulations worldwide are struggling to keep pace with these invisible algorithms. Consumers deserve clear, fair pricing practices.
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One-Way Mirror: AI Pricing and the Fight for Consumer Transparency

The price you saw was not the price everyone saw. You just did not know it yet. In February 2024, Wendy's CEO Kirk Tanner told investo...

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ICYMI: EU draft reveals how Brussels will probe and fine AI model providers: The European Commission published a draft implementing regulation on March 12, 2026, detailing how it will evaluate general-purpose AI models and impose fines under the EU AI Act. https://ppc.land/eu-draft-reveals-how-brussels-will-probe-and-fine-ai-model-providers/ #AIEthics #AIGovernance #DigitalRegulation #EUAIAct #AICompliance
EU draft reveals how Brussels will probe and fine AI model providers

The European Commission published a draft implementing regulation on March 12, 2026, detailing how it will evaluate general-purpose AI models and impose fines under the EU AI Act.

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ICYMI: EU pushes Meta toward interim measures over WhatsApp AI lockout: EU Commission sends Meta a Statement of Objections over WhatsApp AI ban, considering interim measures to restore third-party AI access in the EEA. https://ppc.land/eu-pushes-meta-toward-interim-measures-over-whatsapp-ai-lockout/ #EU #Meta #WhatsApp #AI #DigitalRegulation
EU pushes Meta toward interim measures over WhatsApp AI lockout

EU Commission sends Meta a Statement of Objections over WhatsApp AI ban, considering interim measures to restore third-party AI access in the EEA.

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