elmineThe Open Web, Apple and the DMA. A good listen/read this one.
Phoenix Paulina Schmid@EUCommission The EU Inc proposal must be on the EU level on a par with the legal regimes of the member states. We and Europe don't need 27 sets of EU Inc rules, we need one set of EU Inc rules covering the whole of Europe.
information labsEurope Is Looking to Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban as a Model
But the law passed in six days, despite opposition from mental health groups and scholars—and Australia still doesn’t know if it works.
👉 https://informationlabs.org/youve-been-murdoched-australias-teen-ban-offers-a-warning-for-europe/
#DigitalPolicy #TechPolicy #EUPolicy #DigitalServicesAct
But the law passed in six days, despite opposition from mental health groups and scholars—and Australia still doesn’t know if it works.
👉 https://informationlabs.org/youve-been-murdoched-australias-teen-ban-offers-a-warning-for-europe/
#DigitalPolicy #TechPolicy #EUPolicy #DigitalServicesAct
GinaThe trigger was a statement by Prabhat Agrawal, the EU Commission's lead Digital Services Act (DSA) enforcer, who told civil society groups in February that his colleagues had switched from email to Signal under US pressure, with messages set to auto-delete.
The Judiciary Committee states that its earlier subpoenas cover auto-deleted messages as well, and demands full compliance.
This is why we have to choose #opensource, European alternatives. 🇪🇺
The US Congress Judiciary Committee is pushing US tech companies, such as Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok and X, to provide access to ALL communications with European Commission officials that relate to the enforcement of EU digital rules, in letters sent Monday. 🚨🇪🇺
The committee said its subpoenas require that documents are not deleted or modified, and that it expects “full compliance.”
Behold, the CLOUD act in practice.
Association REDefineYou’ve probably seen the CE mark thousands of times.
On phone chargers, toys, kitchen appliances, power tools.
Two tiny letters printed somewhere on the label.
Most people never notice them.
But those letters represent one of the most quietly powerful systems in Europe: a shared framework that helps ensure products sold across the EU are safe to use.
It’s a small symbol with a very big system behind it.
#EuropeanUnion
#EUPolicy
#CivicEducation
#SingleMarket
#ConsumerProtection
Hannah GraceThe correct answer here was HERA, the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority.
Here’s the website of DG HERA: https://commission.europa.eu/about/departments-and-executive-agencies/health-emergency-preparedness-and-response-authority_en
One thing about me: I LOVE #trains.
And so does the #EU.
From the high speed rail plan to passenger rights legislation, #EUPolicy touches #transport policy in countless ways.
I’m preparing a deep dive on trains next.
Is there anything you want to know more about? Ask me questions, tell me fun facts.
European trends & Data EthicsMass-surveillance in EU via Chat Control on the way? Part 1
Here’s why it doesn’t work in practice as we are approaching the April 3, 2026 deadline for the temporary rules ...
https://interaqtive.com/en/blog/mass-surveillance-in-eu-via-chat-control-1/ #chatcontrol #EU #masssurveillance #eupolicy #dataethics
Nemo_bis 🌈Excellent news from #Facebook:
«“If you deliver $100 in ads to Italy, where there is a 3% location fee, you will be charged $100 (ad delivery), plus $3 (location fee), for $103 total,” the company wrote. “Note that any applicable VAT will be calculated on top of the total amount.”»
Every little additional friction in the #AdTech market helps fight #MassSurveillance. (If nothing else, at least the tax will help measure the epidemic.)