Mastodawn

Here are my takeaways from day 2 (and my last one) of #CPDP2026 :

1. Everyone hates the #simplification and #deregulation #Omnibus but the @EUCommission defends it regardless.

2. Experts propose very nuanced approaches for how to best protect minors online. So much expertise that #VonDerLeyen and many other lawmakers simply ignore.

3. The state of #DSA / #DMA enforcement is so dire that even orgs with 1st hand evidence of noncompliance don't bother to send it to regulators anymore. /fin 🧵

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Jan Penfrat May 21

While the @EUCommission rep of course defends the #simplification agenda, Romain Robert from the @EDPS makes an important argument: if you wanted to "simplify" #GDPR, lawmakers could have clarified all the challenged items the law still has like #PayOrOK.

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Jan Penfrat May 20

Rolling my eyes at #EU tech industry lobbyist claiming that what Europe needs is #simplification and a "data economy" because without it we can't train #AI and then we cannot do all those "amazing elements" AI can supposedly do. 🙄 #CPDP2026

EESC PRESS May 13

RT by @EESC_PRESS: Today, at the Informal EU Ministerial Meeting for Housing in Cyprus the @EU_EESC Delegation highlights Member States, EU institutions and organised civil society must ensure that #simplification serves #affordability, #quality and #social cohesion 🇪🇺🏠.

@CY2026EU
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Jan Blockx Apr 30

On Tuesday 28 April, the European Commission issued its 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗨 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, proposing several solutions to the ever-expanding complexification of EU law. It follows a long history of attempts to simplify EU law, as I explain in a paper that is due to appear in the Review of European Administrative Law: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6674202. 1/2

#simplification #betterregulation

Valdis Dombrovskis Apr 28

Better rulemaking and #simplification go hand in hand.

Both are essential for a competitive, innovative and sustainable social market economy.

Proud to present the @EU_Commission’s plan to modernise how EU laws are designed, implemented and enforced to the @europarl_en today.

My statement ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/WnymkY
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CCIA Europe Apr 28

If @EU_Commission truly wants #simplification, the #DigitalFitnessCheck must go beyond cosmetic tweaks – and dismantle all deadlocks that are quietly acting as a 110% tariff on the #SingleMarket. ✂️

Discover our 18 recommendations 👉 https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-europe-response-to-eu-digital-fitness-check-consultation/ #DigitalOmnibus

Valdis Dombrovskis Apr 27

Good exchange of views with @EPPGroup’s SME Circle on delivering a #simplification agenda that helps our SMEs grow, innovate and succeed.

We need the dynamism of our SMEs more than ever. That’s why we’re determined to make simplification deliver tangible impact where it matters most.
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Hacker News Apr 17

A simplified model of Fil-C

https://www.corsix.org/content/simplified-model-of-fil-c

#HackerNews #Fil-C #Model #Simplification #Technology #Innovation #HackerNews #Research

A simplified model of Fil-C

N-gated Hacker News Apr 17

🚨 Breaking: #NIST throws in the towel on enriching CVEs! 🎉 Because, why bother making #vulnerabilities understandable when we can just drown 'em in alphabet soup? 🍜💻 Clearly, "keep it simple" is a foreign concept. 🙄
https://risky.biz/risky-bulletin-nist-gives-up-enriching-most-cves/ #CVE #simplification #tech #news #cybersecurity #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Risky Bulletin: NIST gives up enriching most CVEs - Risky Business Media

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology announced on Wednesday a new policy regarding the US National Vulnerability Database [Read More]