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FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess May 4, 2023

RT @epicenter_works
How does an objective exploratory consultation go together with biased questions? With their questionnaire the @EU_Commission favours Big Telco & discriminates against everyone else involved in the 🌐. Pressure on the Commission increases from all sides.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/03/coalition-says-no-eu-network-fee-please/

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FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess May 3, 2023

RT @baekdal
I have talked about this before. The media industry is like the fashion industry. It's a big market, and there are a lot of players, but that market itself is not really changing that much. People aren't suddenly going to buy 10 times more clothes.

FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess May 3, 2023

RT @epicenter_works
Never in the last decade has the European Commission appeared so captured & shown such disrespect for its own due diligence principles. Now a broad alliance has formed against the threats by former France Telecom CEO & current Commissioner @ThierryBreton.
https://en.epicenter.works/content/broad-alliance-against-eu-commission-threats

Broad Alliance Against EU-Commission Threats

A very broad coalition of stakeholders has come together to publicly warn against introducing network fees via a joint statement. This includes many industries and sectors, consumers and civil society and a very broad alliance. It is accompanied by a supporting statement signed by a few MEPs. “Never in the last decade has the European Commission appeared so captured by special interests and shown such disrespect for its own due diligence principles.

FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess May 3, 2023

RT @accessnow
#WorldPressFreedomDay

Journalists can’t work, media can’t report accurately + freedom of expression can’t flourish under constant threat of invasive surveillance.

❌ It’s time for a ban on commercial spyware that has facilitated human rights abuses. ❌
https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/world-press-freedom-day-no-to-spyware/

No to spyware: media, civil society demand ban on tech used for human rights abuses - Access Now

On World Press Freedom Day, it's time for a ban on rights-abusing commercial spyware.

Access Now

FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess May 2, 2023

RT @internetarchive
With the ongoing lawsuit, what can you do to help protect the @internetarchive?
Right now & for 7 more days, donate to our legal defense fund via @gitcoin. Your tokens will be matched if you take a few steps...(1/3)
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FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess Apr 30, 2023

UK peeps👇
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RT @AlecMuffett
Growing fast, up from 105 to 733 …

Petition: Stop the passing of the #OnlineSafetyBill

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/634725
https://twitter.com/AlecMuffett/status/1652209555084922881

Petition: Stop the passing of the Online Safety Bill

We want the Government to withdraw the Online Safety Bill, so it does not become law.

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament

FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess Apr 30, 2023

RT @EFF
End-to-end encryption is under attack in the United States with the EARN IT Act, in the UK with the Online Safety Act, and in the EU with its own CSAM regulations. “It’s like this kind of global onslaught,” EFF’s @joemullin told @CyberScoopNews.
https://cyberscoop.com/earn-it-stop-csam-encryption-privacy/

Return of the EARN IT Act rekindles encryption debate at critical moment for privacy-protecting apps

Critics of the bill say the Supreme Court's abortion ruling and state laws targeting LGBQT+ rights make the stakes higher than ever.

CyberScoop

FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess Apr 29, 2023

RT @the_info_labs
The #FairShare #NetworkFees debate doesn’t make sense for @EFalcon_2024 (@EFF): the EC’s consultation simply ignores engineering and economic realities, and instead favours telcos’ demands

🌐 https://informationlabs.org/podcasts/internet-lab/ernestofalcon-27april23/

#NetNeutrality

1:1 with Ernesto Falcon

Listen to this internet lab podcast episode with Ernesto Falcon (Senior Legislative Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF))

FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess Apr 28, 2023

RT @bertuzluca
NEW: #ChatGPT is available again to users in Italy. OpenAI created a new help centre on how the AI model collects and uses training data, gave more visibility to its privacy policy and to user content opt-out. An age-verifying tool is available in Italy upon sign-up.

FixTheDigitalLegislativeMess Apr 28, 2023

RT @BBCRosAtkins
Why Richard Sharp resigned as BBC Chair and why it matters. New explainer for the @BBCNews website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65430947

Ros Atkins breaks down the BBC chairman loan row

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines the row that's led to Richard Sharp's resignation.

BBC News