Neil BrownNew blogpost:
"Musings on 'digital sovereignty'"
I wanted to jot down some of my thoughts, before I forgot them.
The more I think about it, the less clear the whole thing seems...
https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/03/musings-on-digital-sovereignty/
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Pat Walshe. Advocate for privacy and broader human rights impacted by data.
Chuffed to be heading to Fiji on Friday to assist with policy work for an organisation I very much value. Turmoil in the Middle East means flights are more of a challenge. Easy option was to fly via the US but I declined that option - no way I’m setting foot in the US under the current fascist admin
New blogpost:
"The OSA, sex blogs, erotica, and Ofcom's approach to enforcement"
An update on how Ofcom has approached enforcement of the Part 5 "pornographic content" rules in the #OnlineSafetyAct.
https://decoded.legal/blog/2026/03/the-osa-sex-blogs-erotica-and-ofcom-s-approach-to-enforcement/
Glyn Moody‘The world’s memory’: why Nigeria is burying its history under a mountain in #Svalbard - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/17/arctic-world-archive-nigeria-history-culture-svalbard "It is the first African country to deposit data in the Arctic World Archive, a storage facility designed to preserve records of everything from cultural practices to historical events"
UK security adviser attended US-#Iran talks and judged deal was within reach - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach "Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war" netanyahu only wants war
Rebalance NowSoon, the #DMA non-compliance investigation against Google will turn 2 years old. A decision is nowhere in sight. Together with 17 other associations, we've signed an open letter with a simple demand: enforce the DMA against Google's self-preferencing in search, now!
Qasim Rashid, Esq.In just over 1 year Trump has:
•Bombed 8 countries
•Perpetuated genocide in Gaza
•Stolen Venezuela's oil
•Blocked all oil to Cuba, sending Cuba into catastrophic & deadly energy shortages
•Cut USAID, which has already killed 700K people
•Bombed Iran & spiked a global fuel prices
•Eased sanctions on Russian oil & given Russia hundreds of millions
Meanwhile at home groceries are more expensive, unemployment is rising, manufacturing is collapsing, & democracy is in shambles.
Are we great yet?🧐
Modal CollectiveNew blog post: Why "digital sovereignty" requires a free software alternative to Android and iOS, and how we're building towards that 🏗️
PPC LandFYI: EU publishes 100+ responses on rules that could reshape big tech ad targeting: The European Commission and EDPB published over 100 public submissions on draft DMA-GDPR guidelines that constrain how Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft handle consent for personalized ads and data access. Final rules expected in 2026. https://ppc.land/eu-publishes-100-responses-on-rules-that-could-reshape-big-tech-ad-targeting/ #BigTech #AdTargeting #GDPR #Privacy #DigitalMarketing
EU publishes 100+ responses on rules that could reshape big tech ad targeting
The European Commission and EDPB published over 100 public submissions on draft DMA-GDPR guidelines that constrain how Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft handle consent for personalized ads and data access. Final rules expected in 2026.
Graham SmithSemi-seriously, I propose a moratorium on advocacy for online safety by design until its proponents have figured out what, concretely, it does and (perhaps more importantly) does not mean. Let’s face it, if it includes automated content filtering is it really anything more than an empty slogan? 3/4