I would love to get better internet on trains in Europe.

I would love *even more* to get more, faster, cheaper and reliable train connections ... #trains #transport #internet #

https://www.politico.eu/article/why-internet-in-trains-cant-get-on-track/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=alert&utm_campaign=Why%20Europe’s%20train%20Wi-Fi%20never%20works

Oh come on… it’s not the private emails and holiday photos that is the problem here.

Address the real problem. Make big tech and AI companies pay for the exorbitant use.

System level solutions please.

https://www.404media.co/uk-asks-people-to-delete-emails-in-order-to-save-water-during-drought/

Summer evening vibes 🌺

#sunset #photography #summer

Discussions about digital sovereignty are 🔥

Which countries lead the way?

@nextcloud created an Index ranking countries based on the relative presence of self-hosted tools across key application areas.

1. Finland 🇫🇮
2. Germany 🇩🇪
3. The Netherlands 🇳🇱

https://dsi.nextcloud.com/index.php

Out in the open: the US administration’s attempt to undermine the EU Digital Services Act (and other regulations) was evident.

Now it has been elevated to formal policy and goal of diplomatic efforts.

#DSA #bigtech #tradewar #regulation

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/rubio-orders-us-diplomats-launch-lobbying-blitz-against-europes-tech-law-2025-08-07/

Meta ends political ads on their platforms in the EU by October because they don't want to comply with new transparency and targeting regulations.

The reasons given here are really weak. And if you do *not* allow these ads, you still need to define what they are.

#politics #advertising #targeting

https://about.fb.com/news/2025/07/ending-political-electoral-and-social-issue-advertising-in-the-eu/

Ireland. As wet, green, beautiful, lovely as expected

#ireland #photography #summer 🇮🇪 🌧️ ⛰️💚

This is an interesting case:

French prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into X over allegations that X manipulated its algorithms for the purposes of “foreign interference".

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-opens-criminal-probe-into-x-for-algorithm-manipulation/