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Alexander Fanta
@fantafanta
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Journalist on the digital beat. Reporting on Big Tech and surveillance. FOI curious.
A local punk band where I grew up named an album "As long as people think".
Still think that's a great title.
A year ago, the Huaweigate scandal rocked Brussels.
But the prosecution of MEPs allegedly involved has hit a few roadblocks - including an embarrassing mistake by Belgian authorities:
https://www.ftm.eu/newsletters/huaweigate-turns-one-this-week-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont
Any true European alternative to Tinder can only be called "EU Singles Market"
MAGA's war on European civil society is escalating. Visa bans for NGO leaders and former EU officials, plus congressional demands for documents - it's all about undermining the Digital Services Act to protect Big Tech.
If Europe doesn't push back hard, "the law is dead."
Trump allies target European NGOs in battle over Big Tech rules
Trump allies have waged an aggressive campaign against civil society and academics in the United States. Now, they’re setting their sights across the Atlantic, threatening Europe’s efforts to rein in Big Tech.
Julian JaurschSome great insights/summary of US efforts to badmouth and unduly pressure NGOs, thus undermining DSA enforcement (because DSA enforcement relies in part on the important research fron outside of bureaucracies).
@fantafanta and @harmbotje at @FTM_nl: https://www.ftm.eu/articles/trump-allies-fight-target-europe-battle-big-tech
Trump allies target European NGOs in battle over Big Tech rules
Trump allies have waged an aggressive campaign against civil society and academics in the United States. Now, they’re setting their sights across the Atlantic, threatening Europe’s efforts to rein in Big Tech.
Telegram has successfully avoided coming under direct supervision of the European Commission under the EU's Digital Services Act. The "poor man's dark web" remains unregulated, for now.
From our latest newsletter: https://www.ftm.eu/newsletters/newsletter-who-pays-for-europes-pandemic-debts-member-states-are-about-to-find-out
One thing I've learned about myself is that I can be very good at doing 85 percent of a thing, and very lazy about the other 15.
Is everyone like that?
Telegram’s battle with European regulators could force it to hire thousands of content moderators to tackle illegal content. Documents obtained by Follow the Money show how Telegram is trying to fend off tougher oversight from Brussels.
Telegram plays down user figures to avoid stricter EU rules, documents reveal
The messaging service’s battle with European regulators could force it to hire thousands of content moderators to tackle illegal content. Documents obtained by Follow the Money show how Telegram is trying to fend off tougher oversight from Brussels.
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