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Jun 12
Germany’s plan to force streaming platforms (like @Netflix @DisneyPlus) to invest 8% locally risks harming consumers, competition & intl. trade. It also ties the industry's survival to the whims of changing politics.
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Jun 11
Despite taking time, @Tesla’s supervised self-driving approval - and fast passporting across the EU - shows what smart regulation can deliver. The lineup so far:
#1 The Netherlands 🇳🇱
#2 Lithuania 🇱🇹
#3 Estonia 🇪🇪
#4 Denmark 🇩🇰
#5 Belgium 🇧🇪
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Jun 10
👀.@Apple's Siri AI delay announcement has turned the #DMA from a Brussels bubble debate into a consumer issue: the DMA is meant to ensure a fair market, but what are the measurable benefits (and costs!) for European consumers and founders? 👇
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Jun 5
We sat down with @VivaTech Managing Director François Bitouzet to discuss this year's conference focus, the potential of #AI for European economies, European tech sovereignty, and the EU’s approach to data and simplification. 👇
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Jun 1
The EU’s tech sovereignty package will be presented soon. While sovereignty initiatives are not unique to the EU, the real challenge will be agreeing on the scope, funding, costs, and tolerance for the risk of retaliation. 🧵
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Jun 1
Tech sovereignty isn't unique to the EU. Most states use competition policy & national security to shield domestic markets from retaliation.
🇺🇸 The US relies on security-driven initiatives - like removing Chinese gear from its telecom networks. 6/
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Jun 1
🇨🇳 China actively uses security and market rules for sovereignty: e.g., blocking META’s $2B acquisition of AI startup Manus.
Meanwhile: 🇸🇪 Ericsson & 🇫🇮 Nokia saw their China market share drop from 12% to 4%, Huawei & ZTE still hold ~35% of Europe's market. 7/
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May 21
🇪🇺 The EU wants more businesses to adopt AI to boost competitiveness. Eurostat data show why many still don’t: lack of technical expertise is the top barrier, followed by data protection concerns and legal uncertainty. Read more: 👇
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May 13
The EU's plan to tackle "cookie fatigue": a new centralized, browser-level consent mechanism.
Pros and cons 👇eutechloop.com/cookiefatigue…
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May 8
#VPN services will certainly not be 'banned' in the EU. Instead, a multi-layered, 'death by a thousand cuts' framework of obligations for platforms and VPN providers is likely to be launched. #DSA
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May 7
The #AIOmnibus is here; now it is time to focus on the Digital Omnibus, which centers on data rules for AI. The Commission's initial proposals to make life easier for European businesses have been watered down.
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Apr 29
The European Commission’s self-review of the #DMA is out, and the verdict is, as expected, positive.
@AuerDirk argues: "The DMA can be improved. This review suggests the Commission will not lead that effort."
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Apr 28
Europe’s #DMA debate is stuck between two extremes: disaster vs. untouchable. Missing is an honest debate about enforcement trade-offs. Requiring Google Search to share sensitive data with “any third party” raises serious privacy concerns.
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Apr 20
The EU unveiled it's own age verification app last week. This is likely to serve as a start for a broader legislative initiative to legalise age-verification and subsequent restrictions on minors.
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Apr 20
Siemens warns EU rules are driving industry to the US and China. As the U.S. lures giants with tax cuts and deregulation, Europe faces a high-stakes choice: changing data rules the "speed vs. sovereignty" chip dilemma
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Apr 10
As the 🇪🇺 EU weighs youth social media bans, 🇦🇺 Australia ignores its own failing under-16 ban and tries exporting it, Brussels effect-style.
Here's what the CoE had to say about protecting minors online: eutechloop.com/the-coe-on/
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