A quick update on the infamous EU “ChatControl” 🇪🇺 What a turn of events in EU tech policy: from potential mandatory mass scanning of data (“ChatControl”) → to even voluntary scans losing their legal basis (for now). Just months ago, fears were growing around mandatory scanning of private communications in the EU (incl. pictures and videos). Now, talks between the EU Council (Member States) and the European Parliament have collapsed - and the result is a complete reversal. As of April 3, even voluntary scanning of data by platforms loses its legal basis under EU privacy (ePrivacy & GDPR) rules, as the temporary exemption was not extended. A striking example of how fast EU tech policy can turn - and a big win for European privacy advocates.

#Grönland ist ein autonomes Territorium des Königreichs Dänemark 🇩🇰. Dänemark hat unmissverständlich klargestellt: Drohungen und Annexionsfantasien sind nicht akzeptabel. Schon gar nicht gegenüber einem Volk, das klar sagt, dass es nicht zum Verkauf steht. Volle Solidarität dafür. Auch hier zeigt sich, was ich seit Jahren betone: Europas Sicherheit ist kein Selbstläufer. #Europa muss endlich in der Lage sein, sich selbst zu schützen. Es ist höchste Zeit, dass Europa wirtschaftlich stark, politisch handlungsfähig und vor allem verteidigungsfähig wird 🇪🇺.

Mangelnde Satzanalyse und falsche Etymologien führen halt leider zu falschen Folgerungen. Es sind ca. 23.000 "banned books" in den USA bekannt. Aber derartige Petitessen stören im Trumpschen Universum natürlich.

The Hypocrisy of "Sovereignty." The U.S. Logic: 👉When US SEC fines European companies for alleged US law violations in other countries, that is law & Order. 👉When the SEC fines a Swedish or German company for something they did in Africa, it is called "Global Anti-Corruption Leadership." 👉When the EU fines an American company for something they did inside Europe (like deceptive checkmarks or lack of ad transparency), it is called "an attack on American sovereignty.

Marco Rubio, who portrays himself as a defender of "freedom of speech," reveals himself here as a laughable hypocrite of the highest order. While he accuses Europe of practicing "extraterritorial censorship"—because democratic states want to regulate hate speech, disinformation, and incitement—his own Trump administration is conducting a systematic attack on precisely these freedoms in the US. This is not a fight against censorship; this is pure revenge politics and an authoritarian show of force: The Trump administration has already revoked or blocked thousands of visas for international students simply because they protested against the genocide in Gaza or criticized Israel. Social media monitoring for visa applications is being massively expanded, fact-checkers and content moderators are being defamed as "censors" and barred from entering the country. Journalists, activists, and critics of the regime are being harassed, while right-wing agitators and conspiracy theorists have free rein. Rubio is now threatening visa bans for "leading figures in the global censorship-industry complex"—a term straight out of the authoritarian lexicon. This isn't about protecting freedom of speech; it's an attempt to intimidate foreign regulations while simultaneously silencing any criticism at home of Trump, Israel, or his own policies. A state that persecutes dissidents, misuses visas as a political weapon, and only defends freedom of speech when it serves its own agenda is indeed sliding into autocracy. Rubio and Trump prove it every day.

Neben der Gewaltentrennung braucht Demokratie auch funktionierende unabhängige Medien - im Zeitalter sozialer Medien auch Online. Da helfen Demonstrationen oder Unterschriftslisten nicht: Entweder man schreibt selbst, oder man fördert andere, die das tun. jetzt.at/?teilen=Tj46k-S6Gs

Es gibt Kräfte, die nicht wollten, dass Journalist:innen ihren Job in der Definition von Carl Bernstein machen  – nämlich „the best obtainable version of truth“ zu finden. Diese Kräfte werden stärker. Wir sind daher alle gefordert. (1/2)

It's Monday. @DOGE is the laziest, most overpaid bunch of incompetent, unelected bureaucrats we've ever seen.

" … das populistische Trugbild von Souveränität durch Verzwergung …" UHBP nicht ganz subtil ;-)

For all who still remember what ABEND and CICS mean in mainframe environments: Unintentionally killed the #CICS Transaction Gateway (#CTG) of my bank via Handy. Sadly, I can‘t remember the input parameters 😣

The three most important take aways from @LuluRanne: 1️⃣ trust can be #Europe‘s competitive advantage 2️⃣ Automating trust requires us to build a digital operations environment (e.g. #GXDCH, #GaiaX, #DSSC,…) 3️⃣ Collaboration is Europe’s super power. #GaiaXSummit24

If you ever asked yourself how much rent #software companies like @Adobe extort in today's subscription frenzy: I have to de-install my Adobe version (v7) with legit perpetual license in order to install the latest (free) Adobe Reader version?! 🤬 #OSS

What does #dataspace #interoperability mean for a medium sized company (say 1,000 employees)? @SAP provides a very practical answer. #SIDEevent24

#interoperability between dataspaces is key — for every single #dataspace, even if it (slightly) reduces your speed. @Accenture #SIDEevent24

Looking for metaphors for a #dataspace or (data) #ecosystem? @CATENAX_AutoNet offers “orchestra”, especially regarding #governance (you get it: conductor) #SIDEevent24