“Whenever a company or public office faces a new challenge, the first question must be: How can #AI help?” @European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the Italian Tech Week in Turin. What a dumb piece of advice. #TechnoSolutionism #EU #IndustrialPolicy
Dear journalists: did you know there is a verb for "using false claims"? Many children learn it in kindergarten. It's called "lying". You should try it some time (the verb, not the lying). #ClearLanguage #USpol #journalism #freepress image
#Apple continues to blackmail European #lawmakers and thus #democracy itself. What a disgrace this company is. Don't buy their shit.
the Guardian
Apple calls for changes to anti-monopoly laws and says it may stop shipping to the EU
The iPhone-maker criticises Brussels’ Digital Markets Act and says delayed features are leading to a worse experience for users
 #DMA #DigitalMarketsAct #DigitalRights #competition #antitrust
Fighting for your rights works! 💪 ⚖️ #Spain's constitutional court ruled that public decision-making algorithms require transparency and oversight. The court rejected claims that #NationalSecurity or #IntellectualProperty can absolutely limit what it calls a constitutional right to public information.
Civio
Civio pulls back the curtain on public algorithms: Spain’s Supreme Court orders the Government to release BOSCO’s source code
The precedent-setting ruling states that public decision-making algorithms require transparency and oversight. The court rejects claims that nation...
 #algorithms #AI #justice
Spot the mistake #wealthtax #taxtherich image
I have just donated to @Aral Balkan's #Gaza Emergency Fund which will be used to bring 8 (!) entire families to (relative) safety from #Israel's #genocide. If you're a privileged White European like me, you don't often get the chance to help save someone else's life. Well here you do:
Gaza Verified
Emergency appeal to get the Gaza Verified families stuck in the danger zone in the North to relative safety in the South.
Fox has been named Head of the Hen House in #Ireland.
The Irish Times
Ex-tech lobbyist named as Ireland’s new Data Protection Commissioner
Niamh Sweeney to take up role in October
 #DataProtection #privacy #GDPR #Meta #lobbying #facebook #RevolvingDoor cc [@lobbyctrl_tech](
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With a couple of days of delay, the @European Commission just hit #Google with a €2.95B fine for abusing its dominant position on the online ads market. 👏 After some bad press according to which the Commission had delayed the fines to appease Trump, this is a welcome development. Google now has 60 days to propose remedies. (I had hoped the Commission would order a breakup directly but hey....)
EU slaps Google with €2.95B fine despite Trump trade threat – POLITICO
 #adtech #competition #antitrust #alphabet #breakupbigtech #bigtech
EDRi member @Panoptykon Foundation fighting dubious lack of transparency in #Poland's selection of the #DigitalServicesCoordinator's leadership 💪
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Panoptykon (@panoptykon@eupolicy.social)
Attached: 1 image Spytaliśmy Kancelarię Prezesa Rady Ministrów o skład komisji, która ocenia zgłoszenia w konkursie na Prezesa UKE. Dostali...
 #DSC #UKE #DSA #DigitalServicesAct
Finally a response from @European Commission Vice-President #Virkkunen on the American attacks against #democracy in Europe (unfortunately on #LinkedIn): "The #DSA and #DMA are our sovereign legislations - Non-discriminatory, applying to all online platforms in the EU. Fully protecting our #FundamentalRights, including #FreedomOfExpression. I will keep enforcing them, for our kids, citizens and businesses." Full letter ⬇️
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