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Powerful monopolies have previously boiled down fines and legal setbacks to “the cost of doing business,” but if watchdogs can effectively break up Google — and set a legal precedent for future cases — it’s easy to imagine others being caught in the crosshairs. open.substack.com/pub/thecount...

Apple & Meta They don't fear fines, they fear competition. #dma #digitalmarketsact

Everything we watch, read, and listen to online is filtered through algorithms. They shape our choices without us even noticing. It’s not sinister—just the way the digital world operates. www.netopia.eu/i-have-not-b... #algorithms #digitalmanipulation #onlinemedia #informationbias #techawareness

Apple & Meta They don't fear fines, they fear competition. #dma #digitalmarketsact

Following the highly anticipated Digital Markets Act ruling, Apple faces a €500 million fine from the European Commission for breaching the regulation’s rules for app stores. 🔗 ow.ly/iMiN50VG79X

DMA fines are out! In addition to the fine, Apple has been issued with a cease-and-desist order requiring it to make further product changes by late June.

The European Commission has slapped a €200 fine on Meta under its Digital Markets Act for the tech giant's "pay or consent" advertising model. 🔗 ow.ly/yXuJ50VG7hs

The EU Commission fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M under the DMA and issues cease-and-desist orders; Apple says it will appeal, and Meta says it likely would (Wall Street Journal) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

This is not a conspiracy theory—I am not being singled out and fed something specific to move in some certain direction. It’s just that the way the online world works—the algorithms it runs on—will bring me some sorts of information and not other sorts of information. www.netopia.eu/i-have-not-b...

Everything we watch, read, and listen to online is filtered through algorithms. They shape our choices without us even noticing. It’s not sinister—just the way the digital world operates. www.netopia.eu/i-have-not-b... #algorithms #digitalmanipulation #onlinemedia #informationbias #techawareness

Kudos to OSTP Director Michael Kratsios for championing U.S. innovation and taking a strong stand on protecting IP. Safeguarding IP isn’t just policy— it's pivotal to creators and economic sustainability. 🇺🇸💡 #Innovation #IPRights #TechLeadership www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

"Technology should serve people, not just businesses — a human-centred digital transformation." www.netopia.eu/the-trilemma... #BigTechRegulation #EuropeanTech #TechTrilemma #DigitalPolicy #EUInnovation #TechGovernance #DigitalMarketAct #DataPrivacy #TechCompetition

Copyright Claims Board rules on dispute between Florida band and ex-member over artwork rights. #Copyright #BandArt #LegalBattle www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/04/15/t...

PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY Discord has added a new age verification system for some users that requires them to scan their face or ID to access sensitive material. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/some-di...

"Technology should serve people, not just businesses — a human-centred digital transformation." www.netopia.eu/the-trilemma... #BigTechRegulation #EuropeanTech #TechTrilemma #DigitalPolicy #EUInnovation #TechGovernance #DigitalMarketAct #DataPrivacy #TechCompetition

Meta Readies to lift/exploit your content – again apnews.com/article/face...

EU copyright law roundup – first trimester of 2025 copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/04/14/e... #copyright

The Key to European Competitiveness? www.netopia.eu/the-key-to-e... #DraghiReport #EconomicInsights #InnovationEurope #DigitalTransformationEU #EUReforms #EUInvestments #EUProductivity #EuropeanGrowth #GreenEconomyEU #SingleMarket #StructuralReforms #FutureOfEurope

The Key to European Competitiveness? netopia.eu/the-key-to-e... #DraghiReport #EconomicInsights #InnovationEurope #DigitalTransformationEU #EUReforms #EUInvestments #EUProductivity #EuropeanGrowth #GreenEconomyEU #SingleMarket #StructuralReforms #FutureOfEurope

Google loses major antitrust case as judge rules it built an illegal monopoly in online advertising Shares down 3.5% Vindicates that which news publishers have long kniwn: Google abused the dominant position.

The Key to European Competitiveness? netopia.eu/the-key-to-e... #DraghiReport #EconomicInsights #InnovationEurope #DigitalTransformationEU #EUReforms #EUInvestments #EUProductivity #EuropeanGrowth #GreenEconomyEU #SingleMarket #StructuralReforms #FutureOfEurope

#StarterPack emphasis on platforms, competition law, digital rights, tech regulation, press freedom, market dominance, surviellance capitalism, and tech landscape within EU (Copyright Directive, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Digital Fairness Act, GDPR & AI Act). bsky.app/starter-pack...

Google loses major antitrust case as judge rules it built an illegal monopoly in online advertising Shares down 3.5% Vindicates that which news publishers have long kniwn: Google abused the dominant position.

The Key to European Competitiveness? www.netopia.eu/the-key-to-e... #DraghiReport #EconomicInsights #InnovationEurope #DigitalTransformationEU #EUReforms #EUInvestments #EUProductivity #EuropeanGrowth #GreenEconomyEU #SingleMarket #StructuralReforms #FutureOfEurope

The rhetoric of Big Tech ideology—from 4Chan to the halls of academia—is the authoritarian principle that .... All rights are a nuisance to the tech oligarch, and authors are the last people any authoritarian wants to empower. illusionofmore.com/copyright-an... via @davidnewhoff.bsky.social

Ever since Google et al. forced publishers to act as data processors (rather than controllers as they ultimately are), GDPR became a busted flush... and that was a week after implementation. edri.org/our-work/whe... #dataprivacy #eudatap #data #privacy

Google Google sued for £5bn in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Ever since Google et al. forced publishers to act as data processors (rather than controllers as they ultimately are), GDPR became a busted flush... and that was a week after implementation. edri.org/our-work/whe... #dataprivacy #eudatap #data #privacy

Interesting case for creators and #LawSky #Legal #BlueskyLegal Photographer Asks Supreme Court to Decide if Embedded Instagram Posts Infringe Copyright petapixel.com/2025/04/09/p...

The rhetoric of Big Tech ideology—from 4Chan to the halls of academia—is the authoritarian principle that .... All rights are a nuisance to the tech oligarch, and authors are the last people any authoritarian wants to empower. illusionofmore.com/copyright-an... via @davidnewhoff.bsky.social

Competition watchdogs, take note: 🇮🇪 I Is Elon Musk’s AI model playing fair in the EU data arena? #AI #Copyright #CompetitionLaw #DataProtection www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

Labour caving in on AI copyright laws, says Getty Images chairman www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog... #ukpolitics #labourparty #labourlist #copyright

Deregulation breeds legal uncertainty, risk, and slows trust. History shows: without clear rules, new tech (planes, cars, drugs) caused harm, lost trust, and stalled growth. Guardrails matter. www.techpolicy.press/can-the-eus-... #digitalpolicy #eu

YouTube said the same! So did Spotify.... how's that going? " 'It would be cool' says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, hints at new model to pay artists " www.businesstoday.in/amp/technolo...

"Regulation is not the reason Europe lacks Big Tech companies.... Europe's challenges stem from market fragmentation and poor access to venture capital, among other factors." 👏 #EURegulation #DigitalPolicy #AIAct #BigTech #FutureOfTech artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-...

Detlef Eckert on.... 🆕 Digital Policy in the EU: Towards a Human-Centred Digital Transformation written by @stengwe Digital Expert @EU_Commission www.netopia.eu/the-trilemma...

This is a good example of "#geoblocking" via local languages and the damage removing that can bring. A group of current and former #BBCWorldService journalists warn that cuts to the international service risk fracturing “the core identity of the service” www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/04/11/b...

When he sold Twitter he sold the goodwill and IP. Delete Dorsey! techcrunch.com/2025/04/13/j...

A new class of supply chain attacks named ‘slopsquatting’ has emerged from the increased use of generative AI tools - all a form of copyright infringment and misrep. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Detlef Eckert @eckert3 on.... 🆕 Digital Policy in the EU: Towards a Human-Centred Digital Transformation written by @stengwe , Digital Expert @EU_Commission www.netopia.eu/the-trilemma...

Could or Should Tax? EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen ft.com/content/fba1... #EUTechTax #BigTechRegulation #USTradeTalks #VonDerLeyen #DigitalTax #EUUSRelations #TechPolicy #TradeRetaliation #GlobalTrade #TechNews

What’s worrisome here — if I'm an EU policymaker — is the combination of monopoly power and the fact that the US enjoys a monopoly on monopolies,” thecounterbalance.substack.com/p/the-state-...

"new tariffs leave small creators scramblingFrom embroiderers to" www.theverge.com/games/645782...

Could or Should Tax? EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen ft.com/content/fba1... #EUTechTax #BigTechRegulation #USTradeTalks #VonDerLeyen #DigitalTax #EUUSRelations #TechPolicy #TradeRetaliation #GlobalTrade #TechNews

Keeping up with America.... How should Europe keep up with America? The answer was to build the biggest particle accelerator in the world. www.netopia.eu/postcard-fro...

Detlef Eckert @eckert3 on.... 🆕 Digital Policy in the EU: Towards a Human-Centred Digital Transformation written by @stengwe , Digital Expert @EU_Commission www.netopia.eu/the-trilemma...