The US threatens penalties against European companies, like Mistral and Spotify, if the EU does not roll back regulations and lawsuits targeting US tech giants
bsky.app/profile/tech... [embedded post] Simonetta Vezzoso / @wavesblog : “With support from the U.S. tech industry, the Trump administration has taken an aggressive posture against other government'...
Denmark's government has reached a political agreement to ban social media access for anyone under 15, with a possible parental consent exception from age 13
The proposal would be one of the most sweeping steps yet by a European country to curb social media use among young people.
Denmark says it will withdraw the EU “Chat Control” proposal, which would force tech companies to scan messages for CSAM, and instead support voluntary scanning
The Danes will seek to propose a voluntary detection regime in the CSAM proposal, instead of controversial mandatory detection orders
A website set up by a Danish software developer floods EU lawmakers with emails opposing planned EU “Chat Control” laws to fight CSAM by scanning encrypted apps
A software developer from Denmark is having an outsized influence on a hotly debated law to break open encrypted apps.
The European Commission says that France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Greece will test a blueprint for an age verification app meant to protect children online
if I live that long [embedded post] @bluespacecanary : Honestly I wish the EU would hurry up and do the thing it actually wants (banning American tech companies from operating there) so it can get a p...
Spotify begins piloting parent-managed accounts for kids under 13 on family plans in select markets, including Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden
Following the moves of other tech giants, Spotify announced on Friday it's introducing in-app parental controls in the form of “managed accounts” for listeners under the age of 13.
Apple will withhold the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and more in the EU this year, citing concerns about DMA's interoperability requirements
After the news broke yesterday - on a Friday afternoon, no less … Lloyd Coombes / iMore : Apple's biggest iOS 18 and macOS features, including Apple intelligence, won't come to the EU this year becaus...
Apple will withhold the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and more in the EU this year, citing concerns about DMA's interoperability requirements
After the news broke yesterday - on a Friday afternoon, no less … Aastha / Sam Lover : Samsung Galaxy AI Stands Alone as Apple Intelligence Lacks Presence in Europe Maximilian Schreiner / The Decoder ...
A look at the impact of data centers in Europe, including high electricity and water usage, as Big Tech gets tax breaks, subsidized energy and agricultural land
Marietje Schaake / Financial Times : Tweets: @fsistanford , @marialazaro , @wildebees , and @martintisne Tweets: FSI Stanford / @fsistanford : .@MarietjeSchaake urges Europe not to be blindsided by l...
Facebook is referring its decision to indefinitely suspend Trump's accounts to the Oversight Board and says the accounts will remain suspended in the meantime
but I love what they are doing with their Oversight Board (even if it's a CYA move & 10 years too late). https://twitter.com/... Brooke Binkowski / @brooklynmarie : Just in time for the 2016, I mean 2...