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Amazon, TikTok & Temu continue to rely on manipulative designs, even though the Digital Services Act (DSA) prohibits this, according to consumer group VZBV. The EU must ensure
enforcement, it should close regulatory gaps in the planned Digital Fairness Act ().
vzbv.de/pressemitteilungen/von

Verbraucherzentrale BundesverbandVon Amazon über Tiktok bis Temu: Manipulative Designs bleiben ein Problemvzbv-Analyse zeigt: Trotz Verbots nutzen untersuchte Apps manipulative Designs

Tech-Konzerne wie Amazon, TikTok oder Temu setzen weiterhin auf manipulatives Design, obwohl der Digital Services Act (DSA) dies eigentlich umfassend verbietet. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt der @Bundesverband in einer neuen Untersuchung.

Die EU-Kommission muss alles daran setzen, die Regelungen des #DSA konsequent durchzusetzen. Zudem sollte der geplante Digital Fairness Act (#DFA) genutzt werden, um Regelungslücken zu schließen.

vzbv.de/pressemitteilungen/von

Verbraucherzentrale BundesverbandVon Amazon über Tiktok bis Temu: Manipulative Designs bleiben ein Problemvzbv-Analyse zeigt: Trotz Verbots nutzen untersuchte Apps manipulative Designs

"Financing digital services almost exclusively through personalised poses considerable risks to , social cohesion, informational self-determination, and national . [...] the new @EUCommission should take seriously & push for a ban on personalised ads."

Great new report by @germanwatch @fiff_de @wikimediaDE @Konzeptwerk and @CCC

germanwatch.org/sites/default/

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After a question from the conservative EPP group, McGrath confirms he'll use the (DFA) to tackle barriers to protecting people as consumers, especially safeguarding minors from unfair marketing techniques like in-app sales & gambling-like features in video games.
We call on the Commissioner-designate to use the to also address the massive gap in regulating and pervasive online that continues to undermine everybody's online!

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The Philippine Coast Guard should be getting a good chunk of this.

"In a statement on Tuesday, October 10, House appropriations committee chairperson Zaldy Co said a total of P1.23 billion in confidential funds were realigned to agencies at the forefront of efforts to assert the #Philippines’ territorial rights in the #WestPhilippineSea." #SouthChinaSea

House denies 2024 confidential fund requests of #OVP, #DepEd, #DA, #DICT, #DFA
rappler.com/nation/house-denie

RAPPLER · House denies 2024 confidential fund requests of OVP, DepEd, DA, DICT, DFAA total of P1.23 billion in confidential funds were realigned to agencies at the forefront of efforts to assert the Philippines' territorial rights in the West Philippine Sea