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anita_breuer<p>Regulating the Platforms </p><p>At their <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/rp25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rp25</span></a> ession with Chan-Jo Jun &amp; Dr Jessica Flint </p><p>Social media platforms act like shadow governments, deciding what we see. Meanwhile, the state has been reduced to just another user.<br>Right-wing extremist content that violates human dignity dominates platforms—because polarisation is profitable.</p><p>We don’t just need regulation like the Digital Services Act—we need to implement and enforce it. Fundamental rights must apply online just as offline.<br><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/PlatformRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlatformRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/DigitalPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/reclaimDigitalFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reclaimDigitalFuture</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/rp25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rp25</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/jun.de" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jun.de</span></a></span></p>
Weizenbaum-Institut<p>New <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/wjds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wjds</span></a> paper published:</p><p>Author Xin Ye explores how online platforms use manipulative, attention-grabbing tactics that undermine user autonomy. Current <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> laws fall short - this study offers 3 key policy fixes. </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The paper is part of a special issue on "Well-being in the Digital World"</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dougaparry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dougaparry</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DarkPatterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkPatterns</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/AddictiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AddictiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/TechEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechEthics</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/PlatformRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlatformRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/computerscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerscience</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>&quot;Elon <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Musk</span></a> is the promoter of evil.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bigtech</span></a> companies have &quot;monstrous power in their hands, I’m really scared by digital <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/platforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>platforms</span></a> in bad hands.&quot;</p><p>- (almost ex) EU Commissioner Jourová</p><p>(Source: <a href="https://pro.politico.eu/news/187734" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pro.politico.eu/news/187734</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/digitalmarketsact" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>digitalmarketsact</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/dsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dsa</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitaServicesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitaServicesAct</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/platformregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>platformregulation</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/breakupbigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>breakupbigtech</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>competition</span></a></p>
Konstantin Macher<p>Make sure you register for <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FreedomNotFear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreedomNotFear</span></a> today! <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FnF24" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FnF24</span></a> will take place November 8-11 in <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Brussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Brussels</span></a> and especially now it is so important for <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> activists from across the EU to come together.<br />We are facing many challenges like: <br />* fighting <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChatControl</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BiometricSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BiometricSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Spyware</span></a> or <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DataRetention" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DataRetention</span></a>, <br />* steering <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PlatformRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PlatformRegulation</span></a> or <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GDPR</span></a> enforcement and<br />* building <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>community</span></a>, networks, the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> and paths to better futures.</p><p>So sign up and let&#39;s go!</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@fnf/113225152365902044" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eupolicy.social/@fnf/113225152</span><span class="invisible">365902044</span></a></p>
CenDemTech<p>Check out <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@cdteurope" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cdteurope</span></a></span>'s Tech Policy brief w/ highlights about our work on the <a href="https://techpolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> + <a href="https://techpolicy.social/tags/PlatformRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlatformRegulation</span></a>, response to Padchasov v. Russia, support of the EU’s menABLE project, &amp; reactions to the political advertising regulation adopted by E.U. Parliament. <a href="https://cdt.org/insights/eu-tech-policy-brief-march-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cdt.org/insights/eu-tech-polic</span><span class="invisible">y-brief-march-2024/</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>Coming back to the office after 2 months to find out that <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Amazon</span></a>,</p><p>the 4th largest company *in the world* by revenue, </p><p>which runs an <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ecommerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ecommerce</span></a> website with 2+ billion monthly users, </p><p>argues its &quot;fundamental rights&quot; have been violated by the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.network.europa.eu/@EU_Commission" class="u-url mention">@<span>EU_Commission</span></a></span> because they designated Amazon as <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VeryLargeOnlinePlatform" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VeryLargeOnlinePlatform</span></a> under the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalServicesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalServicesAct</span></a>. </p><p>You can&#39;t make this shit up.</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VLOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VLOP</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PlatformRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PlatformRegulation</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>For <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@edri" class="u-url mention">@<span>edri</span></a></span> I&#39;ve recently written a comment about the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.network.europa.eu/@EU_Commission" class="u-url mention">@<span>EU_Commission</span></a></span>&#39;s <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a> Stakeholder Event in July and what the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a> should do *right now* to start enforce the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalMarketsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalMarketsAct</span></a> and the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalServicesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalServicesAct</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://edri.org/our-work/regulating-big-tech-in-europe-with-the-digital-services-act-digital-markets-act/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edri.org/our-work/regulating-b</span><span class="invisible">ig-tech-in-europe-with-the-digital-services-act-digital-markets-act/</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PlatformRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PlatformRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/gafam" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gafam</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bigtech</span></a></p>
🦕 Justus ☠️ Tóth 🏁 Römeth<p>Are you back from vacation already? Then here&#39;s a save the date for you: 📅</p><p>Together with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jjaursch" class="u-url mention">@<span>jjaursch</span></a></span> I am organizing an event at the beginning of September, on how 🇩🇪 will implement the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a> by appointing an <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSC</span></a> (in🇩🇪, but we&#39;ll have🇺🇸subtitles soon after). <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Platformregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Platformregulation</span></a></p><p>Deutschlands Plattformaufsicht im Aufbau: Hintergrundgespräch mit Andrea Sanders-Winter (Bundesnetzagentur) zum Digital Services Coordinator <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSC</span></a>.</p><p>🗓️06.09.2023, 16-17 Uhr <br />Anmeldung: <a href="https://t.co/32kbNpiRAl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/32kbNpiRAl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Suzanne Vergnolle<p>The designation of the first 19 VLOPs and VLOSEs is here! <br />Thierry Breton just announced the (not so surprising) list:<br /><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PlatformRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PlatformRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VLOPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VLOPs</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VLOSEs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VLOSEs</span></a></p>
🦕 Justus ☠️ Tóth 🏁 Römeth<p>This wraps up our background discussion. Thank you for tuning in!<br />Many thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@rochelag" class="u-url mention">@<span>rochelag</span></a></span> for answering our questions today. Please also follow @JJaursch if you are interested in our work on <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/platformregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>platformregulation</span></a>. <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a></p><p>Missed the event? We will upload a trancsript and a recording in the coming days. <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a><br />For further information on SNV&#39;s work and events we&#39;d like to invite you to subscribe to our newsletter at stiftung-nv.de/en/newsletter<br />You can also follow me here on Mastodon, of course :)</p>
Jan Penfrat<p>&quot;How can the EU fight (partisan) <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/HateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HateSpeech</span></a> and protect <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/MediaFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFreedom</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a>?&quot;</p><p>I&#39;m looking forward to speaking at this roundtable today.</p><p>Registrations still open I believe: <a href="https://entrust-project.eu/expert-roundtables-trustworthy-media/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">entrust-project.eu/expert-roun</span><span class="invisible">dtables-trustworthy-media/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PlatformRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PlatformRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a></p>
Paul Nemitz<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Job" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Job</span></a> opportunity: <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> is hiring experts to enforce the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalServicesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalServicesAct</span></a> | <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FundamentalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FundamentalRights</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GAFAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GAFAM</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Platformregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Platformregulation</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/job-opportunity-european-commission-hiring-experts-enforce-digital-services-act" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/</span><span class="invisible">en/news/job-opportunity-european-commission-hiring-experts-enforce-digital-services-act</span></a></p>