#EU may “make an example of X” by issuing $1 billion fine to Musk’s social network - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/eu-may-make-an-example-of-x-by-issuing-1-billion-fine-to-musks-social-network/ damn right #twitter #dsa

#EU may “make an example of X” by issuing $1 billion fine to Musk’s social network - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/eu-may-make-an-example-of-x-by-issuing-1-billion-fine-to-musks-social-network/ damn right #twitter #dsa
Over a billion euro: Brussels allegedly plans gigantic DSA fine against X.
The European Commission has pressed ahead with its investigation into possible violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA) by Elon Musk's short messaging service X and is preparing a massive fine.
La UE si prepara a sanzionare X: si profila una multa miliardaria, da HDblog.it
Secondo quanto rivelato da quattro fonti anonime le misure punitive sono attese per l'estate 2025 e dovrebbero includere sia una consistente sanzione pecuniaria sia richieste specifiche di modifiche al funzionamento della piattaforma. Prima applicazione di sanzioni sotto il regime del #dsa .
https://www.hdblog.it/mercato/articoli/n614246/x-multa-europa-violazione-dsa/
#Twitter #ElonMusk #GiftArticle #DSA #EU
'European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, for breaking a landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation, said four people with knowledge of the plans...
The penalties are set to include a fine and demands for product changes, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing an ongoing investigation. '
Verstöße gegen DSA: X droht Milliardenstrafe durch EU‑Kommission https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/verstoesse-gegen-dsa-x-droht-milliardenstrafe-durch-eu-kommission.92062/ #x #eu #dsa #digitalservicesact
"European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump."
Endlich: Nach monatelanger Prüfung und nach mehrfachen Nachweisen des Vergehens gegen den #DSA: Die @EuropeanCommission plant laut @NYTimes massive Strafe gegen X! Gut so!
#EUTheBlueForce
#DemocracyVsAutocracy
#PulseofEurope
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/technology/eu-penalties-x-elon-musk.html
@fsteiner.bsky.social OK so is your sole argument that (a) you have covered the DSA for 5 yrs and (b) don't believe €1bn would be proportionate under the #DSA?
I mean I really don't know what the EC would consider proportionate even after having worked on influencing the DSA for 6(!) years ;) but even #Breton always claimed this wasn't political until of course it was.
And to be honest, I can't see any more likely moment for DSA enforcement to turn political than right now.
#X potrebbe venire sanzionata dall'#UE per un miliardo di dollari (!) per violazioni del Digital Services Act (#DSA): non ha limitato contenuti illeciti o disinformazione
I commissari UE hanno sempre applicato rigorosamente DSA e #DMA
Ora però il rispetto delle leggi potrebbe avere ripercussioni sui rapporti UE/USA, perché #Musk ha incarichi governativi e per la deriva autocratica trumpiana
In breve siamo a regole contro caos.
La notizia si trova qui: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/technology/eu-penalties-x-elon-musk.html
In Polizeikreisen werden offenbar in unzulässiger Weise Informationen über Metas Messengerdienst #Whatsapp ausgetauscht. Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz in NRW, Bettina Gayk, hat eine Warnung herausgegeben, laut der diese Praxis "aus Datenschutzgesichtspunkten nicht hinzunehmen ist", zumal den Dienststellen polizeieigene datenschutzkonforme Alternativen zur Verfügung stehen.
https://www.golem.de/news/datenschuetzerin-unzulaessige-whatsapp-nutzung-bei-der-polizei-2504-194984.html
#Datenschutz #DSGVO #DSA #Polizei
Trust the Trusted Flagger?!
Wer kontrolliert Inhalte im Netz – und wer kontrolliert die Kontrolle?
Am 10. April 19 Uhr diskutieren Dr. Jessica Flint und Chan-Jo Jun im Digital Fight Club über die Rolle der #TrustedFlagger, Content-Moderation, #Hatespeech und #Meinungsfreiheit im digitalen Raum. Online & offen für alle: https://t1p.de/trusted
Eine Veranstaltung u. a. von @slpb, @hlz und @mkz. Mit @Anwalt_Jun
Brought to you by 5 years of #DSA coverage: Why I think the NYT story on a 1 billion Euro fine under #DigitalServicesAct for #X / #Twitter is wrong.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mehanjcfpwtmlgoyzmku23xz/post/3llxte6txbs2g
The @nytimes.com is claiming that a "billion Euro fine" would be on its way under the #DSA on #X based on "The fine could surpass $1 billion, one person said", @satariano.bsky.social reports. This is going to be confusing, but I strongly doubt it.
'Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S.
The e-commerce giant put in a last-minute offer for the popular video app... TikTok faces a Saturday deadline to change its ownership structure.'
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/business/media/amazon-tiktok-bid.html
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Be there tomorrow at 14:30 CEST for a closer look at how the European Commission is putting the #DSA into practice!
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Capitalism is so broken that even the conservative centrist Tim Miller of the Bulkwark has to admit it & chants "DSA".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJj8dOLNvRk
Combine the "Trump Card", announcement of UAE "investment in US companies", propping up of #Tesla & this ridiculous #Newsmax IPO. This stinks to high heaven.
On a related note, a new targ- I mean billionaire just dropped.
The latest EU Tech Policy Brief is here!
This issue covers:
@citizenlab report on the #Paragon case
#DSA Civil Society Coordination Group's Risk Assessment analysis
Our response to the General-Purpose #AI Code of Practice draft
Dive into EU tech policy & digital rights:
https://cdt.org/insights/eu-tech-policy-brief-april-2025/
The EU is collecting €58m in fees to enforce the Digital Services Act. But Big Tech is already fighting legal battles to avoid responsibility.
The EU shouldn't be put off by big tech lobbying from the US. The #DSA is really important for protecting people from the abuse of digital power and for limiting foreign influence in our democratic processes.
Meta spends now 10k € on lobbying in Brussels. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear he wants to challenge EU digital rules like the #DSA and #DMA. We will keep an eye on Meta's lobbying and defend our digital rules. https://www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/facebook-ireland-limited?rid=28666427835-74