While the EU is constantly introducing new laws to protect users from harm when using apps, the rules in the global South are often less strict. Mozilla and AI Forensics have investigated what this means in the case of TikTok Lite, for example, in a joint study that was made available to Table.Briefings in advance. […]
The German Association of Motor Trade (ZDK) is calling for the same access to vehicle data as manufacturers. “Non-discriminatory access to vehicle data, resources and functions in accordance with uniform safety standards is a prerequisite for fair competition,” writes the ZDK in a current position paper, made available to Table.Briefings in advance. The EU Commission […]
The digital industry and academia welcome the fact that the Commission’s new mandate will focus on the implementation and enforcement of the newly created digital laws. This is the formulation of the newly elected Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her political guidelines.The EU Commission has created a huge wave of regulation under her […]
Ursula von der Leyen’s guidelines for the 2024-2029 electoral term build on the objectives of the previous mandate in the area of digital and innovation. However, they place a different focus on the implementation and enforcement of existing laws in the new mandate. “We will now significantly intensify our enforcement in the coming mandate period“, the […]
The Chinese app TikTok continues to be classified as a gatekeeper according to the DMA. In the first instance, the European Court dismissed the lawsuit filed by TikTok’s parent company, Bytedance, against this classification. The company expressed disappointment over this decision. “TikTok is a platform that promotes significant competition with established providers,” a spokesperson said. […]
Disinformation, deep fakes and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) – before the 2024 European elections, there was much discussion about possible threats to the integrity of the European Parliament elections. In retrospect, it seems that the fears were exaggerated.“There was an increase in activity before the elections, but it was not significant,” says Peter […]
The EU Commission has informed the short messaging service X of its preliminary view that the platform breaches the Digital Services Act (DSA). “In our view, X doesn’t comply with the DSA in key transparency areas,” said Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager. “The DSA has transparency at its very core, and we are determined to ensure […]
Over the next ten years, Apple will grant third-party providers access to the mobile payment system on its iPhones, which enables contactless payment (Near Field Communication/NFC or “tap and go”). The Commission has declared Apple’s commitments to be legally binding. This eliminates the Commission’s competition concerns and Apple avoids a heavy antitrust fine.“From now on, […]
The Commission has designated the XNXX sex platform as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). XNXX is an adult content platform with an average of more than 45 million monthly users in the EU. The number of users that XNXX has reported to the Commission is therefore above the […]