First Twitter, now TikTok. In preparation for the DSA, the Commission has now also stress-tested the Chinese platform Tiktok at its European site in Dublin. On Tuesday, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton briefed CEO Shou Zi Chew on the results of the exercise. Breton welcomed the fact that TikTok had volunteered to conduct a stress […]
Ahead of today’s second (the first substantive) trilogue on the AI Act, two major German business associations are again warning against overregulation. Not only does it inhibit innovation, productivity gains and value creation, “but it can also jeopardize digital resilience and thus Europe’s security”. These are the words of the position paper (available in German […]
The EU Commission has adopted a new strategy for Web 4.0 and virtual worlds. In this way, it wants to steer technological change and create a trustworthy, secure environment for citizens and companies. With its communication, the EU is sending a political signal that EU rules also apply in the metaverse and that the EU […]
In the EU, Japan and the US, progress is being made on regulating artificial intelligence. Earlier this week, the Spanish presidency submitted a paper in preparation for the July 18 AI Act trilogue. By today, Wednesday, the Japanese are seeking opinions from G7 countries on what framework they want to jointly adopt for generative AI […]
Data can flow freely across the Atlantic again. The Commission adopted the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework on Monday. The decision stipulates that the US will ensure an adequate level of protection – comparable to that of the EU – for personal data.The decision became necessary after the European Court of Justice declared the existing […]
Have you listened to them yet? There are a total of 27 tracks on the Spanish Presidency Spotify list. In the past five years, Spanish music has turned up the heat and celebrated international success. But the Spaniards’ varied playlist spans further, both in time and style. Nevertheless, there is of course a lot of […]
Seven companies say they meet the new EU criteria for gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). “We will now review their applications and appoint gatekeepers for certain platform services by Sep. 6“, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said Tuesday. After that, the gatekeepers will have six months to comply with the DMA regulations.The following […]
Through network and scale effects, platforms with data can gain an unassailable competitive advantage. Google probably benefits the most from additional data. This was the finding of a recent study by DIW Berlin. “In the past, competition authorities and regulators have not paid sufficient attention to the value of data“, says study author Hannes Ullrich, […]
MEPs and the EU Commission reacted angrily to the open letter on the regulation of artificial intelligence sent to Brussels by 150 business representatives on Friday. Handelsblatt and Financial Times had published it earlier. “I am convinced they have not carefully read the legislative text,” said Dragoș Tudorache (Renew), one of the two rapporteurs of […]
The Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement in the trilogue on the key elements of a new European digital identity (eID). The eID will enable citizens to identify themselves for digital administrative procedures, banking transactions, doctor visits, age verification and online shopping using the digital wallet called the European Digital Identity Wallet.A European […]