As the AI Act takes effect and companies prepare for its implementation, one crucial piece of legislation regulating artificial intelligence remains pending: the AI Liability Directive (AILD). Axel Voss (CDU), the rapporteur, and his chief of staff, Kai Zenner, have now presented a timeline for further work on the European Commission’s proposal.The relevant materials have […]
Providers of social media platforms and online marketplaces continue to use manipulative designs in their apps, even though the Digital Services Act (DSA) prohibits this. This is shown by a study by the German consumer association VZBV, which is available to Table.Briefings. At the end of last year, the VZBV examined the offerings of 18 […]
The team for enforcing the Digital Services Act is to grow. This was announced by Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen during a debate in the European Parliament. Unlike the US government, the Commission will further strengthen its fight against disinformation and manipulation, said the Finn. To this end, she will ensure that the number of employees […]
Today’s dessert is hard to digest. You could also call it a rip-off. In any case, it’s about making a lot of quick money. Here are the facts:On Friday, Donald Trump created a meme coin called $TRUMP. On the first day, 200 million $TRUMP were available. Within three years, the volume is expected to grow […]
The voluntary code of conduct to combat illegal hate speech online (from 2016) will become part of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in a revised form as the Code of Conduct+. This was announced by the Commission on Monday. Signatories to the code include Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Microsoft Hosted Consumer Services, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube. […]
The Commission apparently does not have enough evidence to conclude its investigation into the X platform. On Friday, the Commission announced that it is making further requests for information to X under the Digital Services Act (DSA). “Today we are taking further steps to shed light on the compliance of X’s recommender systems under the […]
On Friday, the Permanent Representatives Committee agreed on a ranking list of preferred candidates for the post of European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). Wojciech Wiewiórowski is at the top of the list, said an EU diplomat. A trio of ambassadors from Denmark, Cyprus and Ireland will now negotiate with the European Parliament to reach an […]
Hardly any company in Germany (four percent) manages without importing digital technologies and services. This is the result of a representative survey conducted by the digital association Bitkom. This will make it difficult for the Commission to achieve its goal of making the economy more resilient and less dependent. The next German government must also […]
In order to better protect the healthcare sector from cyber threats, the EU Commission has presented an action plan to strengthen the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. This action plan is one of the priorities within the first 100 days of the new mandate. It aims to enable hospitals and healthcare providers to better […]
Lobbycontrol is calling on the Commission to take decisive action against the excessive influence of Big Tech. The non-governmental organization sees democracy as endangered by the monopoly power and political influence of companies such as Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple (GAMMA).In a recent study, Lobbycontrol takes a particularly critical view of the role of […]