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DG JUST vs. DG CONNECT: battle for power over platforms

High-Tech Politique
Digital regulation no longer pits Brussels against platforms, but also pits directorates-general against each other. With TikTok, DG Connect is using the DSA to intervene…
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Social media: when the temptation to ban takes precedence over evidence

High-Tech Politique
As the European Union moves toward widespread bans and age verification on social media, the question is not whether these practices pose problems, but whether…
Daria Kuss Europe Réseaux Sociaux

From Caramail to Nokia: anatomy of a European digital decline

High-Tech Politique
Over the past 20 years, many European services have seen their lead eroded by international platforms, mainly American, which are better equipped to deploy network…
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Digital Fairness Act: the Commission wants to open up the black box of platform design

Politique Web 1,2,3
The DSA did not go far enough. With the future Digital Fairness Act, the Commission is exploring a large-scale age verification system, possibly via the…
DFA Digital Fairness Act DSA Europe IMCO Plateforme SMA

Council of Europe AI Convention: no disruption for the AI Act

Politique Robotic
The European Parliament's Internal Market and Civil Liberties Committees recommend that the EU accede to the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI, which is…
AI Act Conseil de l’Europe Intelligence artificielle Parlement européen Union Européenne

Better law-making: the European Parliament in search of a healing narrative

Politique
The "better law-making" report adopted yesterday by the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee seems less like a turning point than an attempt at narrative de-escalation.…
Parlement européen Union Européenne

Cybersecurity Act: proclaimed sovereignty, real dependencies

High-Tech Politique
The revision of the Cybersecurity Act proposed by the Commission shifts cybersecurity towards a logic of systemic risk management and control of "high-risk" cloud providers,…
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European Digital Regulation: From Markets to Morals

High-Tech Politique
Unable to conceive of the digital world as a normal arena for political debate, European institutions treat it as a pathology that needs to be…
Commission européenne Democracy Shield Digital Fairness Act Digital Networks Act DMA DSA Union Européenne

The Digital Networks Act is causing widespread discontent

High-Tech Politique
The Digital Networks Act is coming before Parliament and the Council, which is already burdened with disputes. Behind the stated goal of simplification, the text…
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AI Act Omnibus: Parliament takes control of the timeline

High-Tech Politique Robotic
The European Commission wanted to move quickly to adjust the AI Act. The European Parliament, however, has chosen to take its time. The LIBE and…
AI Act AI Act omnibus Arba Kokalari Michael McNamara Union Européenne