In Europe, governments and institutions are now almost unanimous: given the risks attributed to social media, access to it should be banned for the youngest members of society.…
While AI promises to simplify our digital lives by merging apps into single interfaces, this convergence masks a deeper transformation in the balance of power. The “super app”…
The European Commission has preliminarily concluded that Facebook and Instagram use design mechanisms that encourage addictive use, particularly among minors. This is yet another example of how the…
Rejected in the spring, the extension of the temporary exemption to the ePrivacy Directive is back on the table, having been adopted yesterday by the European Parliament under…
U.S. music organizations are appealing to Washington regarding the RAAP ruling. They are calling on the Trump administration to put pressure on the European Commission. The standoff over…
As AI giants roll out “full-duplex” voice models to simulate more fluid human conversation, the challenge lies not so much in technological prowess as in establishing a new…
The contrast between “strong” European copyright and U.S. copyright—which is weakened in particular by fair use—may have become too simplistic to describe the current developments in the field…
Jordan Bardella is now the undisputed leader in our GEO barometer. For the first time, he has overtaken Emmanuel Macron, despite the president’s very high score in the…
A survey of 155 tech startup founders shows that the main challenges they face stem not so much from the level of regulation as from its fragmentation. More…
Robots.txt, AIPREF, transparency, filtering of generated content… AI developers are proposing several solutions to limit conflicts with rights holders. But these mechanisms are primarily intended to prevent certain…
As the National Assembly prepares to debate the Darcos bill, criticism of the presumption of use of works is mounting. However, when examining the arguments put forward by…
By calling the parliamentary response to copyright issues related to artificial intelligence “stupid,” Emmanuel Macron did more than just oppose a proposed law. The head of state now…
By considering designating AWS and Azure as “gatekeepers” despite their failure to exceed the DMA thresholds, the European Commission is testing the limits of its regulatory arsenal while…
Signed on June 18 by the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission, the “Europe for Culture – Culture for Europe” declaration reaffirms that the development of AI…
The SCPP’s latest figures have been released. Between the renegotiation of fee schedules and equitable radio compensation, the partnership with Adami, and the realignment of forces at the…
During a hearing organized by the European Parliament’s IMCO Committee, Meta found itself alone facing MEPs who were convinced that platforms do not sufficiently protect minors. This hearing…
Bull once again has three systems at the top of the Green500 and, with JUPITER, retains the title of Europe’s most powerful supercomputer. This is a genuine industrial…
Adopted on Tuesday by a vote of 423 to 57, with 174 abstentions, the AI Omnibus has certainly cleared its final hurdle in the European Parliament. But behind…
Following a referral by the Council of State, the Court of Justice of the European Union clarified the conditions under which a Member State may impose its own…
The formal notice issued to CNews for violating the principle of “pluralism of schools of thought and opinion” marks a new stage in the evolution of French audiovisual…
The « GAFA tax » is reigniting tensions with Washington and highlighting Europe’s struggle to build digital sovereignty beyond reactive tax measures. The French digital tax, known as…
While Brussels is ramping up its rhetoric on technological sovereignty, a simpler question deserves to be asked: What innovative European product does the rest of the world actually…
As VivaTech and the presidential campaign bring promises of digital sovereignty and European AI back into the spotlight, the global suspension of Fable 5 and Mythos 5 serves…
Last night, the National Assembly’s European Affairs Committee adopted the two draft resolutions proposed by Emmanuel Maurel on the revision of the “Audiovisual Media Services” (AVMS) Directive and…
For only the second time since the adoption of the EU Antitrust Regulation in 2003, the Commission has imposed provisional measures on a company. Pending the outcome of…
By delaying the launch of Siri AI on iPhones and iPads in the European Union, Apple directly accuses the Digital Markets Act of preventing the rollout of new…
Unanimously adopted by the Senate and then by a committee in the National Assembly, the bill on the presumption of use of works by AI systems will not…
While supported in its objectives but contested in its mechanisms, the Digital Networks Act—developed at the Berlaymont—raised numerous concerns during this morning’s Telecoms Council. Several Member States have…
Gathered in Paris to celebrate CISAC’s centennial and discuss the future of creators’ rights, representatives of authors’ societies from around the world noted a conspicuous absence: that of…
Behind its ambitions to develop cloud computing and artificial intelligence, the Cloud and AI Development Act primarily marks the entry of digital sovereignty into European public procurement law.…
