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digital services act

May
06
You say child safety, I say data protection

You say child safety, I say data protection

Online child safety has become the cause célèbre of digital policymaking. But it can fundamentally undermine the basic tenets of digital privacy.
10 min read
May
04
You say child safety, I say data protection

You say child safety, I say data protection

Online child safety has become the cause célèbre of digital policymaking. But it can fundamentally undermine the basic tenets of digital privacy.
10 min read
Apr
06
Hungary's election: the digital frontline

Hungary's election: the digital frontline

The April 12 vote includes lots of AI slop and covert social media ads. But the digital trickery is unlikely to affect the overall outcome.
10 min read
Mar
30
Platform governance goes to court

Platform governance goes to court

Four separate lawsuits — two in the US, two in Europe — are part of a growing shift toward litigation as a means to hold social media accountable
11 min read
Mar
30
Platform governance goes to court

Platform governance goes to court

Four separate lawsuits — two in the US, two in Europe — are part of a growing shift toward litigation as a means to hold social media accountable
11 min read
Mar
04
Postcard from Brussels: the digital vibe shift

Postcard from Brussels: the digital vibe shift

Europe's views on digital sovereignty, online competition and social media oversight are changing amid a generational geopolitical realignment.
10 min read
Mar
02
Postcard from Brussels: the digital vibe shift

Postcard from Brussels: the digital vibe shift

Europe's views on digital sovereignty, online competition and social media oversight are changing amid a generational geopolitical realignment.
9 min read
Feb
23
Postcard from Amsterdam: the online safety frontline

Postcard from Amsterdam: the online safety frontline

A recent gathering of those working on the EU's Digital Services Act showed how much there still needs to be to done to implement these rules.
9 min read
Dec
08
What Europeans really think about tech

What Europeans really think about tech

It's hard to understand the Continent's digital policymaking. I polled Europeans to understand their views on everything from social media to AI.
9 min read
Nov
17
Brussels' digital power grab

Brussels' digital power grab

The European Commission is exerting increasing control over digital policymaking in ways that undermine its credibility with European citizens.
9 min read