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Henna Virkkunen

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
Nov
05
Europe's 'Jekyll and Hyde' tech strategy

Europe's 'Jekyll and Hyde' tech strategy

Two upcoming events within the 27-country bloc again demonstrate how the EU can't make up its mind on its ambitions for digital policymaking.
10 min read
Nov
03
Europe's 'Jekyll and Hyde' tech strategy

Europe's 'Jekyll and Hyde' tech strategy

Two upcoming events within the 27-country bloc again demonstrate how the EU can't make up its mind on its ambitions for digital policymaking.
9 min read
Oct
13
Europe brought a knife to an AI gun fight

Europe brought a knife to an AI gun fight

The bloc's failure to deal with its underlying structural missteps has set it up to lose in the global race around the emerging technology.
9 min read
Jul
21
The end of online anonymity

The end of online anonymity

Politicians have decided that protecting kids online is worth giving up the decades-old principles of anonymity on the internet.
9 min read
Jul
02
The Fake News Factory

The Fake News Factory

We are entering a new era of social media where everyone lives in digital silos and the cost of spreading falsehoods is next to nothing.
10 min read
Jun
30
The Fake News Factory

The Fake News Factory

We are entering a new era of social media where everyone lives in digital silos and the cost of spreading falsehoods is next to nothing.
10 min read
Apr
14
The fallacy of social media monopolies

The fallacy of social media monopolies

The US Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Meta fails to understand how we all use social media platforms in 2025.
9 min read
Mar
26
Rethinking tech sovereignty

Rethinking tech sovereignty

In an era where long-standing geopolitical ties are faltering, it's time to figure out what this concept actually means — before it's too late
11 min read