Posts by ilumium@eupolicy.social
(DIR) Post #Av0tEfFhAcx1M7VOLI by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-06-11T07:02:05Z
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"French Digital Minister Clara #Chappaz’s office told POLITICO it is considering designating websites such as @bsky.app @Mastodon and #Reddit as #porn platforms, obliging them to implement stringent #ageverification requirements under new French rules that came into effect Saturday."Question is: who is running this platform called #Mastodon ??? 🤔 #digitalrights #privacy #digitalservicesact #dsa
(DIR) Post #Avv5DPsx1SjoqYyLj6 by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-07-07T14:18:00Z
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So now that both #Apple and #Meta have formally appealed the #DMA fines that are just pocket money for them, can we please start calling those lawsuits for what they are: intimidation similar to #SLAPPs. They are designed to bind public resources for years, which regulators will lack for enforcing the #DigitalMarketsAct, to intimidate civil servants in the @EUCommission, and to show us that #BigTech is above the law and that we are helpless.Let's not be intimidated. #ResistBigTech
(DIR) Post #AwaZrgQyQPXZ9WBs9o by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-07-24T09:05:43Z
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It felt like kindergarten to do it but this week we @edri +others filed a complaint against #Google with the @EUCommission for breach of the #DigitalMarketsAct. Despite the #DMA's clear obligation for #gatekeepers to allow you to uninstall pre-installed apps, #Alphabet claims this can also mean disabling. Yes seriously.So we wrote a 7-page explanation why disable ≠ uninstall.The complaint was filed together with @article19, @fsfe, @Freiheitsrechte, @HomoDigitalisGR and @vrijschrift 🙏
(DIR) Post #AxYyWDMbO9oRtXhA12 by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-08-26T13:22:01Z
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#Google: We need to limit #sideloading, #GooglePlay is so much safer!Meanwhile in the real world:https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/
(DIR) Post #AxbC5o60Uw2bfq9fLk by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-08-26T20:41:40Z
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Thank you @grote for sharing this. In addition to telling #Google that locking down #Android is bad, I'd also recommend every app developer to write to the @EUCommission's #DMA enforcement team and tell them that this practically circumvents Article 6(4) of the #DigitalMarketsAct, which was supposed to *enable* 3rd party app (stores).The EC is discussing the same question with #Apple atm and they have to understand what happens if they let this happen.Contact form:https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/contact-dma-team_en
(DIR) Post #Axozbr4APYIgxggV4S by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-09-03T07:02:29Z
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@bmi "Yay wir helfen jetzt viel weniger Menschen in Not als noch zuvor!" 👏Schämt euch!
(DIR) Post #AyP8DVrxbafZmSqyB6 by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-09-20T17:23:25Z
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I have just donated to @aral's #Gaza Emergency Fund which will be used to bring 8 (!) entire families to (relative) safety from #Israel's #genocide.If you're a privileged White European like me, you don't often get the chance to help save someone else's life. Well here you do: https://gaza-verified.org/emergency/
(DIR) Post #AyRuhOvXAK0J3KlJdQ by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-09-21T18:32:45Z
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Spot the mistake #wealthtax #taxtherich
(DIR) Post #AySfgWRKRXWLuRiV3w by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-09-22T09:55:26Z
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Fighting for your rights works! 💪 ⚖️ #Spain's constitutional court ruled that public decision-making algorithms require transparency and oversight. The court rejected claims that #NationalSecurity or #IntellectualProperty can absolutely limit what it calls a constitutional right to public information.https://civio.es/novedades/2025/09/18/civio-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-public-algorithms-spains-supreme-court-orders-the-government-to-release-boscos-source-code/#algorithms #AI #justice
(DIR) Post #AynL3T147zGCeDJm4G by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-10-02T06:30:03Z
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Dear journalists: did you know there is a verb for "using false claims"? Many children learn it in kindergarten. It's called "lying".You should try it some time (the verb, not the lying).#ClearLanguage #USpol #journalism #freepress
(DIR) Post #Az2prjFVxYK3T7MFvM by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-10-09T18:42:07Z
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"Asking enslaved people if they actually want to work the plantations for free would kill the cotton industry."-- Nick Clegg#AI #AIcon #exploitation #BigTech
(DIR) Post #B0k9Tr8bXxPpYCZz9s by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-11-29T16:28:24Z
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I went shopping for my kids and wow #Playmobil went full #RiotPolice for children, including batons and shields to crush protestors 🫣#PoliceViolence #protest
(DIR) Post #B0ttjjCXAPu7soYyCO by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-12-03T19:15:01Z
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"The Dutch government has quietly removed #Google #tracking tools from job listings for its intelligence services over concerns that the data would expose aspirant spies to U.S. #surveillance," according to POLITICO."The intervention would put an end to Google’s processing of the data of job seekers interested in applying to #spy service jobs, after members of parliament in The Hague raised security concerns." 💥
(DIR) Post #B11TMI46qeSVWDSutU by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2025-12-07T18:27:29Z
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The news that #X has suspended the #EU's advertising account on the platform after it issued a 120m EUR fine against X for breaking the #DSA is beyond hilarious.And it might even be kind of good in the sense that politicians in Europe maybe finally realise how shitty it is to depend on such a lunatic for its public communications.https://www.politico.eu/article/x-axes-european-commissions-ad-account-after-e120m-eu-fine/#DigitalServicesAct #DigitalRights #DigitalSovereignty #RuleOfLaw
(DIR) Post #B1uXxzWVaXfWzjX49Q by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2026-01-03T14:37:13Z
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Trump just singlehandedly and completely unnecessarily destroyed yet another piece of international law (not to mention any moral high ground the US might still have had in Ukraine). This man, this country must be stopped.
(DIR) Post #B1uXy7Cb2SUioIHHE0 by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2026-01-03T14:42:13Z
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I mean seriously if you believe it's okay to invade a foreign country and illegally abduct its head of state to bring them to justice, there were so many options: North Korea, Russia, Israel, the US... but hey, I guess it wasn't about justice after all, was it?
(DIR) Post #B2hvmpxYqDNptqqg1Q by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2026-01-27T07:58:59Z
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There is so much to he said about the hypocrisy of France's proposed #SocialMediaBan for children, but let's start with this quote from President #Macron:"The emotions of our #children and #teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American #platforms or Chinese #algorithms."As if those were the only two God-given options. He'd rather ban an entire idea than help us build something better.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/france-social-media-ban-under-15s#DigitalRights #AccessToInformation #FreeExpression
(DIR) Post #B2hvmxr7U2z6OBte5o by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2026-01-27T08:00:36Z
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And then there is this gem of course:#Macron hailed the vote as a “major step” to protect French children and teenagers.In a post on #X !I mean come on!
(DIR) Post #B2sLj1A1nJmTs07PxA by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2026-02-01T11:13:15Z
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My #fosdem learning today: #Linux on phones has made huge progress since I last checked.The fact that non-techy people can buy Linux phones off the shelve that just work *and* are really slick devices is 🤩🤩It's crucial for us to be ready as a community when #Google finally takes away #AOSP from us.Check out the phones from @jolla and @furilabs.
(DIR) Post #B3DC2GeFWAJ8BQx9zk by ilumium@eupolicy.social
2026-02-11T10:35:55Z
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The German federal government currently pays €481 million in licensing fees to #Microsoft every year.I'm sure @zendis could build some nice stuff with half the money and make it available for everybody else to re-use.#DigitalSovereignty #DigitalCommons #FOSS