BREAKING: TikTok's addictive design breaches EU law.

(Features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, highly personalised recommender system.)

The EU is finally drawing a line: TikTok has to turn off their addictive tricks.

We should be in control of our own time & attention, not Big Tech, be it 🇨🇳🇺🇸🇪🇺

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_312

Kudos to MEPs @kimvsparrentak and @alexandrageese for their fight.

BREAKING: TikTok's addictive design breaches EU law.

(Features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, highly personalised recommender system.)

The EU is finally drawing a line: TikTok has to turn off their addictive tricks.

We should be in control of our own time & attention, not Big Tech, be it 🇨🇳🇺🇸🇪🇺

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_312

Kudos to MEPs @kimvsparrentak and @alexandrageese for their fight.

Kicking off the EU Tech Stars Summit!

"Technology has become a weapon in the hands of autocrats.

Fortunately, we have our own alternatives in Europe."*

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
#FoShure😎

* https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/eu-tech-stars-summit

Kicking off the EU Tech Stars Summit!

"Technology has become a weapon in the hands of autocrats.

Fortunately, we have our own alternatives in Europe."*

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
#FoShure😎

* https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/eu-tech-stars-summit

BREAKING: Europol & Paris cybercrime unit raid Musk X office in France.

"Investigations range from sexually explicit deepfakes, aiding the distribution of child sexual abuse material to the dissemination of Holocaust-denial content."

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU

https://www.politico.eu/article/police-raid-elon-musk-x-office-france

BREAKING: Europol & Paris cybercrime unit raid Musk X office in France.

"Investigations range from sexually explicit deepfakes, aiding the distribution of child sexual abuse material to the dissemination of Holocaust-denial content."

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU

https://www.politico.eu/article/police-raid-elon-musk-x-office-france

Netherlands' govt coalition accord, continued:

"Freedom and democracy cannot be taken for granted.

That is why we are not only protecting our democracy against external threats, but also making it more resilient and vibrant."

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

'Digital autonomy must be the starting point for the government.

We opt for European digital infrastructure.

Digital procurement & tendering are being standardised & centralised, driven by security-by-design, zero trust, sovereignty, open source & chain security.'

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

BREAKING: EU Commission launches investigation into:

* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)

* X's recommender systems as systemic risks

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_203

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

BREAKING: EU Commission launches investigation into:

* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)

* X's recommender systems as systemic risks

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_203

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

“Clean energy is Europe’s only route to security and prosperity.”

Let’s add tech sovereignty 💪

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

https://www.politico.eu/article/clean-energy-europe-security-prosperity-ed-miliband-dan-jorgensen/

“Clean energy is Europe’s only route to security and prosperity.”

Let’s add tech sovereignty 💪

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

https://www.politico.eu/article/clean-energy-europe-security-prosperity-ed-miliband-dan-jorgensen/

Don’t waste a good crisis: the EU must prepare strategic autonomy.

“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.”

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-america-allies-eu-diplomats-greenland/

Don’t waste a good crisis: the EU must prepare strategic autonomy.

“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.”

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-america-allies-eu-diplomats-greenland/