"In het persbericht schrijft de Commissie niet hoe zij de AVG wil aanpassen, maar in eerder uitgelekte wetteksten[..], stond dat de Commissie het voor AI-bedrijven mogelijk wil maken om data te gebruiken die onder 'bijzondere categorieën' vallen, zoals het geloof of de politieke voorkeur van een persoon, of zijn of haar gezondheidsdata. Die bedrijven mogen die data dan gebruiken om hun AI-modellen te trainen."

Bron: https://tweakers.net/nieuws/241678/eu-presenteert-nieuwe-regels-die-avg-moet-vereenvoudigen-en-ai-meer-data-geeft.html

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#Tech #AI #Bigtech #EU #EuSummit25

"In het persbericht schrijft de Commissie niet hoe zij de AVG wil aanpassen, maar in eerder uitgelekte wetteksten[..], stond dat de Commissie het voor AI-bedrijven mogelijk wil maken om data te gebruiken die onder 'bijzondere categorieën' vallen, zoals het geloof of de politieke voorkeur van een persoon, of zijn of haar gezondheidsdata. Die bedrijven mogen die data dan gebruiken om hun AI-modellen te trainen."

Bron: https://tweakers.net/nieuws/241678/eu-presenteert-nieuwe-regels-die-avg-moet-vereenvoudigen-en-ai-meer-data-geeft.html

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#Tech #AI #Bigtech #EU #EuSummit25

I'm living in the US. Since Elon Musk gave multiple Siege Heil(s) at the Presidential Inauguration in January, I've been scrambling to create my own pocket universe, free from the control of the #TrumpRegime. Step 1(a) was hopping off #BigTech platforms, which I've mostly accomplished. Regrettably, I'm still on Spotify. I do plan on migrating, but I'm #ActuallyAutistic, so I need *all* of my music, less than half of which is on Bandcamp, and much of the rest is not ethically pirate-able.

4/4 The #DigitalOmnibus proposals - and the overall #deregulation agenda - panders to corporate and #BigTech interests, rather that prioritising people and communities. The European Commission is failing in its duty to protect us ❌

✊🏾 We urge the European Council and Parliament to reject this attempt at dismantling the EU’s digital rights framework, and instead focus on strong, consistent enforcement.

➡️ https://edri.org/our-work/commissions-digital-omnibus-is-a-major-rollback-of-eu-digital-protections/

U.S. tech giants' dominance in cloud services threatens digital sovereignty, prompting Europe to break monopolies and build its own infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/world/europes-cloud-scares-and-us-tech-dominance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #amazon #google #microsoft #europe #cloudservices #it #bigtech #cybersecurity

Your daily reminder that @EUCommission are only cunts on days with names ending with day.

“The European Commission will launch its long-awaited bid to simplify digital rules in an effort to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses and to promote European start ups in the global artificial intelligence race.”

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1119/1544678-simplification-digital-rules/

#EU #BigTech #AI #bullshit #institutionalCorruption #lobbying #revolvingDoors #EUCommission #spinelessToadiesInSuits

Il primo passo verso un Web libero è fornire strumenti che consentano di sostituire il grande web centralizzato, ecco perché stiamo realizzando servizi @internet liberi:

“Gli strumenti del padrone non smantelleranno mai la casa del padrone”

In altre parole, gli strumenti dei Big Tech non smantelleranno mai la casa dei #BigTech.

La cosa migliore che possiamo fare è costruire i nostri strumenti in modo da poter costruire le nostre case e questo è il nostro contributo: https://servizi.devol.it

Markus Beckedahl mit einem niederschmetterndem Resümee, live vom Gipfel zur Europäischen Digitalen Souveränität aus Berlin, der passenderweise garniert wurde vom #Cloudflare Ausfall.
Bezeichnend für die Abhängigkeit der #EU von #BigTech.

Vor Allem viel heiße Luft, altbekannte Phrasen und keine konkreten Schritte

#DigitalGipfel @markus_netzpolitik

Another #bigtech service had a big downtime today:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/18/what-is-cloudflare-and-why-did-its-outage-take-down-so-many-websites

We had recently blogged and shared our thoughts about these incidents in October: https://cloud68.co/blog/the-aws-outage-and-what-it-really-means-for-our-internet
It applies to #CloudFlare too, obviously.

NOS Stories is sinds vandaag ook via hun eigen website te bekijken! 🥳

https://stories.nos.nl/

Eindelijk kunnen jongeren zonder YouTube, Insta of TikTok account NOS Stories reportages bekijken.

Als ze nu ook nog een RSS feed e/o ActivityPub feed gaan aanbieden is het helemaal perfect! Pls 🥺

Zie hier de aankondiging:
https://over.nos.nl/nieuws/alle-videos-voor-jongeren-op-een-plek-nos-stories-lanceert-website/

Via @douwe

#NOS #NOSStories #PubliekeOmroep #Tech #BigTech #SocialMedia #PublicSpaces

Another #bigtech service had a big downtime today:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/18/what-is-cloudflare-and-why-did-its-outage-take-down-so-many-websites

We had recently blogged and shared our thoughts about these incidents in October: https://cloud68.co/blog/the-aws-outage-and-what-it-really-means-for-our-internet
It applies to #CloudFlare too, obviously.

NOS Stories is sinds vandaag ook via hun eigen website te bekijken! 🥳

https://stories.nos.nl/

Eindelijk kunnen jongeren zonder YouTube, Insta of TikTok account NOS Stories reportages bekijken.

Als ze nu ook nog een RSS feed e/o ActivityPub feed gaan aanbieden is het helemaal perfect! Pls 🥺

Zie hier de aankondiging:
https://over.nos.nl/nieuws/alle-videos-voor-jongeren-op-een-plek-nos-stories-lanceert-website/

Via @douwe

#NOS #NOSStories #PubliekeOmroep #Tech #BigTech #SocialMedia #PublicSpaces

Markus Beckedahl mit einem niederschmetterndem Resümee, live vom Gipfel zur Europäischen Digitalen Souveränität aus Berlin, der passenderweise garniert wurde vom #Cloudflare Ausfall.
Bezeichnend für die Abhängigkeit der #EU von #BigTech.

Vor Allem viel heiße Luft, altbekannte Phrasen und keine konkreten Schritte

#DigitalGipfel @markus_netzpolitik

I am not worried about the alleged #aibubble

That occurs when there is over-investment. Right now the demand outstrips the supply.

#AI is not going away.

There will however be a problem when #bigtech moves over to #NPU instead of #GPU usage.

That will wipe out smaller providers as the cost per token will fall dramatically and that will shift power upwards.

Power companies also want to meet profit projections, so to make up for the shortfall in usage by increasing private #electricity cost.

Die Geschichte der #Digitalgipfel ist eine Geschichte voller Missverständnisse.

Heute findet in Berlin der Gipfel zur Europäischen Digitalen Souveränität statt.

Lobby-Veranstaltung oder ernstgemeinter Versuch die #EU unabhängig von #BigTech zu machen?

Wir sind für euch vor Ort und finden es raus.

#Merz #Macron

✂️ @Nikoleit

Die Geschichte der #Digitalgipfel ist eine Geschichte voller Missverständnisse.

Heute findet in Berlin der Gipfel zur Europäischen Digitalen Souveränität statt.

Lobby-Veranstaltung oder ernstgemeinter Versuch die #EU unabhängig von #BigTech zu machen?

Wir sind für euch vor Ort und finden es raus.

#Merz #Macron

✂️ @Nikoleit

@sillymickel.bsky.social and take part in this: the #BigTechWalkout2025

https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2025/

Defund the #Broligarchy ! Starve them of data and protect yourself from #surveillance , #pricegouging and #ads in the process.

#privacy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #DigitalExodus

Firmiamo la petizione!

Google sta soffocando il web per massimizzare i propri profitti. Le multe miliardarie non sono bastate a fermare il suo dominio.
Ora però l’UE ha una possibilità concreta per ridimensionare questo monopolio ma solo se avrà il coraggio di resistere alle minacce di Trump e all’arroganza delle #BigTech.

Firma ORA e difendi l’Europa dall’ingerenza delle multinazionali: https://newsletter.devol.it/big-tech-no-al-monopolio-e-il-momento-di-farci-sentire-lanciamo-lappello-ora/

▶️ Per restare aggiornati sulle battaglie per un web libero seguici su: @internet