"The door is open a crack, the wind is blowing, the post-American internet is upon us: it's a new, good #internet that delivers the technological self-determination of the old, good internet, and the ease of use of Web 2.0 that let our normie friends use it, too."
@pluralistic

https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet/

#enshittification #tariffs #digitalmarketsact #eu #apple #amazon #google #facebook #instagram #whatsapp #microsoft #chatgpt #tesla #technology #bigtech #economics #diday #opensource #foss

DSA und DMA: EU-Digitalgesetze sollen stärker durchgesetzt werden

Die EU-Kommission will die Digitalgesetzgebung rund um Digital Services Act und Digital Markets Act in 2026 entschiedener durchsetzen.

https://www.heise.de/news/DSA-und-DMA-EU-Digitalgesetze-sollen-staerker-durchgesetzt-werden-11130605.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#DigitalMarketsAct #DigitalServicesAct #Gesetze #Netzpolitik #Wirtschaft #news

Discover how the App Fair Project is revolutionizing app distribution with a free and open-source marketplace for iOS and Android, inspired by F-Droid and shaped by the Digital Markets Act. In this episode of the Software Freedom Podcast, Marc Prud'hommeaux shares the challenges and vision behind creating a universal, accessible, and privacy-focused app ecosystem. Listen now to learn how this project is pushing for a more open digital future! 🚀 #DigitalMarketsAct #AppFair https://appfair.org/blog/softwarefreedom-podcast-interview

Agendas are filling up for all creatures at #39c3, but if you wanna know more about the #DigitalMarketsAct, #Interoperability and #FreeSoftware, we organised a Q&A session exactly for this!

🗓️ Day 3 (29.12)
📍 Bits&Bäume Living Room (Hall H)
⏰ 14:00 - 14:50

Stop by if you want to learn more about what we (@fsfe) are doing to fight for interoperability and to hold Big Tech accountable to the #DMA rules.

Looking forward to seeing you there 👾🛸

"The permissionless #innovation enabled by #FOSS allowed smaller and non-profit business models to flourish, letting organizations develop and provide high-quality technological products and services to market sectors often ignored by commercial companies. Enforcing the #DMA could consolidate #interoperability as a foundational policy for #Europe’s digital #infrastructure."

https://www.techpolicy.press/making-the-digital-markets-act-developer-friendly/

#EU #TechPolicy #DigitalMarketsAct #competition #antitrust

#Google and #Apple jointly work on enabling #DataPortability between devices to comply with the EU's #DigitalMarketsAct.

This is great!

Question is: Will this be an open standard that can be used by independent mobile operating systems like @murena's /e/OS, @GrapheneOS, or @LineageOS as well?

https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/09/iphone-android-switching-ios-26/

#FOSS #Android #iOS #DMA #interoperability #portability

EU-Digitalgesetze: US-Regierung droht Spotify, DHL, SAP, Siemens & EU-Konzernen

Die weitreichenden Digitalgesetze der EU sind den USA schon länger ein Dorn im Auge. Weil Brüssel geforderte Änderungen ablehnt, droht die US-Regierung jetzt.

https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Digitalgesetze-US-Regierung-droht-Spotify-DHL-SAP-Siemens-EU-Konzernen-11117482.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#DigitalMarketsAct #DigitalServicesAct #Handel #Netzpolitik #Recht #Wirtschaft #news

EU-Digitalgesetze: US-Regierung droht Spotify, DHL, SAP, Siemens & EU-Konzernen

Die weitreichenden Digitalgesetze der EU sind den USA schon länger ein Dorn im Auge. Weil Brüssel geforderte Änderungen ablehnt, droht die US-Regierung jetzt.

https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Digitalgesetze-US-Regierung-droht-Spotify-DHL-SAP-Siemens-EU-Konzernen-11117482.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#DigitalMarketsAct #DigitalServicesAct #Handel #Netzpolitik #Recht #Wirtschaft #news

Making the #DigitalMarketsAct developer-friendly 💻

#FreeSoftware plays a key role in effectively enforcing the #DMA. In this post, we explain how #Google and #Apple continue to hinder interoperability, affecting Free Software developers. In particular:

- How alternative Android ROMs suffer from the lack of device-related interoperability information;

- How #Apple's security paternalism has disabled alternative app stores for iOS and iPadOS.

Read the post here 👇️

https://www.techpolicy.press/making-the-digital-markets-act-developer-friendly/

It's a bit annoying how many news outlets just parrot the @EUCommission and #Meta line today that the latter is now going to offer a "less personalised" version of #Facebook and #Instagram using "less personal data" in order to comply with the #DigitalMarketsAct.

Have they actually read the Regulation?

[1/n] 👇🏼

"The permissionless #innovation enabled by #FOSS allowed smaller and non-profit business models to flourish, letting organizations develop and provide high-quality technological products and services to market sectors often ignored by commercial companies. Enforcing the #DMA could consolidate #interoperability as a foundational policy for #Europe’s digital #infrastructure."

https://www.techpolicy.press/making-the-digital-markets-act-developer-friendly/

#EU #TechPolicy #DigitalMarketsAct #competition #antitrust

Making the #DigitalMarketsAct developer-friendly 💻

#FreeSoftware plays a key role in effectively enforcing the #DMA. In this post, we explain how #Google and #Apple continue to hinder interoperability, affecting Free Software developers. In particular:

- How alternative Android ROMs suffer from the lack of device-related interoperability information;

- How #Apple's security paternalism has disabled alternative app stores for iOS and iPadOS.

Read the post here 👇️

https://www.techpolicy.press/making-the-digital-markets-act-developer-friendly/

What has the #DigitalMarketsAct delivered so far – and what comes next for a fairer digital environment in Europe? 🧐

These are some of the questions raised at the last @article19 DMA Symposium, now being explored in a new series of texts that will be published on Tech Policy Press.

#FreeSoftware will not be off-stage. We’ll soon share our own perspective on how the DMA enforcement affects Free Software and smaller developers — stay tuned! 💪

https://www.techpolicy.press/what-europes-digital-markets-act-has-delivered-so-far-and-what-comes-next/

EU begrüßt nahtloseren Datenumzug zwischen iPhone und Android

Die EU begrüßt Apples und Googles Pläne, einen nahtloseren Datenumzug zwischen iPhone und Android-Geräten zu ermöglichen.

https://www.heise.de/news/EU-begruesst-nahtloseren-Datenumzug-zwischen-iPhone-und-Android-11110520.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Android #Apple #DigitalMarketsAct #EU #Google #iOS #IT #Netzpolitik #Smartphone #news

#Google and #Apple jointly work on enabling #DataPortability between devices to comply with the EU's #DigitalMarketsAct.

This is great!

Question is: Will this be an open standard that can be used by independent mobile operating systems like @murena's /e/OS, @GrapheneOS, or @LineageOS as well?

https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/09/iphone-android-switching-ios-26/

#FOSS #Android #iOS #DMA #interoperability #portability

It's a bit annoying how many news outlets just parrot the @EUCommission and #Meta line today that the latter is now going to offer a "less personalised" version of #Facebook and #Instagram using "less personal data" in order to comply with the #DigitalMarketsAct.

Have they actually read the Regulation?

[1/n] 👇🏼

DMA: Meta räumt EU-Nutzern mehr Wahloptionen bei gezielter Werbung ein

Die EU-Kommission billigt Metas Zusage, Usern in der EU alternative Facebook- und Instagram-Dienste anzubieten, die mit weniger Werbe-Targeting auskommen.

https://www.heise.de/news/DMA-Meta-raeumt-EU-Nutzern-mehr-Wahloptionen-bei-gezielter-Werbung-ein-11107457.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Datenschutz #DigitalMarketsAct #DSGVO #EU #Facebook #Instagram #Netzpolitik #Verbraucherschutz #Werbebranche #Wirtschaft #news

Digital Markets Act: EU-Wettbewerbskommissarin wirft USA „Erpressung“ vor

Teresa Ribera, Vizepräsidentin der EU-Kommission, greift die Trump-Regierung scharf an. Diese setze die EU massiv unter Druck, ihre Tech-Regeln abzuschwächen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Digital-Markets-Act-EU-Wettbewerbskommissarin-wirft-USA-Erpressung-vor-11095767.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#DigitalMarketsAct #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Netzpolitik #Wirtschaft #news

US-Handelsminister: Zolldeal für "ausgewogene" Digitalregeln

Weniger Zölle auf Stahl und Aluminium - wenn die EU bei Digitalregeln nachgibt? US-Minister Lutnick macht in Brüssel Andeutungen für einen möglichen Deal.

https://www.heise.de/news/US-Handelsminister-Zolldeal-fuer-ausgewogene-Digitalregeln-11090223.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#DigitalMarketsAct #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Regulierung #Wirtschaft #news

Why exactly can I still not uninstall #Microsoft effing #Edge on a fully patched #Windows11 in the EU?

#DigitalMarketsAct #competition #antitrust #DigitalRights #SoftwareFreedom #DMA