Who would have thought that anyone would think it is a good idea to ban regulation of AI and algorithmic content? This is a seriously bad idea.

I continue to believe that we should ban user profiling and the use of user profiles for advertising and content algorithms. Given where we are, I think that is the right thing to do and I think more and more are seeing that as the only way to solve the issues we have today.

#Vivaldi#AI#Regulation#SurveillanceCapitalism#Windows#Macos#Linux #software#Computers#Politics

https://www.theverge.com/news/666288/republican-ai-state-regulation-ban-10-years

Western leaders have appeased Donald Trump since he returned to power, only to be hit with new demands after every concession.

On Tuesday, Trump declared economic war on countries that regulate its tech companies. It’s time for the world to break from the US and aggressively target Silicon Valley.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/world-leaders-must-stop-appeasing

#tech #donaldtrump #digitalsovereignty #regulation#eutech#cdntech #cdnpoli #eupol

The EU is a market with 450 million people.

There is vast public support for regulation of big tech and for companies to meet their responsibilities.

Giving in after a decade of efforts in this space is undesirable and unnecessary.

#regulation #bigtech #platforms #eu

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/business/trump-technology-european-union-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The EU is a market with 450 million people.

There is vast public support for regulation of big tech and for companies to meet their responsibilities.

Giving in after a decade of efforts in this space is undesirable and unnecessary.

#regulation #bigtech #platforms #eu

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/business/trump-technology-european-union-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

😷 Trump threatens taxes, bans, for nations that tax Big Tech | The Register

“America, and American Technology Companies, are neither the ‘piggy bank’ nor the ‘doormat’ of the World any longer,” he added, before wrapping things up with a demand to “Show respect to America and our amazing Tech Companies or, consider the consequences!”

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/trump_tech_tax_threat/

#tariffs #bigtech #regulation

"We are planning to do a longer blog post on our regulatory compliance in the near future. If there is anything in particular you would like to see answered by that please feel free to drop us an email at legal@matrix.org."

@matrix, 2025

https://matrix.org/blog/2025/07/terms-update/

Why did you not move your flag to a jurisdiction which has no plans to enact discriminatory laws like the UK Online Safety Act?

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#Matrix #regulation #TechRegulation #OnlineSafetyAct

Out in the open: the US administration’s attempt to undermine the EU Digital Services Act (and other regulations) was evident.

Now it has been elevated to formal policy and goal of diplomatic efforts.

#DSA #bigtech #tradewar #regulation

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/rubio-orders-us-diplomats-launch-lobbying-blitz-against-europes-tech-law-2025-08-07/

Out in the open: the US administration’s attempt to undermine the EU Digital Services Act (and other regulations) was evident.

Now it has been elevated to formal policy and goal of diplomatic efforts.

#DSA #bigtech #tradewar #regulation

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/rubio-orders-us-diplomats-launch-lobbying-blitz-against-europes-tech-law-2025-08-07/

Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches
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A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others have long sought.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-spacex-rocket-launch-environmental-regulation-rollback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Environment#Aviation #SpaceX #Space#ElonMusk#Regulation#Trump

The pathetic, bitter wording of the wording that blames an EU regulation for being “left with an impossible choice” (ooh poor Meta and its $1.8 trillion market cap 😢) is just another demonstration that yes, #regulation does work and that once a business activity’s negative externalities on society are factored in the costs, some might become economically unsustainable. And from a European perspective, that's just a good thing 👌
I'm happy to leave it to others to let money buy political outcomes.

The pathetic, bitter wording of the wording that blames an EU regulation for being “left with an impossible choice” (ooh poor Meta and its $1.8 trillion market cap 😢) is just another demonstration that yes, #regulation does work and that once a business activity’s negative externalities on society are factored in the costs, some might become economically unsustainable. And from a European perspective, that's just a good thing 👌
I'm happy to leave it to others to let money buy political outcomes.

Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches
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A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others have long sought.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-spacex-rocket-launch-environmental-regulation-rollback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Environment#Aviation #SpaceX #Space#ElonMusk#Regulation#Trump

"The answer 'we have to fix capitalism' doesn't help. It might be true, but it doesn't help.

So here's where I think there are some ... interventions that would require a change in political will to enable. But there's very little stopping them other than a lack of political will, which is largely a result of capture of political power by economic interests."

#ShannonVallor, 2025

https://www.ppfideas.com/episodes/the-history-of-bad-ideas%3A-value-free-tech

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#podcasts#PastPresentFuture#HistoryOfBadIdeas #regulation #TechRegulation

Q: Based on his ideas, would Adolf Hitler be for or against GDPR and right to erasure nowadays if he still lived?

A: It's reasonable to infer that Hitler would not support a regulation like #GDPR which emphasizes individual rights such as #privacy protection, data accessibility or erasure; and instead might favor more centralized control over information dissemination for propaganda purposes.

#webscraping #technology#EU #history #historyrepeating #transparency #regulation #humanrights

why bother complying with all the onerous rules that regulate the selling of securities to the public when you can just sell them “tokens” instead?

SpaceX and OpenAI are privately held companies that have disclosed virtually nothing about their businesses to the public (which they would be required to do before selling "shares" instead of "tokens" to mere mortals).

you’re looking at the death of 100 years of more or less successful financial regulation. all the rules put into place after the great depression are pretty much kaput.

#SEC#CFTC #regulation #uspol #uspolitics #finance #eupol #economics #stockmarket#SpaceX #openai#AI#HOOD#RobinHood

why bother complying with all the onerous rules that regulate the selling of securities to the public when you can just sell them “tokens” instead?

SpaceX and OpenAI are privately held companies that have disclosed virtually nothing about their businesses to the public (which they would be required to do before selling "shares" instead of "tokens" to mere mortals).

you’re looking at the death of 100 years of more or less successful financial regulation. all the rules put into place after the great depression are pretty much kaput.

#SEC#CFTC #regulation #uspol #uspolitics #finance #eupol #economics #stockmarket#SpaceX #openai#AI#HOOD#RobinHood

Who would have thought that anyone would think it is a good idea to ban regulation of AI and algorithmic content? This is a seriously bad idea.

I continue to believe that we should ban user profiling and the use of user profiles for advertising and content algorithms. Given where we are, I think that is the right thing to do and I think more and more are seeing that as the only way to solve the issues we have today.

#Vivaldi#AI#Regulation#SurveillanceCapitalism#Windows#Macos#Linux #software#Computers#Politics

https://www.theverge.com/news/666288/republican-ai-state-regulation-ban-10-years