Reports that pulled in at least one source post tagged #digitalservicesact.
The European Commission is promoting a revolutionary app-based system for mandatory age verification to police youth safety online, alongside efforts to ban Deepfake AI generating non-consensual sexual images. Critics view these EU digital…
The immediate technical focus concerns specialized applications, specifically the TK-App, and its reliance on Google Play Services for basic functionality, even when deployed on privacy-focused operating systems like GrapheneOS. A concrete …
The European Union is pushing for mandatory online age verification systems under the Digital Services Act, specifically scrutinizing platforms like Snapchat for failing to shield minors from illegal content. Prototype testing has already r…
Legal challenges are mounting against Palantir's role in the UK's National Health Service (NHS). Multiple sources specifically cite the company's embedding in critical public infrastructure and its alleged prioritization of shareholder inte…
US tech firms are accused of successfully lobbying EU regulators to keep sensitive environmental data, specifically datacenter emissions, secret. Separately, the EU Commission's plans for a 'formal dialogue' with the US government regarding…
The @EUCommission asserts that major online platforms must now comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA), making previously voluntary commitments legally mandatory to safeguard the EU's digital space. Simultaneously, critics like @katzenbe…
The EU is actively enforcing its Digital Services Act by charging major adult content sites like Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos with breaching tech safety rules due to child access. This action signals broad regulatory reach into onl…
Mastodon.cloud is facing explicit warnings regarding its insecurity, outdated software, and pending disconnection from the wider Fediverse. Multiple sources confirm the platform's status as abandoned, requiring existing users to plan a migr…
The Eco association's reporting office logged a record number of justified complaints regarding sexual abuse depictions, forcing case-by-case review under digital services laws. Commentators express deep disagreement over priorities. @wdli…
The European Union, driven by regulations like the Digital Services Act, is pushing for a mandatory, centralized age verification system, embodied by the 'EU age verification app.' This pressure extends beyond social media, with e-commerce …
X has submitted its initial compliance proposals to the EU Commission detailing how it intends to rectify violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA). Separately, EU bodies have accused multiple platforms of failing to protect minors from …
European Union regulators, citing the Digital Services Act, are heavily pushing for mandatory age verification mechanisms, with leaders like Ursula von der Leyen stating such solutions are technically ready. Concurrently, state-level action…
KIT Karlsruhe is expanding its operational use of the Mastodon instance to all employees, formalizing its commitment to the decentralized Fediverse for scientific communication. Simultaneously, the conversation analyzes the complex legal la…
Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule in Hungary ended after the opposition, led by Péter Magyar, secured a decisive electoral victory. Projections indicate Magyar gained a 'two-thirds majority,' signifying a major political upheaval. The community …
US technology firms, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta, are accused of successfully lobbying the European Union to adopt a confidentiality clause. This clause obscures or restricts public access to crucial environmental emission…
The European Commission's designation of WhatsApp as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA) is the central action. This designation was triggered by the platform's 'Channels' feature crossing the 45 million…