European Commission
EU Council Advances Chat Control 2.0 Scanning Proposal
The proposed fix keeps the machinery of mass scanning very much alive.
Washington Challenges Brussels’ Authority Over X
The first major DSA courtroom fight now has an American litigant in the room.
World Leaders Are Rallying Behind ID Checks for the Internet
From Brussels to Canberra, “think of the children” is becoming an internet-wide identity system.
Macron Seeks EU Law After France Rejects Under 15 Social Media Ban
Macron wants EU law to ban social media for children under 15 across member states.
ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox Given Four Months to Meet New EU Censorship Obligations
Four months to translate Europe’s broadest internet speech rules into operational policy.
Apple's Toll Booth Gets a New Coat of Paint
Apple overhauls EU App Store fees under DMA pressure, but developers still pay a commission on external link-outs.
Merkel Urges EU to Keep Regulating Social Media Speech
The architect of Germany’s original internet censorship law now wants the whole continent to stop worrying and learn to love the delete button.
European Commission Official Touts 17 Investigations as Proof the Digital Services Act “Delivers”
The Commission now employs 127 people to police online speech and is hiring 60 more, all without a single courtroom in the loop.
France Moves to Break Encrypted Messaging
France’s parliament just endorsed the one idea every cryptographer on earth has already debunked and they’re calling it a compromise.
EU Pushes Age Verification App for All States
Brussels wants every member state shipping its age verification app by year’s end, three months after a security researcher cracked it in under two minutes.
Brussels Wants Google’s Search Data
Brussels wants the data shared at the same speed Google reads it itself, to recipients the proposal hasn’t finished naming.
EU Launches Age Verification App
The Commission built the app on the same architecture as its planned continental digital identity wallet. That’s not a coincidence.