The European Commission has named Google Search, WhatsApp, TikTok and 22 other tech services as "gatekeepers" that must comply with new rules set out by the Digital Markets Act within the next six months. The Verge has more.

https://flip.it/D7Evzu

#TechRegulation #EU #Tech

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It won't be easy to fix recommender systems. Imagine transforming what evolved to be a ""casino"" into a public space, transforming ""users"" into citizens...Where to start? Panoptykon, ICCL and People vs BigTech investigated their most harmful features & call for change.

Fixing Recommender Systems. From identification of risk factors to
meaningful transparency and mitigation:
https://panoptykon.org/fixing-rec-sys-pdf

#EU #TechRegulation #RecommenderSystems #RecSys #Algorithms

🚅 En route to @CPDPconferences
🤩 Excited for Wednesday's book club on my book about #dataprotection.
🙏 Thanks to Laura Drechsler for organizing and @plixavra and @ggf for joining the panel. Looking forward to the discussion.
📖 Find the book at https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-6265-503-4
👀 See you there!
#techregulation #privacy #cpdp2023 #CPDP @ForumPrivatheit

🚅 En route to @CPDPconferences
🤩 Excited for Wednesday's book club on my book about #dataprotection.
🙏 Thanks to Laura Drechsler for organizing and @plixavra and @ggf for joining the panel. Looking forward to the discussion
📖 Find the book at https:// link.springer.com/book/
10.1007/978-94-6265-503-4
👀 See you there!
#techregulation #privacy #cpdp2023 #CPDP @ForumPrivatheit

RT @benavison: We have an amazing line up of speakers at #RAID2023 tomorrow to address the challenges of #techregulation and #techpolicy. Looking forward to welcoming @dreynders @carmeartigas @brandobenifei and many more to the stage. Thank you all! Register at https://www.raid.tech/... https://t.co/Y5BE5fFsAj

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/brandobenifei/status/1653465738902921217

The complexity of going beyond “trade” to economic integration - the challenge of technology regulation harmonization as a case in point.
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RT @INSEADKnowledge
Any continued push for harmonisation of tech regulations without agreement on goals and values will prove counterproductive and risky.

#TechForGood #TechRegulation
https://knowledge.insead.edu/responsibility/without-shared-values-and-goals-tech-regulations-wont-work
https://twitter.com/INSEADKnowledge/status/1653339014664011781

Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT https://www.politico.eu/article/italian-privacy-regulator-bans-chatgpt/ #techregulation #ChatGPT #privacy #data #copyright #digitalservicesact

I'm not surprised that some investors are concerned about potential regulation in the wake of SVB's collapse. We must remain vigilant and ensure the government does not overstep its bounds. #TechRegulation #SVB #SiliconValley #Lobbying #Investors http://www.techmeme.com/230318/p1#a230318p1

eicker.news #technews »#Biden’s #cybersecuritystrategy advocates #techregulation, #softwareliability reform: The strategy represents a shift in how Washington approaches #cybersecurity, veering toward a more #strictlyregulated approach.« https://cyberscoop.com/biden-national-cybersecurity-strategy-2023/

https://photog.social/@tim/109819154970136882
tim@photog.social - I'm catching up on my Podcast queue. This Tech Won't Save Us interview with @timnitGebru about the current AI Hype is not to be missed. #AI #ChatGPT #TechRegulation
https://techwontsave.us/episode/151_dont_fall_for_the_ai_hype_w_timnit_gebru

Ars Technica: Biden taking “absolutely wrong approach” to crack down on Big Tech, critics say https://arstechnica.com/?p=1909620 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #techinnovation #techregulation #europeanunion #Antitrustlaw #dataprivacy #JoeBiden #bigtech #Policy

Biden taking “absolutely wrong approach” to crack down on Big Tech, critics say - Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg)

As presi... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1909620 #techinnovation #techregulation #europeanunion #antitrustlaw #dataprivacy #joebiden #bigtech #policy

Currently attending the Centre on Regulation in Europe's webinar "How to implement the DMA?" #EU #TechRegulation

Can you imagine how Siri will become central to our lives — once it reaches the kind of capabilities of #ChatGPT?

It’s very difficult to envision having two competing graphical user interfaces (GUI’s).

But there’s an opportunity for regulators to mandate that Apple and Google allow competing virtual assistants, with deep hooks into apps and even the operating system.

#techpolicy #ux #techregulation #gatekeeper

Hello

I am new and need a hand finding my feet. My old network comprised:

Some remarkable activists and thinkers across #TechRegulation and #DigitalRights in W. Europe and S.S. Africa.

Cynical but sometimes witty UK-based #lawyers

Critical and progressive #journalists and #news publications writing on South Africa and the UK

#Academics and #Researchers of many stripes

Socially engaged constitutionalists and rights-loving humans from around the world

Recommendations appreciated!

Privacy Experts Skeptical of Proposed Data Protection Agency - A new Data Protection Agency would overhaul federal regulation efforts around data privacy - but e... more: https://threatpost.com/privacy-experts-skeptical-of-proposed-data-protection-agency/152861/ #dataprivacyregulation #dataprotectionagency #privacylegislation #techregulation #dataprivacy #government #datamisuse #dataabuse #facebook #privacy #dcc #doj #ftc