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🔴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗗𝗦𝗔.

🇪🇺 After reporting a remarkable 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 in the #EU (Oct 2025), #ChatGPT has surpassed the trashold that triggers obligations for #VLOPs.

𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: www.euronews.com/next/2025/10... & www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 AM
𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 #𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀… 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 🤚

Under #GDPR, companies must assess the #risk, notify authorities, and protect #users. ⚠️ Yet, many #platforms still struggle with basic safeguards.

🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... & commission.europa.eu/law/law-topi...
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
🔴 𝗫 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗸 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗨 🔥

🇪🇺The @ec.europa.eu has officially opened an investigation into #X and #Grok over potential violations of the Digital Service Act #DSA.

Press corner 👉 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission investigates Grok and X\'s recommender systems under the Digital Services Act
The European Commission has launched a new formal investigation against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
January 29, 2026 at 11:38 AM
𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙨 #𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆𝘿𝙖𝙮! 🔐

❓ 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸?
Back in 1981, long before smartphones, #socialmedia, or #AI, the international community adopted #𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝟭𝟬𝟴, the world’s first legally binding #dataprotection treaty.

Let’s continue to protect what matters 🫵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀.
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 AM
One unlawful practice can harm thousands of #consumers across #EU — and too many still feel powerless to act.

👥 Discover how #𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 defend consumer rights
🇪🇺 Learn more about #𝗥𝗔𝗗
🛡️ See how 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗜 helps enforce #GDPR rights through #collectiveaction

Watch now ▶️ youtu.be/4T3lgzYXaKo?...
How Qualified Entities Help Consumers Challenge Big Tech in 2026
YouTube video by Stichting Onderzoek Marktinformatie
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 8:57 AM
🔴 #𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗸 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀, including digital #undressing and #AI #deepfakes.

🔎 Over 20k images and 50k requests, 53% featured minimal attire, 81% depicted #women and 2% #minors.

🔗 www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...; www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 13, 2026 at 9:57 AM
🔷 #SOMI Blog | 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

#AI-stripped, digitally abused and sexually exploited. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to #OGBV. And yet, the phenomenon remains far from being dismantled.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 👉 somi.nl/en/digital-h...
January 7, 2026 at 9:21 AM
⚖️🛡️ 𝗫’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗨 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀

#SOMI has filed a landmark class action in Berlin against #X over alleged #GDPR #violations. The US company is trying everything to dismiss the case and deny responsibility 👉 somi.nl/en/xs-chilli...
December 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🇦🇺 #𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲. 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 #𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁?

𝗠𝗘𝗣𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼:
🔷 Ban #harmfulcontent
🔷 Tackle persuasive #design
🔷 Fight #commercialexploitation
🔷 Address risks linked to #AI

🔗 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres... & www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🎄✨ This Christmas, give yourself the greatest gift of all - real control over your #privacy.

Secure your data with #𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗜 #𝗔𝗽𝗽 and step into the new year with 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 #𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺.

Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
iOS: apps.apple.com/nl/app/somi-...
December 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🔴 The @ec.europa.eu has imposed a €120 million penalty on #X (formerly #Twitter) for violations of the #DSA.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 👉 ec.europa.eu/commission/p... & www.politico.eu/article/elon...
Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🔴 From 10 December 2025, Australian #kids under 16 will no longer be able to access or create any #account on #socialmediaplatforms.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 🔗 edition.cnn.com/2025/11/29/a... & www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 🚨 ⚠️ 𝟯.𝟱 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 #𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲?

✅ Restrict #privacysettings to your contact only
✅ Limit the use of phone numbers as identifiers
✅ Avoid sensitive details in your WhatsApp bio

𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🇪🇺 Less administrative work, more room for innovation is the promise behind the #EU #𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗢𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘀.

Policymakers say the framework will be #GDPR-compliant. 👩🏻‍⚖️ The proposal raises questions about #privacy and #personaldata.

🔗 www.reuters.com/sustainabili... and ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🇮🇹 Have you or your children used #TikTok and do you live in #Italy? Join our #RepresentativeAction now 👉 tiktokclaim.it/it/homepage

SOMI is taking legal action under the #EU #RAD against TikTok for 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 #𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 #𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚀 🔒Download #SOMIApp and start exercising your #GDPR #rights right away!

🎁 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 31𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2025 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 #𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘨𝘦.

𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗜 – 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀.

Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
iOS: apps.apple.com/nl/app/somi-...
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🇩🇰 SOMI is launching a #classaction lawsuit in #Denmark against #Meta for exploiting #children through addictive features and #algorithmicmanipulation 👉 metaclaim.dk/en

⚖️📄 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 50k 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 2026.
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🔷 #SOMI Blog | 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 #𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗔𝗜.

“Intellectual property shall be protected”, states the #EU Charter of #FundamentalRights. Are then these words destined to remain just a motto? 🔗 somi.nl/en/learning-...
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🔴 𝟭𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 #𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 #𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 (𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 $𝟭𝟲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 #𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗺𝘀. This is what emerge from @reuters.com report 👉 www.reuters.com/investigatio...

⚠️ Fraud is just one of the unlawful practices linked to Meta. Discover our collective actions 👉 somi.nl/en/all-cases
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🇧🇪 Have you used #X (formerly #Twitter) and do you live in #Belgium? Join our collective claim! 👉 twitterclaim.be/en

The claim about is about #𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, #𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵. #𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵.

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗨𝗽 𝗡𝗼𝘄 🤝 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀.
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺. 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺. That’s what #GenZ expects when it comes to sharing their #data #online.

👉 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 #𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦: usercentrics.com/resources/wi...
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
⚠️ #AI #chatbots are no longer just informational tools. They are becoming emotionally engaging entities capable of creating #relationships that mimic human connection.

Read more 🔗 somi.nl/en/Oh-I-Get-... & www.internetmatters.org/hub/research...
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🇪🇺 #TikTok and #Meta found in breach of their #transparency obligation under the Digital Service Act #DSA by @ec.europa.eu.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹?
#𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴.
𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮.
#𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴.

Read more: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 #litigationfunding 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 #Europeansociety? 🚀 Meet #SOMI at #ImpactFest2025.

📅 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻? October 30, 2025, from 11.45 AM to 1:00 PM.
📍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? Room 12, Fokker Terminal, The Hague.
🎟️ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: www.impactfest.nl/tickets
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
#𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧’𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻: 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘁?

🗣️ “𝘐𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 (...) 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 #𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴”, said #OpenAI founder, #SamAltman.

👉 Redefining boundaries, or crossing them? What's your take?

𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: www.bbc.com/news/article... & www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
October 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM