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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 15h

China last month banned companies from purchasing Nvidia’s H20 chips, signaling a breakdown of a corporate strategy designed to navigate complex geostrategic tensions, Leevi Saari writes.

The Rise and Fall of Nvidia’s Geopolitical Strategy | TechPolicy.Press

Nvidia's geopolitical balancing act between the US and China flopped after an arduous lobbying campaign, Leevi Saari writes.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 18h

The policy discourse around information integrity has a disconnect between democratic rhetoric and action, writes Research ICT Africa’s Scott Timcke. The dirty work of democracy online requires bringing ideological critique to bear on information integrity, he says.

Fighting Disinformation Demands Confronting Social and Economic Drivers | TechPolicy.Press

The dirty work of democracy online requires bringing ideological critique to bear on information integrity, writes Scott Timcke.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 19h

Brazil’s Digital Agenda is a first step toward tackling concentrated digital markets, writes Paulo Henrique de Oliveira, chief of staff at the Tribunal of CADE, the Brazilian competition authority. The competition bill isn’t a final answer—but it’s the start of building fairer institutions, he says.

Brazil Points the Way Forward for Competition Policy and Digital Sovereignty in the Global South | TechPolicy.Press

Brazil's competition bill marks the beginning of constructing a more equitable digital future, writes Paulo Henrique de Oliveira.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 20h

Publishers are suing Google over AI Overviews, claiming traffic losses. But as Robert Diab argues: “The attempt to rely on copyright and antitrust law is really an indirect attempt to assert what can’t be claimed directly: a property right in clicks.”

Why Lawsuits Over AI Summaries Will Fail: There is No Right to Traffic | TechPolicy.Press

Robert Diab makes the case that lawsuits over Google’s AI Overviews won’t create a “right to traffic."

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 20h

China last month banned companies from purchasing Nvidia’s H20 chips, signaling a breakdown of a corporate strategy designed to navigate complex geostrategic tensions, Leevi Saari writes.

The Rise and Fall of Nvidia’s Geopolitical Strategy | TechPolicy.Press

Nvidia's geopolitical balancing act between the US and China flopped after an arduous lobbying campaign, Leevi Saari writes.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 20h

“Without genuine accountability, successful lawsuits against AI companies become Pyrrhic victories. They amount to micro-successes and macro-failures that do nothing to compel AI companies to do better, design more safely, or prioritize the people using their products,” writes Pete Furlong.

$1.5 Billion Speed Bump: What the Anthropic Settlement Tells Us About AI Accountability | TechPolicy.Press

Pete Furlong discusses how billion-dollar AI settlements raise headlines but fail to change incentives, leaving accountability for tech giants in question.

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Sean Martin McDonald @seanmartinmcdonald.bsky.social · 21h

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

China last month banned companies from purchasing Nvidia’s H20 chips, signaling a breakdown of a corporate strategy designed to navigate complex geostrategic tensions, Leevi Saari writes.

The Rise and Fall of Nvidia’s Geopolitical Strategy | TechPolicy.Press

Nvidia's geopolitical balancing act between the US and China flopped after an arduous lobbying campaign, Leevi Saari writes.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 20h

"The Trump administration appears to be engaged in a dramatic project to replace the United States’ traditional alliances with European nations, including through efforts to support ideological allies on the continent’s far-right," writes Dean Jackson.

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Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 21h

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 21h

The increasing use of AI to surveil people’s emotions endangers not only privacy but also personal autonomy—the bedrock of democracy, writes Oznur Uguz. Newly emerging AI laws fail to provide adequate safeguards, she says.

How AI-Powered Emotional Surveillance Can Threaten Personal Autonomy and Democracy | TechPolicy.Press

If we do not regulate emotional AI surveillance now, we might soon have to fake how we feel to protect our privacy, writes Oznur Uguz.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 23h

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to let Facebook and Instagram users set a chronological feed by default, a first test of the EU’s Digital Services Act in civil court. Tech Policy Press spoke with Bits of Freedom’s Rejo Zenger on the ruling’s significance.

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

Mario Draghi, hailed as “the oracle,” is steering Europe toward tech sovereignty. But his vision for industrial reform may repeat old and costly mistakes, writes Tech Policy Press fellow William Burns.

It’s Time to Stop Worshipping Mario Draghi | TechPolicy.Press

Mario Draghi is steering Europe toward tech sovereignty. But his vision for industrial reform may repeat old and costly mistakes, writes William Burns.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

"The Trump administration’s ambitions have little to do with safeguarding free expression from tyranny. If they did, the administration would not be searching for cherry-picked examples of content removed under the DSA," writes Dean Jackson.

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

China last month banned companies from purchasing Nvidia’s H20 chips, signaling a breakdown of a corporate strategy designed to navigate complex geostrategic tensions, Leevi Saari writes.

The Rise and Fall of Nvidia’s Geopolitical Strategy | TechPolicy.Press

Nvidia's geopolitical balancing act between the US and China flopped after an arduous lobbying campaign, Leevi Saari writes.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

Under Article 21 of the DSA, out-of-court bodies review moderation disputes. One such body, Appeals Centre Europe, has released its first transparency report.
@ramshajahangir.bsky.social spoke with Thomas Hughes and Paddy Leerssen about what these early findings suggest.

What We Can Learn from the First Digital Services Act Out-of-Court Dispute Settlements? | TechPolicy.Press

Ramsha Jahangir spoke to two experts to unpack what the early wave of disputes tells us about how the out-of-court system is working under the DSA.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

While there is value to foresight and anticipating risks, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio, could the language used by AI risk communities to describe the technology contribute to the very problems it aims to curb?

The AI Safety Debate Needs AI Skeptics | TechPolicy.Press

The language used by AI risk communities to describe the technology may contribute to the very problems it aims to curb, Eryk Salvaggio writes.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

“Without genuine accountability, successful lawsuits against AI companies become Pyrrhic victories. They amount to micro-successes and macro-failures that do nothing to compel AI companies to do better, design more safely, or prioritize the people using their products,” writes Pete Furlong.

$1.5 Billion Speed Bump: What the Anthropic Settlement Tells Us About AI Accountability | TechPolicy.Press

Pete Furlong discusses how billion-dollar AI settlements raise headlines but fail to change incentives, leaving accountability for tech giants in question.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

Mario Draghi, hailed as “the oracle,” is steering Europe toward tech sovereignty. But his vision for industrial reform may repeat old and costly mistakes, writes Tech Policy Press fellow William Burns.

It’s Time to Stop Worshipping Mario Draghi | TechPolicy.Press

Mario Draghi is steering Europe toward tech sovereignty. But his vision for industrial reform may repeat old and costly mistakes, writes William Burns.

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone interested in democracy should get familiar with the details of the DSA

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to let Facebook and Instagram users set a chronological feed by default, a first test of the EU’s Digital Services Act in civil court.
Tech Policy Press spoke with Bits of Freedom’s Rejo Zenger on the ruling’s significance.

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to let Facebook and Instagram users set a chronological feed by default, a first test of the EU’s Digital Services Act in civil court.
Tech Policy Press spoke with Bits of Freedom’s Rejo Zenger on the ruling’s significance.

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Dean Jackson @dwj88.bsky.social · 2d

A secret meeting with X. A senior State Dept. advisor just out of college. The VP's speech in Munich. Pressure on European regulators.

What do they share? They're all part of an agenda to turn the transatlantic alliance into a far right international:

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Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2d

The increasing use of AI to surveil people’s emotions endangers not only privacy but also personal autonomy—the bedrock of democracy, writes Oznur Uguz. Newly emerging AI laws fail to provide adequate safeguards, she says.

How AI-Powered Emotional Surveillance Can Threaten Personal Autonomy and Democracy | TechPolicy.Press

If we do not regulate emotional AI surveillance now, we might soon have to fake how we feel to protect our privacy, writes Oznur Uguz.

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Teresa Heffernan @tjheffernan.bsky.social · 2d

Europe's DSA: "Under that law, platforms must submit regular transparency reports, partake in risk audits and act quickly to remove illegal content." Trump/Big Tech companies want to get rid of it so they can filter the world through their extremist algorithms.

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration appears to be engaged in a dramatic project to replace the United States’ traditional European alliances, with tech policy and culture wars over social media a key to the effort, Tech Policy Press contributing editor @dwj88.bsky.social writes.

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

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Dean Jackson @dwj88.bsky.social · 2d

Just look at the pieces in the "related" column. Not to blow our own horn, but is anyone telling this story better than @techpolicypress.bsky.social ?

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