Simonetta Vezzoso
@wavesblog.bsky.social
https://competitionwave.blogspot.com/ (daily reading list and more)
Don't miss Jonathan Kanter's Interactive Keynote 🕺(-1:10)
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Don't miss Jonathan Kanter's Interactive Keynote 🕺(-1:10)
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
2026 Flagship Conference | Day 1 Welcome & Keynote
YouTube video by Silicon Flatirons
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
TikTok was today with breaching Digital Services Act over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% of owner ByteDance's global turnover.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
TikTok charged with breaching EU rules over app's addictive features
TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as mu...
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
TikTok was today with breaching Digital Services Act over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% of owner ByteDance's global turnover.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
ICYMI - yesterday's panel on the DMA was very informative!
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
ICYMI - yesterday's panel on the DMA was very informative!
Second day! www.youtube.com/live/Ih4yyZp...
Digital Competition Conference February 6, 2026
YouTube video by Knight-Georgetown Institute
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Second day! www.youtube.com/live/Ih4yyZp...
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
We stand in solidarity with EU countries.
Together, we are holding online platforms accountable.
Online platforms bring many benefits, but they also pose risks:
🔴 Harmful content
🔴 Addictive features
🔴 Threats to children, consumers, democracies, and elections
Together, we are holding online platforms accountable.
Online platforms bring many benefits, but they also pose risks:
🔴 Harmful content
🔴 Addictive features
🔴 Threats to children, consumers, democracies, and elections
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
We stand in solidarity with EU countries.
Together, we are holding online platforms accountable.
Online platforms bring many benefits, but they also pose risks:
🔴 Harmful content
🔴 Addictive features
🔴 Threats to children, consumers, democracies, and elections
Together, we are holding online platforms accountable.
Online platforms bring many benefits, but they also pose risks:
🔴 Harmful content
🔴 Addictive features
🔴 Threats to children, consumers, democracies, and elections
Many years have elapsed since journalists first reported on it. This delay is bad for society, shameful for regulators, and dispiriting for journalists, as well as for those who continue to place their trust in journalism www.linkedin.com/posts/j%C3%B...
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Many years have elapsed since journalists first reported on it. This delay is bad for society, shameful for regulators, and dispiriting for journalists, as well as for those who continue to place their trust in journalism www.linkedin.com/posts/j%C3%B...
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
Spain’s youth minister has suggested that the country may need to curb or even ban access to Elon Musk’s social media platform X due to the flagrant violations of fundamental rights taking place there.
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
Spain’s youth minister floats countrywide ban on X
Sira Rego says current digital space is “undemocratic” and controlled by “a few digital strongmen.”
www.politico.eu
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Spain’s youth minister has suggested that the country may need to curb or even ban access to Elon Musk’s social media platform X due to the flagrant violations of fundamental rights taking place there.
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
"we chose, as a society, to kill local journalism, just as we are choosing to eliminate cattle ranchers, movie producers, local bankers, independent pharmacists and dentists, and basically anyone who works for a living" www.thebignewsletter.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Jeff Bezos Just Taught Liberal Elites How Oligarchy Really Works
Bezos was feted as the savior of the Washington Post in 2013, now he's reviled for mass layoffs. But it's also Google who helped crush the paper. Liberal elites are starting to learn about oligarchy.
www.thebignewsletter.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 AM
"we chose, as a society, to kill local journalism, just as we are choosing to eliminate cattle ranchers, movie producers, local bankers, independent pharmacists and dentists, and basically anyone who works for a living" www.thebignewsletter.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
🔴 Le gouvernement a décidé d'annuler son appel d'offres visant à amorcer la transition de Microsoft vers un prestataire "souverain" pour le Health Data Hub. Un nouvel appel devrait être lancé pour opérer la bascule totale vers un hébergement SecNumCloud.
pro.politico.eu/news/le-gouv...
pro.politico.eu/news/le-gouv...
POLITICO Pro
pro.politico.eu
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 AM
🔴 Le gouvernement a décidé d'annuler son appel d'offres visant à amorcer la transition de Microsoft vers un prestataire "souverain" pour le Health Data Hub. Un nouvel appel devrait être lancé pour opérer la bascule totale vers un hébergement SecNumCloud.
pro.politico.eu/news/le-gouv...
pro.politico.eu/news/le-gouv...
Digital Competition Conference 2026 in Washington, D.C. livetteam, starting soon youtube.com/live/0NaYqYy...
Digital Competition Conference on February 5, 2026
YouTube video by Knight-Georgetown Institute
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Digital Competition Conference 2026 in Washington, D.C. livetteam, starting soon youtube.com/live/0NaYqYy...
"Die
Verpflichtungen, die das Bundeskartellamt mit der Entscheidung gemäß § 19a GWB
auferlegt, sind „weitere Verpflichtungen“ im Verhältnis zum DMA, weil das betroffene
Verhalten von den DMA-Verpflichtungen nicht erfasst ist" 🤔
Verpflichtungen, die das Bundeskartellamt mit der Entscheidung gemäß § 19a GWB
auferlegt, sind „weitere Verpflichtungen“ im Verhältnis zum DMA, weil das betroffene
Verhalten von den DMA-Verpflichtungen nicht erfasst ist" 🤔
Bundeskartellamt prohibits Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms and orders the disgorgement of 59 million euros in economic benefits www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/M...
Bundeskartellamt prohibits Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms and orders the disgorgement of 59 million euros in economic benefits
www.bundeskartellamt.de
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"Die
Verpflichtungen, die das Bundeskartellamt mit der Entscheidung gemäß § 19a GWB
auferlegt, sind „weitere Verpflichtungen“ im Verhältnis zum DMA, weil das betroffene
Verhalten von den DMA-Verpflichtungen nicht erfasst ist" 🤔
Verpflichtungen, die das Bundeskartellamt mit der Entscheidung gemäß § 19a GWB
auferlegt, sind „weitere Verpflichtungen“ im Verhältnis zum DMA, weil das betroffene
Verhalten von den DMA-Verpflichtungen nicht erfasst ist" 🤔
"Commission finds that Apple Ads and Apple Maps should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act" "I've good news for you!" digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/commission-f...
February 5, 2026 at 11:55 AM
"Commission finds that Apple Ads and Apple Maps should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act" "I've good news for you!" digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/commission-f...
Good that it also recalls the much forgotten and underused P2B regulation...
Bundeskartellamt prohibits Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms and orders the disgorgement of 59 million euros in economic benefits www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/M...
Bundeskartellamt prohibits Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms and orders the disgorgement of 59 million euros in economic benefits
www.bundeskartellamt.de
February 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Good that it also recalls the much forgotten and underused P2B regulation...
Bundeskartellamt prohibits Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms and orders the disgorgement of 59 million euros in economic benefits www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/M...
Bundeskartellamt prohibits Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms and orders the disgorgement of 59 million euros in economic benefits
www.bundeskartellamt.de
February 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Bundeskartellamt prohibits Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms and orders the disgorgement of 59 million euros in economic benefits www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/M...
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
"The EU Tech Loop content published on the Euronews website doesn’t mention that it’s funded by Big tech corporations. This means Euronews is allowing a Big Tech front group to covertly influence public opinion, without enabling readers to take into account the origins of the content" I mean 🙈
"EU Tech Loop is operated by the Consumer Choice Center Europe, an organisation that, according to the EU’s transparency register, receives all of its funding from Meta and Google"
Revealed: How Big Tech is lobbying on forthcoming EU Digital Fairness Act
February 5, 2026 at 5:40 AM
"The EU Tech Loop content published on the Euronews website doesn’t mention that it’s funded by Big tech corporations. This means Euronews is allowing a Big Tech front group to covertly influence public opinion, without enabling readers to take into account the origins of the content" I mean 🙈
"EU Tech Loop is operated by the Consumer Choice Center Europe, an organisation that, according to the EU’s transparency register, receives all of its funding from Meta and Google"
February 5, 2026 at 5:34 AM
"EU Tech Loop is operated by the Consumer Choice Center Europe, an organisation that, according to the EU’s transparency register, receives all of its funding from Meta and Google"
" important to ensure that authorities are mindful of the increased threat level surrounding DSA enforcement and protect civil society organisations, which are crucial to enforcement, against risks" www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2026/02/04/o... @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social
Our reaction to US pressure on the Digital Services Act
Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.
www.bitsoffreedom.nl
February 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
" important to ensure that authorities are mindful of the increased threat level surrounding DSA enforcement and protect civil society organisations, which are crucial to enforcement, against risks" www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2026/02/04/o... @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social
" Big Tech wäre ein Stück der Anreiz genommen, mit illegalen Inhalten, die aufwühlen, polarisieren und verschrecken, Geld zu verdienen und illegale Inhalte bewusst zu streuen" digitalrechte.de/news/spanien...
Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie
Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie
digitalrechte.de
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
" Big Tech wäre ein Stück der Anreiz genommen, mit illegalen Inhalten, die aufwühlen, polarisieren und verschrecken, Geld zu verdienen und illegale Inhalte bewusst zu streuen" digitalrechte.de/news/spanien...
Interesting things going on there...
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Interesting things going on there...
"Who benefits from Google’s SERP [DMA-imposed redesign]?"
(Spoiler alert: "strong
redistributive effects, reallocating user attention towards smaller market participants and
increasing contestability in digital air travel market") kgi.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
(Spoiler alert: "strong
redistributive effects, reallocating user attention towards smaller market participants and
increasing contestability in digital air travel market") kgi.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
kgi.georgetown.edu
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
"Who benefits from Google’s SERP [DMA-imposed redesign]?"
(Spoiler alert: "strong
redistributive effects, reallocating user attention towards smaller market participants and
increasing contestability in digital air travel market") kgi.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
(Spoiler alert: "strong
redistributive effects, reallocating user attention towards smaller market participants and
increasing contestability in digital air travel market") kgi.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
"While he has acknowledged that he did visit Epstein’s island—which the DOJ files appear to corroborate—Hoffman has maintained that it was strictly to support that philanthropic campaign" 😂🤣😂😆😂🤣😂😆😂🤣😂😆😂🤣😂😆
The Tech Elites in the Epstein Files
Reid Hoffman (2,658 Files)
Bill Gates (2,592 Files)
Peter Thiel (2,281 Files)
Elon Musk (1,116 Files)
Larry Page (314 Files), Sergey Brin (294 Files)
Mark Zuckerberg (282 Files), Jeff Bezos (196 Files), Eric Schmidt (193 Files)
archive.is/R3yMj#select...
Reid Hoffman (2,658 Files)
Bill Gates (2,592 Files)
Peter Thiel (2,281 Files)
Elon Musk (1,116 Files)
Larry Page (314 Files), Sergey Brin (294 Files)
Mark Zuckerberg (282 Files), Jeff Bezos (196 Files), Eric Schmidt (193 Files)
archive.is/R3yMj#select...
archive.is
February 4, 2026 at 9:42 AM
"While he has acknowledged that he did visit Epstein’s island—which the DOJ files appear to corroborate—Hoffman has maintained that it was strictly to support that philanthropic campaign" 😂🤣😂😆😂🤣😂😆😂🤣😂😆😂🤣😂😆
Dear Friend and amazing Scholar Oliver chez Oles 🍿🍿🍿🍿 youtu.be/hxZo-y5vbzk?...
Oliver Budzinski: The Logic of Competition in a New Reality | Competition & Industrial Policy
YouTube video by Digital Markets Research Hub
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Dear Friend and amazing Scholar Oliver chez Oles 🍿🍿🍿🍿 youtu.be/hxZo-y5vbzk?...