Simonetta Vezzoso
@wavesblog.bsky.social
https://competitionwave.blogspot.com/ (daily reading list and more)
"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...
Do you also have Art.13 in mind, possibly 😇?
February 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Do you also have Art.13 in mind, possibly 😇?
"In future, Amazon may use such mechanisms only in exceptional cases, particularly in instances of *excessive pricing,* and in accordance with the requirements set by the Bundeskartellamt relating to the parameters, the setting of rules, and the notifications"
February 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
"In future, Amazon may use such mechanisms only in exceptional cases, particularly in instances of *excessive pricing,* and in accordance with the requirements set by the Bundeskartellamt relating to the parameters, the setting of rules, and the notifications"
And an effort to more openness (less obscure lingo ;-))
February 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
And an effort to more openness (less obscure lingo ;-))
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...
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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.
Online as well? Thanks!
February 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Online as well? Thanks!
"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?...
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When we talk about authoritarianism, it’s not just Donald Trump.
Musk owns X
Bezos owns Twitch
Zuckerberg owns Instagram and Facebook
Larry Ellison controls TikTok
Billionaires increasingly control what we see, hear and read.
Musk owns X
Bezos owns Twitch
Zuckerberg owns Instagram and Facebook
Larry Ellison controls TikTok
Billionaires increasingly control what we see, hear and read.
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
When we talk about authoritarianism, it’s not just Donald Trump.
Musk owns X
Bezos owns Twitch
Zuckerberg owns Instagram and Facebook
Larry Ellison controls TikTok
Billionaires increasingly control what we see, hear and read.
Musk owns X
Bezos owns Twitch
Zuckerberg owns Instagram and Facebook
Larry Ellison controls TikTok
Billionaires increasingly control what we see, hear and read.
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
The US House Judiciary Committee publishes report accusing Irish regulators of censoring social media coverage of elections and working with 'biased fact-checkers'.
Full documents ⤵️
judiciary.house.gov/media/press-...
Full documents ⤵️
judiciary.house.gov/media/press-...
New Report Exposes European Commission Decade-Long Campaign to Censor American Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee released a interim staff report titled "The Foreign Censorship Threat, Part II: Europe's Decade-Long Campaign to Censor the Global Internet and ...
judiciary.house.gov
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The US House Judiciary Committee publishes report accusing Irish regulators of censoring social media coverage of elections and working with 'biased fact-checkers'.
Full documents ⤵️
judiciary.house.gov/media/press-...
Full documents ⤵️
judiciary.house.gov/media/press-...
More to "discuss" www.politico.eu/article/uk-d...
February 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
More to "discuss" www.politico.eu/article/uk-d...
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
🔥 More bad news for Musk!
UK data watchdog opens Grok probe:
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s companies X and xAI, over the use of personal data by the Grok AI system to generate a flood of sexualized deepfakes.”
www.politico.eu/article/uk-d...
UK data watchdog opens Grok probe:
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s companies X and xAI, over the use of personal data by the Grok AI system to generate a flood of sexualized deepfakes.”
www.politico.eu/article/uk-d...
UK data watchdog opens Grok probe
The Information Commissioner’s Office says it is investigating “a risk of significant potential harm to the public.”
www.politico.eu
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🔥 More bad news for Musk!
UK data watchdog opens Grok probe:
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s companies X and xAI, over the use of personal data by the Grok AI system to generate a flood of sexualized deepfakes.”
www.politico.eu/article/uk-d...
UK data watchdog opens Grok probe:
“The UK’s data protection watchdog has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s companies X and xAI, over the use of personal data by the Grok AI system to generate a flood of sexualized deepfakes.”
www.politico.eu/article/uk-d...
French language proficiency a plus www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
February 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
French language proficiency a plus www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
"The French offices of the social network X, owned by Elon Musk, were raided on Tuesday, February 3, the Paris prosecutor's office announced." www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
Les locaux de X en France perquisitionnés, la justice veut entendre Elon Musk en audition libre
Une perquisition est « diligentée dans les locaux français » de la plateforme X par la section de lutte contre la cybercriminalité du parquet de Paris, a annoncé ce dernier mardi sur les réseaux socia...
www.lemonde.fr
February 3, 2026 at 11:20 AM
"The French offices of the social network X, owned by Elon Musk, were raided on Tuesday, February 3, the Paris prosecutor's office announced." www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
Reposted by Simonetta Vezzoso
Take note of the 'more witnesses to be announced' placeholder.
Whoever the minority puts forward will have a large (and laudable) weight to carry. judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
Whoever the minority puts forward will have a large (and laudable) weight to carry. judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation: Part II
judiciary.house.gov
February 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Take note of the 'more witnesses to be announced' placeholder.
Whoever the minority puts forward will have a large (and laudable) weight to carry. judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...
Whoever the minority puts forward will have a large (and laudable) weight to carry. judiciary.house.gov/committee-ac...