Tag: Digital Services Act
Inside French commissioner Thierry Breton’s plot to run Europe – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — When Thierry Breton first floated the idea of becoming European Commission president, not even he seemed to take the idea very seriously.
“I may be able to consider a new Plan B assignment,” the internal market commissioner replied with a smile, when asked at a POLITICO event whether he wanted the top job, prompting laughter.
But as the European Parliament election draws closer, Breton’s “Plan B” pitch to take over leadership of the EU executive is coming into
Social media shutdowns? Don’t you dare, activists warn EU – POLITICO
Dozens of international digital and human rights NGOs want the European Commission to firmly reject the possibility of its new content-moderation law being used to compel social media shutdowns.
A coalition of 65 nonprofits — including Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Article 19 — today called on Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton to clarify “incendiary statements” and confirm that online platforms like TikTok, Snapchat and Twitter would not be blocked during protests under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
The von der Leyen Commission’s half-time scorecard – POLITICO
If Ursula von der Leyen’s five-year term can be likened to a soccer match, her team is heading for the half-time break with the scores even and a few bruised shins (mostly from self-inflicted errors).
It’s been a wild ride.
When they took the field in December 2019, von der Leyen’s squad of commissioners envisioned a diplomatic offensive in which Brussels would sneak a few goals past its chief geopolitical counterparts, China and the United States. Tactically, the formation was