For those playing along at home, @techpolicypress.bsky.social is tracking regulator responses to Grok's non-consensual intimate imagery: European Commission, France, Ireland, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, United States, Australia, UK, and Canada www.techpolicy.press/tracking-reg...

Age assurance is a big theme of 2026. But no one wants to be in charge of it. The latest group holding the parcel when the music stops? App stores. My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/the-drive-fo...

X could face a ban under the EU's Digital Services Act and UK's Online Safety Act over the Grok scandal, but legal proportionality tests, free expression limits, and practical enforcement hurdles make it unlikely, writes Owen Bennett. www.techpolicy.press/why-europe-c...

The U.S. just walked away from the Freedom Online Coalition. This "quiet" exit from the FOC signals a massive shift: Internet freedom is no longer a U.S. strategic priority. Washington is vacating the table where the rules of the road are written: www.techpolicy.press/trump-ends-a...

Our tracker of regulatory activity and statements related to the ongoing publication of nonconsensual AI-generated sexual images of women and children on X updated to include latest related items from Ireland and Australia. www.techpolicy.press/tracking-reg...

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social looks at the drive for European tech sovereignty that took place this year - and what's likely to happen in 2026 www.techpolicy.press/europe-tried...

Ireland hosts one of the world’s highest concentrations of data centers. The expansion has reshaped the grid, while Big Tech markets itself as green. As the EU plans to triple capacity, Ireland offers a warning. Read our investigation with @algorithmwatch.org www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...

I joined the Tech Policy Podcast to talk about the latest DSA enforcement developments with @justinhendrix.bsky.social.

"When the US Vice President attacks the EU, Elon Musk applauds him in public, while using visa threats against fact-checkers and trade tariffs to blackmail Europe, this is no longer a debate about freedom of expression," @alexandrageese.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/brussels-fin...

Up on @techpolicypress.bsky.social from @ramshajahangir.bsky.social with additional context and implications for the transatlantic showdown over digital regulations. www.techpolicy.press/brussels-fin...

Useful background from @ramshajahangir.bsky.social on @techpolicypress.bsky.social for anyone prepping for a potential announcement of an EU enforcement action against Elon Musk's X: www.techpolicy.press/understandin...

A year after big platforms delivered their first audits and risk reports, EU regulators have mapped out the most prominent and recurrent systemic risks under the Digital Services Act. Mark Scott breaks down five key takeaways from the report.

Germany has the most data centres in Europe — but the boom is pushing its energy grid to breaking point. In hotspots like Frankfurt, power is already maxed out. Read our new investigation with @algorithmwatch.org. www.techpolicy.press/germanys-dat...

I also presented the EU simplification agenda, including the Digital Omnibus package adopted last week, and recalled the importance of our DSA to protect our citizens and DMA to ensure fair competition and innovation in the online world.

The European Commission unveiled its plan to overhaul how the EU enforces key tech regulations as part of a ‘Digital Omnibus.’ What is it trying to achieve? Tech Policy Press associate editor Ramsha Jahangir spoke to AI Now Institute's Leevi Saari and Ada Lovelace Institute's Julia Smakman.

"We need to oppose this attempt to roll back protections in the name of simplification and tell the Commission that our human rights are not for sale", writes @heiferbeefmountain.bsky.social 👇

What the Commission calls “simplification” is in fact a sweeping rollback of core digital rights. Daniel Leufer of @accessnow.org unpacks what the European Commission is really proposing — and what it means for digital rights in the EU and beyond. www.techpolicy.press/digital-righ...

A firework of deregulation and investment promises set the tone at yesterday's digital sovereignty summit, writes Aline Blankertz. If regulation is rolled back and the role of VC expands, will EU firms behave differently from US ones? www.techpolicy.press/at-the-sover...

Europe’s chanting that deregulation will spark innovation — and still nothing to show for it. Replug on what's driving EU's simplification push: www.techpolicy.press/whats-behind...

Thanks @techpolicypress.bsky.social for hosting my reflections on the EU Democracy Shield. A very important tool which needs to be backed with proper funding!! also key : the regulatory framework must be fully implemented. #EUDS #democracyshield #DSA #research @edmo-eu.bsky.social

Is the EU Democracy Shield strong enough? 🎯 analysis by @ramshajahangir.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social: "Much fanfare but limited firepower" The 'calibrated approach' reeks of political pressure from multiple sides. www.techpolicy.press/eus-democrac...

Internews' Earth Journalism Network is collaborating with SourceMaterial, the Pulitzer Center AI Accountability Initiative and 14 Asian outlets reporting across 11 countries for "Dark Side of the Boom," a series exploring environmental and social costs of AI. Tech Policy Press is a project partner.

The EU has launched its long-awaited Democracy Shield to counter disinformation and foreign interference — but the focus is on coordination and voluntary measures, not enforcement, reports Ramsha Jahangir.

"Europe is preparing to roll back parts of its landmark digital rules, long seen as global benchmarks for privacy and AI" @ramshajahangir.bsky.social writes, as EU Commission prepares to unveil the “Digital Omnibus” which could reshape GDPR, AI Act, and more. 1/4 www.techpolicy.press/eu-set-the-g...

The EU’s Digital Omnibus could roll back key parts of the GDPR, AI Act, and ePrivacy rules — laws that set global standards for privacy and AI. Leaked drafts suggest companies could get more leeway on data use and slower enforcement, reports Ramsha Jahangir (@ramshajahangir.bsky.social):

Brussels presses China in talks as rare earth and chip controls expose EU’s vulnerability in the global AI race, reports Raluca Besliu. The restrictions come as the EU rolls out its €1 billion Apply AI Strategy across healthcare, robotics, and defense.

The UN Cybercrime Convention’s flaws are hard to fix, as it lacks a way to suspend states that systematically violate human rights or the rule of law, notes Deborah Brown. Still, rights-respecting states that ratify can take steps to limit its harmful effects.

Thank you @techpolicypress.bsky.social and @ramshajahangir.bsky.social for giving me the space to rant about the “end” of political advertising on social media in the EU!

I got to chime in on the latest hot topic in Brussels, great piece from @ramshajahangir.bsky.social and @techpolicypress.bsky.social!

After OpenAI reported over 120m users in Europe for its search feature, the European Commission is weighing whether ChatGPT should be classified as a “Very Large Online Search Engine" under DSA. Here's what DSA could change for the company: www.techpolicy.press/eu-weighs-re...

The decision by Meta and Google to ban political, social and issue-based ads in the European Union, citing the EU's new Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) regulation, is a seismic shift, writes Who Targets Me's Sam Jeffers. But there are no winners here, he writes.

BREAKING: ChatGPT could soon fall under the DSA rules after OpenAI revealed its search feature has over 120M monthly users in the EU, far above the “systemic risk” threshold. Formal designation and calculation of the supervisory fee could take a few weeks. www.mlex.com/mlex/technol...

Folks at Tech Policy Press have launched an 'Ideas for Europe’s Future' series! As part of it, they will be publishing perspectives from leading experts who joined out Future of Democracy event @openmarkets.bsky.social Read @ramshajahangir.bsky.social's great write up & stay tuned for more

“Enforcing laws is keeping the promises you gave,” EU's former competition chief Margrethe Vestager said at a conference in Brussels this week. Tech Policy Press is publishing an "Ideas for Europe’s Future" series to explore how Europe can act decisively. @ramshajahangir.bsky.social with more:

Europe’s insistence on setting its own digital rules is sometimes seen as protectionism. But Europe won’t let others decide which markets open, which data circulate, or which speech stays online, writes German Member of Parliament Andreas Schwab.

Europe has some of the most ambitious digital rules in the world, but as @johnnyryan.bsky.social Ryan warned at a Brussels conference this week, the real question is whether Europe will be strong and independent or a vassal. www.techpolicy.press/what-europe-...

Europe's Digital Services Act lets users challenge platform moderation decisions through independent certified bodies. Article 21 dispute settlements cover takedowns, suspensions & more. @pjleerssen.bsky.social interviewed by @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/what-we-can-...

The folks at @techpolicypress.bsky.social sent me over to Stockholm to explore what Sana, the recently acquired Swedish AI unicorn, are doing by offering their AI system up to 2.3 million Swedes. Here's my piece, speaking to those early adopters www.techpolicy.press/what-happens...

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.

Dutch courts fighting to make Facebook and Instagram useable again.

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings. To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social: www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

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: www.techpolicy.press/trumps-state...

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.

When it comes to reckoning with US tech giants, European antitrust and digital regulation have been exposed as ‘small ball,’ writes Cristina Caffarra. The obstacles are formidable, but to secure its future Europe has no alternative but to build its own technologies, she says.

📅 Mark your calendars We'll be joining @sanjanah.bsky.social, @ramshajahangir.bsky.social, Raqib Nahik and Rohit Chopra next Monday for a timely conversation on Big Tech and Mis/Dinformation in #Asia. 🔗 Learn more & register: lnkd.in/eA7xC3Jm

Stop what’s you’re doing and read this from FoTI fellow and favourite web heretic @robin.berjon.com. And by all means disagree with it, but it is asking the right questions about money, power, and our future.

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After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims. Varsha Bansal explores how misinformation is laundered by AI during breaking news, and the challenges of moderating and regulating AI systems. www.techpolicy.press/what-does-it...

As a court weighs remedies in Google’s adtech monopoly case this week, will it shift power online or merely rearrange the company’s empire? Robin Berjon instead envisions a Wikipedia-scale ad platform alternative—built for the public interest—to sustain democracy online, rather than undermine it.

After a sweeping social media ban, Nepal saw its bloodiest unrest in decades. What has happened in Nepal is a warning to other democracies to tread carefully with efforts to contain online expression, writes Samik Kharel.