EU Tech Loop

🇪🇺 The EU wants more businesses to adopt AI to boost competitiveness. Eurostat data show why many still don’t: lack of technical expertise is the top barrier, followed by data protection concerns and legal uncertainty. Read more: 👇 eutechloop.com/why-european-b…

The EU's plan to tackle "cookie fatigue": a new centralized, browser-level consent mechanism. Pros and cons 👇eutechloop.com/cookiefatigue/

#VPN services will certainly not be 'banned' in the EU. Instead, a multi-layered, 'death by a thousand cuts' framework of obligations for platforms and VPN providers is likely to be launched. #DSA 👉eutechloop.com/the-eus-age-ve…

The #AIOmnibus is here; now it is time to focus on the Digital Omnibus, which centers on data rules for AI. The Commission's initial proposals to make life easier for European businesses have been watered down. eutechloop.com/imperfect-ai-o…

The European Commission’s self-review of the #DMA is out, and the verdict is, as expected, positive. @AuerDirk argues: "The DMA can be improved. This review suggests the Commission will not lead that effort." eutechloop.com/europes-tech-r…

Europe’s #DMA debate is stuck between two extremes: disaster vs. untouchable. Missing is an honest debate about enforcement trade-offs. Requiring Google Search to share sensitive data with “any third party” raises serious privacy concerns. eutechloop.com/consumer-conce…

The EU unveiled it's own age verification app last week. This is likely to serve as a start for a broader legislative initiative to legalise age-verification and subsequent restrictions on minors. eutechloop.com/the-eus-age-ve…

Siemens warns EU rules are driving industry to the US and China. As the U.S. lures giants with tax cuts and deregulation, Europe faces a high-stakes choice: changing data rules + the "speed vs. sovereignty" chip dilemma eutechloop.com/can-europe/

As the 🇪🇺 EU weighs youth social media bans, 🇦🇺 Australia ignores its own failing under-16 ban and tries exporting it, Brussels effect-style. Here's what the CoE had to say about protecting minors online: eutechloop.com/the-coe-on/

🚗 Europe’s fragmented vehicle data rules keep VIN-linked data closed under GDPR, exposing used-car buyers to more fraud. Instead of removing these barriers, the EU may now shift to a public-only model in the incoming #RoadworthinessPackage. eutechloop.com/vehicledata/

Europe wants competitiveness, but its data rules still pull in the opposite direction. With the EU data market above €115B in 2025 and the broader data economy projected at €500B, fragmented #GDPR enforcement is still slowing European innovators. eutechloop.com/eu115-billion-…

.@szilagyipal: "Repealing [the DMA] won’t fix Europe’s deeper problems. What’s needed is broad deregulation, <...> and real enforcement of the internal market - because winning in AI requires strength across all 5 layers of the stack." Full article: eutechloop.com/is-the-dma/

Digital Services Taxes are starting to bite: META advertisers are being told to pay new “location fees” of 2% to 5% in several European countries. Read more: eutechloop.com/digital-servic…

European activists are asking the European Commission to draft an act to launch a “society-funded” European social media alternative. The price tag: €450 million per year. eutechloop.com/taxpayer-funde…

405 scientists from 30 countries urge a pause on teen social-media age checks. Why? ▪️Easy to bypass (VPNs, fake/borrowed creds, deepfakes) ▪️Pushes users to riskier fringe sites (scams/malware) ▪️New infrastructure needed is not built yet eutechloop.com/scientists-urg…

Americans cite “free speech” to slam EU digital rules. Europeans reply: our market, our laws. In our latest piece, we argue that both sides have a point - and that decoupling fantasies and grandstanding, without real dialogue, only help rivals. eutechloop.com/american-right…

Unlike many “European alternatives” to non-European digital services, Sweden’s Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia have demonstrated measurable success both locally and globally. Guess if the European telco industry is ready to invest in euro alternatives? 👇 eutechloop.com/the-ambition-f…

If infinite scroll is eventually de facto banned in Europe, how long should a European be allowed to scroll online? 🙃 👉Read more about the DSA investigation into TikTok: eutechloop.com/why-tiktoks-ds…

Russian propagandists’ reaction to Ukraine’s cooperation with @SpaceX (and @PalantirTech) could only be described as the best possible advertisement for both in Europe. eutechloop.com/cold-space-war/

How should the EU improve the Better Regulation framework? Our suggestions: - publish exemption requests since 2021 - ensure fair consultation design - share real-time sentiment stats - disclose who met whom - send shorter synopses to respondents eutechloop.com/better-regulat…