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Extended highlights from the Stop Killing Games hearing in the European Parliament. @StopKilingGames Timestamps: 0:00 Daniel Ondruška 0:58 Ross Scott @accursedfarms 7:33 Moritz-Maximilian Katzner 12:17 Alberto Hidalgo Cerezo 16:01 Marcin Barczyk 16:57 René Repasi @repasi 18:50 Nikola Minchev @NikolaMinchev_ 20:07 Catarina Vieira @catarinacv 21:54 Alberto Hidalgo Cerezo 23:01 Daniel Ondruška 25:03 Ross Scott @accursedfarms 28:24 Daniel Ondruška 28:58 Alberto Hidalgo Cerezo 29:18 Marcin Barczyk 31:52 Peter Agius @peteragius_eu 33:23 Lukas Sieper @LukasSieperMdEP 34:40 Moritz-Maximilian Katzner 35:54 Alberto Hidalgo Cerezo 36:09 Moritz-Maximilian Katzner 36:54 European Commission 40:19 Anna Cavazzini @anna_cavazzini 40:44 Nils Ušakovs @nilsusakovs 42:05 Ilhan Kyuchyuk @ilhankyuchyuk

“If a publisher can kill a game you bought, did you ever really own it?” Ross Scott aka Accursed Farms brings the Stop Killing Games case to the European Parliament: consumer rights, game preservation, and the practice of selling players a product that can later be switched off forever. @accursedfarms @StopKilingGames

Ursula von der Leyen says the EU’s new age verification app will soon let people prove their age online using a passport or ID card. Her claim: it’s anonymous, non-trackable, and reveals no extra personal data.

"Most of you support Trump's and Netanyahu's war on Iran, yet claim to stand with the Iranian people” - Marc Botenga @Europarl_EN @BotengaM

Lagarde just framed the Digital Euro as a “sovereignty” tool. 
#DigitalEuro #ECB #CBDC

EU Parliament just banned Iranian diplomats from Parliament

Honoured to have my paper featured!!

It´s #ResearchSpotlight Tuesday! 😀 Here is another of the first deposits made to KCWorks! Access the link to read @JamesTamim 's paper about the European Union and the panopticon effect. buff.ly/4g8vj6E

Everything you need to know about the Digital Fairness Act from @mmcgrathtd's hearing 👇 #DFA #digitalfairnessact digitalfairnessact.com/eu-commissione…

EU Commissioner Formally Announces Plan for a Digital Fairness Act #DFA #digitalfairnessact @mmcgrathtd open.substack.com/pub/digitalfai…

We just learned some things about the Digital Fairness Act at @mmcgrathtd's Parliament hearings which you can learn about in our latest newsletter 👇 digitalfairnessact.com/commissioner-m…

Not the first time MEP @kimvsparrentak has been tackling Digital Fairness. This is her in 2023 after her resolution on addictive design was adopted.

Digital Fairness Act formally announced @EU_Commission @mmcgrathtd #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA

Member of the European Parliament figures out #AI #Chatbot twin answers questions better than Commissioners

.@kimvsparrentak presses Michael McGrath on banning addictive design for all ages. @mmcgrathtd confirms the Digital Fairness Act will include rules against endless scroll and autoplay. #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA @GroenLinks @GreensEFA @LGBTIintergroup

.@svenja_hahn asks @mmcgrathtd about avoiding duplication in the #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA @fdpineuropa @aldeparty @fdp

.@katarinabarley asks if @mmcgrathtd will tackle addictive design and take on big tech. McGrath confirms the Digital Fairness Act will include measures against infinite scroll and autoplay, aiming to protect minors. #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA @Europarl_DE @TheProgressives @spdde

.@PierMaran asks if @mmcgrathtd will tackle dynamic pricing considering @oasis ticket issues. McGrath commits to addressing dynamic pricing in the Digital Fairness Act. #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA

Best question so far from MEP 😆 on @elonmusk #DSA @ThierryBreton and free speech! @Mary_Khan94