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The EU-US trade deal ends the push for network fees on US content. EU rules out such charges, undercutting telco “fair share” demands. Seen as a win for open digital trade.
#DigitalTrade #NetNeutrality #Telecoms #USNews #EUTrade #fairshare
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Big tech has spent $155bn on AI this year. It’s about to spend hundreds of billions more Tech giants have spent more on AI than the US government has on education, jobs and social services in 2025 so far

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Tech giants have spent more on AI than the US government has on education, jobs and social services in 2025 so far

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Big tech has spent $155bn on AI this year. It’s about to spend hundreds of billions more Tech giants have spent more on AI than the US government has on education, jobs and social services in 2025 so far

A bubble?
Tech giants have spent more on AI than the US government has on education, jobs and social services in 2025 so far

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

EU digital tax ‘not off the table,’ French commissioner says EU executive was eyeing taxing tech giants as an extra source of income for the bloc’s budget.

EU digital tax ‘not off the table’

However, "Digital levies would disproportionately target U.S. tech giants like Apple and Google and are opposed by countries such as Italy and Germany that heavily rely on trade with Washington." www.politico.eu/article/eu-d...

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How (and why) to fix political ads in the EU Meta follows Google (and TikTok and Microsoft) and leaves the EU political advertising market. The damage will be significant.

Big tech enables opaque, hyper-targeted political ads but offers little transparency. Banning ads doesn't fix this—it shifts influence to algorithms, leaving voters in the dark and reducing accountability even further. fulldisclosure.whotargets.me/p/how-and-wh...

X has lost its legal battle against Ireland’s Online Safety Code, as the Irish High Court today dismissed the case and affirmed the media regulator’s authority to enforce tougher online safety regulations www.mlex.com/mlex/technol...

X has lost its legal battle against Ireland’s Online Safety Code, as the Irish High Court today dismissed the case and affirmed the media regulator’s authority to enforce tougher online safety regulations www.mlex.com/mlex/technol...

Greene: Trump’s AI order ignores ‘massive’ water usage of data centers

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TikTok must transfer control to US owner, US commerce secretary says - Music Business Worldwide Lutnick said Donald Trump is “positive towards TikTok, if it can move into American hands.”

"TikTok must transfer control to US owner, US commerce secretary says"

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-must-...

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Study highlights piracy site malware risk A new study from antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) highlights the increased cyber risk for those in Southeast Asia who en

💀 Local users are up to 65x more likely to get malware from piracy sites than legit ones.
👉 www.advanced-television.com/2025/07/23/s...

#CyberSecurity #PiracyRisks #MalwareAlert #ThinkBeforeYouClick #DigitalSafety

The enshittification of American hegemony "It's MAGA baby ... it's a brave new world"

By preventing European platform regulations from being implemented, the US is doing everything it can to tilt the table in favor of a regime transition in the European Union.

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Analysis found that sites previously ranked first can lose up to 79% of traffic if results are displayed below a Google AI Overview

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Sentences issued in Jetflicks piracy case Final judgments have been issued for five Nevada men, including a citizen of Germany, who were sentenced on May 29th and 30th to terms of up to 84 months in pri

Five men sentenced for operating Jetflicks, a major illegal US streaming site. Piracy harms creators, eliminates jobs, and costs the economy billions. #Copyright #IPcrime #Jetflicks www.advanced-television.com/2025/07/23/s...

Sentences issued in Jetflicks piracy case Final judgments have been issued for five Nevada men, including a citizen of Germany, who were sentenced on May 29th and 30th to terms of up to 84 months in pri

Five men sentenced for operating Jetflicks, a major illegal US streaming site. Piracy harms creators, eliminates jobs, and costs the economy billions. #Copyright #IPcrime #Jetflicks www.advanced-television.com/2025/07/23/s...

Analysis found that sites previously ranked first can lose up to 79% of traffic if results are displayed below a Google AI Overview

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Google Sues Operators of a 10 Million Device Android Set-Top Box Botnet * TorrentFreak A botnet of 10 million compromised Android set-top boxes, popular with users of free streaming services, is the target in a Google lawsuit.

Google Sues Operators of a 10 Million Device Android Set-Top Box Botnet

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How YouTube Won the Battle for TV Viewers A generation that grew up watching YouTubers on tablets and phones have migrated to TVs, and Hollywood is losing ground.

YouTube’s long game is paying off—its $15 billion business keeps expanding, but so does the value gap for creators. As the platform thrives, creators still struggle to capture a fair share of the wealth their content helps generate. #CreatorEconomy #Copyright #ValeGap

www.wsj.com/business/med...

Regardless, Trump may not receive the warmest of welcomes from the Scots, as has happened in past years.

UK eyeing new penalties for Apple and Google - Washington Examiner The United Kingdom is preparing to single out Apple and Google under its new Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act.

They don't fear fines; they fear competition and jail.

The UK plans to designate Apple and Google as having a "strategic market advantage" over rivals, subjecting them to new regulations and potential fines. www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/techn...

US authors suing Anthropic can band together in copyright class action, judge rules

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York Court issues jail terms for illegal streamers A man who pocketed £1 million (€1.15m) by running three illegal streaming websites has been jailed. Stephen Woodward sold illegal access to copyrighted cont

A man made £1M from illegal streaming—now he's behind bars. Piracy doesn't just steal content—it funds crime, kills jobs, and drains the creative industry. Think before you stream. #StopPiracy #ProtectCreativity www.advanced-television.com/2025/07/14/j...

EU lays out the rules for complying with its AI regime EU lays out the rules for complying with its AI regime.

EU lays out the rules for complying with its AI regime

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AI Copyright Battles Continue Despite Meta, Anthropic Wins, Experts Say | PYMNTS.com Creative professionals reeling from the dual court victories of Anthropic and Meta over the use of copyrighted content for model training can take

AI Copyright Battles Continue Despite Meta, Anthropic Wins, Experts Say

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#StarterPack emphasis on platforms, competition law, digital rights, tech regulation, press freedom, market dominance, surviellance capitalism, and tech landscape within EU (Copyright Directive, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Digital Fairness Act, GDPR & AI Act). bsky.app/starter-pack...

The enshittification of American hegemony "It's MAGA baby ... it's a brave new world"

By preventing European platform regulations from being implemented, the US is doing everything it can to tilt the table in favor of a regime transition in the European Union.

www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-enshit...

The enshittification of American hegemony "It's MAGA baby ... it's a brave new world"

"“EuroStack” initiative, in which Europeans are trying to figure out how to build their own independent tech stack and platform economy, independent of U.S. influence. This is the most promising initiative by allies looking to disentangle themselves. " www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-enshit...