THE PERFECT STORM: A TIME OF TRUTH FOR EUROPE?
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The Perfect Storm Conference, Brussels, Thursday 30th January
A room full of applause for Lina Khan to close out the day
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January 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A room full of applause for Lina Khan to close out the day
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(1/2) The FTC sought to ensure it was using all the tools it’s been given during her tenure, says Lina Khan. “Over the decades a whole swath of them had just become dormant.” The agency also ensured it was “listening to regular people—that’s in part just good government,” she says.
January 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
(1/2) The FTC sought to ensure it was using all the tools it’s been given during her tenure, says Lina Khan. “Over the decades a whole swath of them had just become dormant.” The agency also ensured it was “listening to regular people—that’s in part just good government,” she says.
Happening now: Lina Khan's remarks, moderated by @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social and @capitolforum.bsky.social's Teddy Downey
January 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Happening now: Lina Khan's remarks, moderated by @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social and @capitolforum.bsky.social's Teddy Downey
(1/2) Citing the FTC's success in blocking Kroger/Albertsons, Lina Khan says if you asked her four years ago whether she thought the agency would be able to achieve what it did in such a short time, her answer would probably have been no.
January 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
(1/2) Citing the FTC's success in blocking Kroger/Albertsons, Lina Khan says if you asked her four years ago whether she thought the agency would be able to achieve what it did in such a short time, her answer would probably have been no.
@capitolforum.bsky.social executive editor and CEO Teddy Downey sits down for an interview with Lina Khan to wrap up the day
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January 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@capitolforum.bsky.social executive editor and CEO Teddy Downey sits down for an interview with Lina Khan to wrap up the day
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“Regulation should be done to empower,” says BrighterAI cofounder and CEO Marian Gläser. The EU needs to move fast, the world is moving on and “we shouldn't press the snooze button again.”
January 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Regulation should be done to empower,” says BrighterAI cofounder and CEO Marian Gläser. The EU needs to move fast, the world is moving on and “we shouldn't press the snooze button again.”
Trump doesn’t need a tariff threat to try to take over Greenland, says @protonprivacy.bsky.social CEO Andy Yen. The US president could simply get what he wants by saying he’ll order Microsoft, Google, Amazon and the like to stop operating there.
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January 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Trump doesn’t need a tariff threat to try to take over Greenland, says @protonprivacy.bsky.social CEO Andy Yen. The US president could simply get what he wants by saying he’ll order Microsoft, Google, Amazon and the like to stop operating there.
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📸 Snapshots from our last panel, “Algorithmic Amplification, Platform Power, Freedom of Speech and Tech Oligarchs”
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January 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
📸 Snapshots from our last panel, “Algorithmic Amplification, Platform Power, Freedom of Speech and Tech Oligarchs”
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The problem or sovereignty is not a problem of tomorrow, it’s a problem of today and we have to address it. Great remark by Andy Yen @proton.me Ceo @bruxconf2025.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The problem or sovereignty is not a problem of tomorrow, it’s a problem of today and we have to address it. Great remark by Andy Yen @proton.me Ceo @bruxconf2025.bsky.social
The reason for Nvidia’s dominance in hardware, says German AI startup founder Jonas Andrulis, is “because nobody has a choice... These systems are so mature and so powerful that it's not easy to have a choice,” he said. “We can dislike that,” he added, “but it doesn’t change the reality.”
January 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The reason for Nvidia’s dominance in hardware, says German AI startup founder Jonas Andrulis, is “because nobody has a choice... These systems are so mature and so powerful that it's not easy to have a choice,” he said. “We can dislike that,” he added, “but it doesn’t change the reality.”
"Sovereignty can only come from strength and strength can only come from value," says Aleph Alpha founder Jonas Andrulis. "We have to build."
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January 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Sovereignty can only come from strength and strength can only come from value," says Aleph Alpha founder Jonas Andrulis. "We have to build."
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“This is a do or die moment, I would say, ”says Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament “We can’t take our time and have wonderful discussions any longer” on digital sovereignty and industrial policy.
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January 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“This is a do or die moment, I would say, ”says Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament “We can’t take our time and have wonderful discussions any longer” on digital sovereignty and industrial policy.
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(1/2) Big Tech firms likely won’t rush to certify their platforms but rewarding smaller platforms who do so could be very useful, Lavie posits.
January 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
(1/2) Big Tech firms likely won’t rush to certify their platforms but rewarding smaller platforms who do so could be very useful, Lavie posits.
(1/2) Bocconi University Prof Dovev Lavie ends the panel by proposing voluntary certification for platforms. “It can motivate a new generation of emerging platforms that have business models that are more stakeholder-oriented,” he says.
January 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
(1/2) Bocconi University Prof Dovev Lavie ends the panel by proposing voluntary certification for platforms. “It can motivate a new generation of emerging platforms that have business models that are more stakeholder-oriented,” he says.
(1/2) Rolnik throws out his agenda to applause: Remove Section 230 protections for platforms that engage in surveillance. Consider banning platforms that push a political agenda. No fake accounts – bots should’t have free speech rights.
January 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
(1/2) Rolnik throws out his agenda to applause: Remove Section 230 protections for platforms that engage in surveillance. Consider banning platforms that push a political agenda. No fake accounts – bots should’t have free speech rights.
“Algorothmic amplification is the water that we are all swimming in now. And like fish, we rarely stop to question these waters. But we should,” warns University of Chicago Professor Guy Rolnik
January 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“Algorothmic amplification is the water that we are all swimming in now. And like fish, we rarely stop to question these waters. But we should,” warns University of Chicago Professor Guy Rolnik
“Disinformation is a wake up call for platforms and the tech sector,” @chionwurah.bsky.social adds. “It could be used to say there should be less competition because China is coming for our tech lunch. But we need competition in our own tech sector to counteract China.”
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January 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Disinformation is a wake up call for platforms and the tech sector,” @chionwurah.bsky.social adds. “It could be used to say there should be less competition because China is coming for our tech lunch. But we need competition in our own tech sector to counteract China.”
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@chionwurah.bsky.social: “Freedom of speech is incredibly important and there are some tensions there. But the business model of the platforms means there is an incentive: there is a reward for lying and there is no reward for telling the truth...
January 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
@chionwurah.bsky.social: “Freedom of speech is incredibly important and there are some tensions there. But the business model of the platforms means there is an incentive: there is a reward for lying and there is no reward for telling the truth...
“It’s great to hear that we’re not alone and that we’re still a part of Europe, even if we’re not part of the EU,” says UK MP @chionwurah.bsky.social, head of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, on the day’s discussion.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“It’s great to hear that we’re not alone and that we’re still a part of Europe, even if we’re not part of the EU,” says UK MP @chionwurah.bsky.social, head of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, on the day’s discussion.
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Nikolay points to the anti-hate speech code that major platforms agreed to last week. These systems have proved very fruitful when it comes to protecting things like elections, she says.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Nikolay points to the anti-hate speech code that major platforms agreed to last week. These systems have proved very fruitful when it comes to protecting things like elections, she says.
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DG Connect Deputy Director General Renate Nikolay notes there’s no requirement in the DSA for platforms to take down content, responding to earlier comments from Jacob Mchangama. That’s for EU member states to decide, she says.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
DG Connect Deputy Director General Renate Nikolay notes there’s no requirement in the DSA for platforms to take down content, responding to earlier comments from Jacob Mchangama. That’s for EU member states to decide, she says.
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Debate erupts between @alexandrageese.bsky.social and Jacob Mchangama. Free speech has historically been weaponized against minorities, Jacob Mchangama says in response to @alexandrageese.bsky.social's claims that some restriction is needed to protect the same groups.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Debate erupts between @alexandrageese.bsky.social and Jacob Mchangama. Free speech has historically been weaponized against minorities, Jacob Mchangama says in response to @alexandrageese.bsky.social's claims that some restriction is needed to protect the same groups.
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📸 A look at our last panel, “How Will Trump 2.0 Wield Antitrust Policy, and Deliver on Economic Populism?”
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January 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
📸 A look at our last panel, “How Will Trump 2.0 Wield Antitrust Policy, and Deliver on Economic Populism?”
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Media pluralism and banning Holocaust denial was an American-imposed condition on Germany becoming a free country after WW2, notes @alexandrageese.bsky.social
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January 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Media pluralism and banning Holocaust denial was an American-imposed condition on Germany becoming a free country after WW2, notes @alexandrageese.bsky.social
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@marietjeschaake.bsky.social says this debate is all about power and who has the ability to govern our lives, because technology is interwoven with every aspect. It’s broader than just speech, she says.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
@marietjeschaake.bsky.social says this debate is all about power and who has the ability to govern our lives, because technology is interwoven with every aspect. It’s broader than just speech, she says.
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