Laureline Lemoine
@laurelinelmn.bsky.social
Digital rights, law and policy @ AWO, based in Brussels
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We have found unreasonable that @ec.europa.eu applied a general presumption of non-disclosure to a risk assessment report drawn up by the social media platform X under the Digital Services Act #DSA.
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Commission should analyse risk assessment report of social media firm X for possible disclosure, says Ombudswoman
European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has found maladministration in the European Commission’s refusal to analyse a 2023 risk assessment report drawn up by ...
www.ombudsman.europa.eu
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We have found unreasonable that @ec.europa.eu applied a general presumption of non-disclosure to a risk assessment report drawn up by the social media platform X under the Digital Services Act #DSA.
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New @lobbycontrol.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org data highlights tech lobbyists' tightening grip on EU policymaking:
📈 Total lobbying spend up by a third in 2 years
💼 There are now more tech lobbyists than MEPs
🗣️ Big Tech meets EU officials every single day
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/b...
📈 Total lobbying spend up by a third in 2 years
💼 There are now more tech lobbyists than MEPs
🗣️ Big Tech meets EU officials every single day
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/b...
Big Tech lobby budgets hit record levels | Corporate Europe Observatory
New figures show that the digital industry as a whole is now spending €151 million a year on lobbying the EU, a major increase to what was already considerable firepower.
corporateeurope.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
New @lobbycontrol.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org data highlights tech lobbyists' tightening grip on EU policymaking:
📈 Total lobbying spend up by a third in 2 years
💼 There are now more tech lobbyists than MEPs
🗣️ Big Tech meets EU officials every single day
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/b...
📈 Total lobbying spend up by a third in 2 years
💼 There are now more tech lobbyists than MEPs
🗣️ Big Tech meets EU officials every single day
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/b...
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My colleagues @laurelinelmn.bsky.social and @mathver.bsky.social shared some thoughts on the DSA's application to OpenAI with TPP! See also their great analysis on the topic here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
My colleagues @laurelinelmn.bsky.social and @mathver.bsky.social shared some thoughts on the DSA's application to OpenAI with TPP! See also their great analysis on the topic here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I got to chime in on the latest hot topic in Brussels, great piece from @ramshajahangir.bsky.social and @techpolicypress.bsky.social!
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has crossed 120 million EU users for its search feature and may fall under the Digital Services Act. Ramsha Jahangir breaks down what this could mean for regulation of AI chatbots in Europe.
EU Weighs Regulating OpenAI’s ChatGPT Under the DSA. What Does That Mean? | TechPolicy.Press
How Brussels classifies ChatGPT under the DSA may shape the regulatory framework for all large-scale generative AI systems in Europe, reports Ramsha Jahangir.
www.techpolicy.press
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I got to chime in on the latest hot topic in Brussels, great piece from @ramshajahangir.bsky.social and @techpolicypress.bsky.social!
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If you think this is US-only, it's not.
If you think the GDPR protects you, it's doesn't.
If you hadn't realised privacy is a national security and corporate espionage issue, it is.
If you think politicians can't tackle this, they can.
If you believe that tech or business need this, they don't.
If you think the GDPR protects you, it's doesn't.
If you hadn't realised privacy is a national security and corporate espionage issue, it is.
If you think politicians can't tackle this, they can.
If you believe that tech or business need this, they don't.
Either real-time bidding data or app SDK data is being bought and used by ICE to seize people from the streets. If you didn’t believe that the adtech stack is a human rights concern, I’m not sure what more evidence you need. www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.
www.404media.co
October 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
If you think this is US-only, it's not.
If you think the GDPR protects you, it's doesn't.
If you hadn't realised privacy is a national security and corporate espionage issue, it is.
If you think politicians can't tackle this, they can.
If you believe that tech or business need this, they don't.
If you think the GDPR protects you, it's doesn't.
If you hadn't realised privacy is a national security and corporate espionage issue, it is.
If you think politicians can't tackle this, they can.
If you believe that tech or business need this, they don't.
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We'll be at #PrivacyCamp25 tomorrow! Join our colleague @lutecia.bsky.social at 9:55 to discuss all things strategic litigation. Our colleagues @nickbotton.bsky.social and @laurelinelmn.bsky.social will also be around, come chat with us!
September 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We'll be at #PrivacyCamp25 tomorrow! Join our colleague @lutecia.bsky.social at 9:55 to discuss all things strategic litigation. Our colleagues @nickbotton.bsky.social and @laurelinelmn.bsky.social will also be around, come chat with us!
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"Every country was put on notice by the ICJ that there was a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza.. every country became obliged under the law.. not to speak fine words, to take action to prevent genocide.. that obligation was activated on 24th Jan 2024"
Chris Sidoti spells it out
Chris Sidoti spells it out
September 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
"Every country was put on notice by the ICJ that there was a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza.. every country became obliged under the law.. not to speak fine words, to take action to prevent genocide.. that obligation was activated on 24th Jan 2024"
Chris Sidoti spells it out
Chris Sidoti spells it out
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#EUGeneralCourt dismisses @Zalando’s appeal against the designation of its platform as a very large online platform #DigitalServicesAct 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
Communiqués de presse - Cour de justice de l'Union européenne
Court of Justice of the European Union
curia.europa.eu
September 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
#EUGeneralCourt dismisses @Zalando’s appeal against the designation of its platform as a very large online platform #DigitalServicesAct 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
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A California teen sought advice from OpenAI's GPT-4o on how to end his life. The chatbot gave him explicit instructions and encouragement. His parents are suing the company and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging “it was the predictable result of deliberate design choices."
Breaking Down the Lawsuit Against OpenAI Over Teen's Suicide | TechPolicy.Press
A California teen sought advice from OpenAI's GPT-4o on how to end his life. His parents are suing the company and its CEO.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A California teen sought advice from OpenAI's GPT-4o on how to end his life. The chatbot gave him explicit instructions and encouragement. His parents are suing the company and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging “it was the predictable result of deliberate design choices."
X is being investigated in France for foreign interference because of its algorithms 👀
❗ Le parquet de Paris saisit la gendarmerie d'une enquête visant le réseau social X (ex-Twitter) et l'usage de ses algorithmes "à des fins d’ingérence étrangère".
Cela fait suite à 2 signalements, du député @bothorel.bsky.social et d'un responsable cybersécurité dans la fonction publique.
Cela fait suite à 2 signalements, du député @bothorel.bsky.social et d'un responsable cybersécurité dans la fonction publique.
July 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
X is being investigated in France for foreign interference because of its algorithms 👀
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Très gros travail aussi bien sur le fond que la forme 👏
Impressionnant travail de la @rtbf-info.be avec Franceinfo et @france24.com sur la manière dont Elon Musk contrôle X et le met à sa botte idéologique. On le savait évidemment, mais réussir à l'objectiver aussi précisément était un défi
Comment Elon Musk utilise son réseau X pour faire monter l'extrême droite en Europe - RTBF Actus
Voici un extrait du compte X (anciennement Twitter) de Dries Van Langenhove, ex-député Vlaams Belang condamné en 2024 à...
www.rtbf.be
May 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Très gros travail aussi bien sur le fond que la forme 👏
"This is not a decision of statutory interpretation. It is an ideological declaration by the heads of the Judiciary."
New Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
April 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"This is not a decision of statutory interpretation. It is an ideological declaration by the heads of the Judiciary."
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Do you want all your Facebook and Instagram photos, posts and data to be used by Meta to train AI?
If not, then *now* is the time to object.
This article explains how.
datenschutz-hamburg.de/news/meta-st...
If not, then *now* is the time to object.
This article explains how.
datenschutz-hamburg.de/news/meta-st...
Meta starts AI training with personal data - those who want to object must act quickly (english version)
Meta AI will be trained from May with posts, photos and comments from Facebook and Instagram users
datenschutz-hamburg.de
April 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Do you want all your Facebook and Instagram photos, posts and data to be used by Meta to train AI?
If not, then *now* is the time to object.
This article explains how.
datenschutz-hamburg.de/news/meta-st...
If not, then *now* is the time to object.
This article explains how.
datenschutz-hamburg.de/news/meta-st...
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Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams told a US Senate subcommittee on Wednesday that the tech giant undermined its self-proclaimed free speech values and put US national security at risk by vigorously pursuing business opportunities in China. Full transcript @viacristiano.bsky.social:
Transcript: Former Exec Sarah Wynn-Williams Testifies on Facebook’s Courtship of China | TechPolicy.Press
The hearing was titled "A Time for Truth: Oversight of Meta’s Foreign Relations and Representations to the United States Congress."
www.techpolicy.press
April 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams told a US Senate subcommittee on Wednesday that the tech giant undermined its self-proclaimed free speech values and put US national security at risk by vigorously pursuing business opportunities in China. Full transcript @viacristiano.bsky.social:
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Case closed! 🤩💥🚀. In settling my case, Meta has agreed to stop processing my personal data for direct marketing purposes. In non-legalese, that means I will no longer be shown surveillance-ads on Facebook. www.thetimes.com/article/ae70...
One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone
Britons will be able to opt out of targeted advertising after Tanya O’Carroll’s David-and-Goliath battle with Meta
www.thetimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Case closed! 🤩💥🚀. In settling my case, Meta has agreed to stop processing my personal data for direct marketing purposes. In non-legalese, that means I will no longer be shown surveillance-ads on Facebook. www.thetimes.com/article/ae70...
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🚨 Breaking news in our client's High Court claim against Meta: Facebook avoids trial with settlement in landmark privacy case 🚨
www.awo.agency
March 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 Breaking news in our client's High Court claim against Meta: Facebook avoids trial with settlement in landmark privacy case 🚨
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French prosecutors open investigation into X's algorithms
French prosecutors open investigation into X's algorithms
Elon Musk's social media platform is being investigated by the Paris cybercrime unit, after being reported by an MP.
www.lemonde.fr
February 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
French prosecutors open investigation into X's algorithms
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1/ In a groundbreaking ruling, the High Court today found that an online gambling company had unlawfully processed our client’s data. A 🧵 and analysis 👇 on the major implications for data processing in the gambling and AdTech industries.
https://buff.ly/3EiOvQX
https://buff.ly/3EiOvQX
Landmark High Court ruling on GDPR consent to profiling and targeting in RTM v Bonne Terre - Analysis
A new data rights agency
www.awo.agency
January 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
1/ In a groundbreaking ruling, the High Court today found that an online gambling company had unlawfully processed our client’s data. A 🧵 and analysis 👇 on the major implications for data processing in the gambling and AdTech industries.
https://buff.ly/3EiOvQX
https://buff.ly/3EiOvQX
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Photo of the Day, if not the Year.
Solidarity and admiration.
📸This brilliant photo of Gisele Pelicot, leaving court for the final time yesterday, was taken by Arnold Jerocki for Getty Images.
Solidarity and admiration.
📸This brilliant photo of Gisele Pelicot, leaving court for the final time yesterday, was taken by Arnold Jerocki for Getty Images.
December 20, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Photo of the Day, if not the Year.
Solidarity and admiration.
📸This brilliant photo of Gisele Pelicot, leaving court for the final time yesterday, was taken by Arnold Jerocki for Getty Images.
Solidarity and admiration.
📸This brilliant photo of Gisele Pelicot, leaving court for the final time yesterday, was taken by Arnold Jerocki for Getty Images.
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Collecting the #DSA risk and audit reports here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Still many lines to fill, curious to see which ones come next
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Still many lines to fill, curious to see which ones come next
November 25, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Collecting the #DSA risk and audit reports here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Still many lines to fill, curious to see which ones come next
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Still many lines to fill, curious to see which ones come next
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Lots of articles today about Bluesky potentially violating the Digital Services Act (DSA) after this FT article came out. But Bluesky is legally NOT required to publish user numbers in my opinion. The spokesperson of the European Commission has mixed up things. (1/5) www.ft.com/content/9083...
Bluesky breaching rules around disclosure of information, says EU
Social media platform that has grown in exodus from Elon Musk’s X is accused of not declaring user numbers
www.ft.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Lots of articles today about Bluesky potentially violating the Digital Services Act (DSA) after this FT article came out. But Bluesky is legally NOT required to publish user numbers in my opinion. The spokesperson of the European Commission has mixed up things. (1/5) www.ft.com/content/9083...