Mathias Vermeulen
@mathver.bsky.social
EU law and tech policy, mostly musings on content moderation, platform governance, privacy, AI. Now: Co-Founder & Director @awo.agency. Fellow at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Then: EU Parliament. UN. Mozilla. PhD in EU law.
September 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
While we're still waiting for the EU-US "high level joint statement" let's just be clear about what until now has been "agreed". (From: mailings.cer.eu/insights/def...)
August 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
While we're still waiting for the EU-US "high level joint statement" let's just be clear about what until now has been "agreed". (From: mailings.cer.eu/insights/def...)
(3) expands the criteria used to determine access modalities and introduces more granular, risk-based safeguards
July 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
(3) expands the criteria used to determine access modalities and introduces more granular, risk-based safeguards
One of the many seminars @marietjeschaake.bsky.social organized.. 8 years ago! Plus ca change..
May 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
One of the many seminars @marietjeschaake.bsky.social organized.. 8 years ago! Plus ca change..
The proposal is part of the 4th "Simplification Omnibus Package" and the EC claims it "should help companies save EUR 66 million per year". The EC further maintains that this amendment "respects the GDPR risk-based approach". Here's the amendment commission.europa.eu/document/7fd...
May 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The proposal is part of the 4th "Simplification Omnibus Package" and the EC claims it "should help companies save EUR 66 million per year". The EC further maintains that this amendment "respects the GDPR risk-based approach". Here's the amendment commission.europa.eu/document/7fd...
European Commission introduces a new category of "small mid-cap" companies, applying to roughly 38000 companies in the EU with fewer than 750 employees and a turnover of up to €150 million or total assets of up to €129 million that will exempted from the GDPR ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
May 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
European Commission introduces a new category of "small mid-cap" companies, applying to roughly 38000 companies in the EU with fewer than 750 employees and a turnover of up to €150 million or total assets of up to €129 million that will exempted from the GDPR ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Interesting report from the University of Lund and the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency media.licdn.com/dms/document...
May 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Interesting report from the University of Lund and the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency media.licdn.com/dms/document...
This is an important one: European Commission seeks feedback on the guidelines on protection of minors online under the Digital Services Act digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/c...
May 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This is an important one: European Commission seeks feedback on the guidelines on protection of minors online under the Digital Services Act digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/c...
How the European Union Fell Out of Love with Open-Source Software cms.mgt.tum.de/fileadmin/mg...
April 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How the European Union Fell Out of Love with Open-Source Software cms.mgt.tum.de/fileadmin/mg...
Pretty good summary by @axios.com on how businesses can appease Trump
April 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Pretty good summary by @axios.com on how businesses can appease Trump
Trump administration in the FT: we're facing unfair competition from sweatshops www.ft.com/content/f313...
Also Trump administration: ... so we want our own sweatshops bsky.app/profile/atru...
Also Trump administration: ... so we want our own sweatshops bsky.app/profile/atru...
April 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Trump administration in the FT: we're facing unfair competition from sweatshops www.ft.com/content/f313...
Also Trump administration: ... so we want our own sweatshops bsky.app/profile/atru...
Also Trump administration: ... so we want our own sweatshops bsky.app/profile/atru...
Don't expect a multi-billion dollar DMA fine against Apple or Meta this week. The rationale for the DMA is compliance, not punishment, Guersent said. pro.politico.eu/news/196876
April 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Don't expect a multi-billion dollar DMA fine against Apple or Meta this week. The rationale for the DMA is compliance, not punishment, Guersent said. pro.politico.eu/news/196876
Division in the EU on whether to use the ACI against US tariffs. www.ft.com/content/ca3c... One camp:
April 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Division in the EU on whether to use the ACI against US tariffs. www.ft.com/content/ca3c... One camp:
Massive study done for the European Commission exploring "the context, challenges, opportunities, and trends in algorithmic management in the workplace": employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/study-explor...
April 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Massive study done for the European Commission exploring "the context, challenges, opportunities, and trends in algorithmic management in the workplace": employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/study-explor...
UK Online safety regulator OFCOM to Gab: time to hand in your illegal content risk assessment documents by the 17th of April.
Gab: CENSORSHIP 🤪 - we'll complain to USTR, see what happens.
x.com/BasedTorba/s...
Gab: CENSORSHIP 🤪 - we'll complain to USTR, see what happens.
x.com/BasedTorba/s...
March 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
UK Online safety regulator OFCOM to Gab: time to hand in your illegal content risk assessment documents by the 17th of April.
Gab: CENSORSHIP 🤪 - we'll complain to USTR, see what happens.
x.com/BasedTorba/s...
Gab: CENSORSHIP 🤪 - we'll complain to USTR, see what happens.
x.com/BasedTorba/s...
Europe Needs Regional Chain of Command for Defense, Draghi Says www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
March 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Europe Needs Regional Chain of Command for Defense, Draghi Says www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Very timely paper given all ongoing AI policy developments in the US arxiv.org/abs/2502.09618
March 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Very timely paper given all ongoing AI policy developments in the US arxiv.org/abs/2502.09618
PS Some schooling needed to be done as well 🙃
March 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
PS Some schooling needed to be done as well 🙃
The letter starts with this observation
March 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The letter starts with this observation
Great point from @markscott.bsky.social newsletter www.digitalpolitics.co/newsletter03...
March 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Great point from @markscott.bsky.social newsletter www.digitalpolitics.co/newsletter03...
Current vibe in Brussels www.politico.eu/article/euro...
March 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Current vibe in Brussels www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Kids made a snowman and the prompt was “channel dad’s thoughts about the US’s current foreign policy” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
February 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Kids made a snowman and the prompt was “channel dad’s thoughts about the US’s current foreign policy” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯