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EDRi<p>🔠 In Google’s Alphabet, C stands for control, not compliance.</p><p>That’s why with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@article19" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>article19</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fsfe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsfe</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@HomoDigitalisGR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HomoDigitalisGR</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hsnl.social/@vrijschrift" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vrijschrift</span></a></span>, we have filed a formal <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> complaint vs. Alphabet.</p><p>Despite clear rules, Android users can’t uninstall pre-installed Google apps, only disable them.</p><p>This is deceptive design that limits real choice. </p><p>📣 We urge <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@EU_Commission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EU_Commission</span></a></span> to act &amp; enforce the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/digitalmarketsact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalmarketsact</span></a>. </p><p>Read the full complaint ➡️ <a href="https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edri.org/wp-content/uploads/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>It felt like kindergarten to do it but this week we <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@edri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>edri</span></a></span> +others filed a complaint against <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> with the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> for breach of the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalMarketsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMarketsAct</span></a>. </p><p>Despite the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a>'s clear obligation for <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/gatekeepers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeepers</span></a> to allow you to uninstall pre-installed apps, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Alphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alphabet</span></a> claims this can also mean disabling. Yes seriously.</p><p>So we wrote a 7-page explanation why disable ≠ uninstall.</p><p>The complaint was filed together with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@article19" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>article19</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fsfe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsfe</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@Freiheitsrechte" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Freiheitsrechte</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@HomoDigitalisGR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HomoDigitalisGR</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hsnl.social/@vrijschrift" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vrijschrift</span></a></span> 🙏</p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>‘The digital omnibus, due in November, will review landmark laws like the EU’s data protection regulation known as <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a>, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act.’ <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://on.ft.com/40xIisX" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">on.ft.com/40xIisX</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>📣 Is "disable" the same as "uninstall"? We do not believe it. Google does.</p><p>Under the DMA, the FSFE with a coalition of civil-society organisations prompts the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> to open proceedings to investigate Alphabet's (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>) regarding the uninstallation of pre-installed apps in Android.</p><p>Uninstalling is completely removing the app, not just disabling it! This is key for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeviceNeutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeviceNeutrality</span></a>!</p><p> 📎 <a href="https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edri.org/wp-content/uploads/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a></p>
D64<p>⚠️ EU's tech laws like DSA &amp; DMA are at risk of becoming bargaining chips in US-EU trade tensions.</p><p>Our co-chair <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://d-64.social/@sveawindwehr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sveawindwehr</span></a></span> analyzes why enforcement of digital regulation must remain separate from trade negotiations. These laws reflect democratic choices about platform accountability. Trading them away could undermine the EU's long-term credibility. Digital rights shouldn't be subject to trade pressure.</p><p><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/enforcement-of-eus-tech-laws-should-not-be-traded-away/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techpolicy.press/enforcement-o</span><span class="invisible">f-eus-tech-laws-should-not-be-traded-away/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://d-64.social/tags/DigitalPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://d-64.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://d-64.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a></p>
Anders Lund<p>I think the so-called "Google Play Integrity API" is googles move to circumvent the DMA (EU Digigal Markets Act). Google simply tries to make key app developers, eg banks, public app providers, payment services, force users to have google play installed, where the DMA requires them to provide freedom og choice of app store.</p><p><a href="https://www.singular.net/blog/dma/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">singular.net/blog/dma/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/dma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dma</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>Saw Gary downtown Tuesday night and showed him my modded Casio W-800H. He lauded Casios for their greatness and autographed our copy of his new book: 'Vera, or Faith". </p><p>Confessions of a Watch Geek ⌚ </p><p>My year of getting deep into perlage, three-quarter plates, and micro-rotors.</p><p>By Gary Shteyngart </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@NewYorker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NewYorker</span></a></span> </p><p>🆓🔗: <a href="https://archive.ph/E6WUi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/E6WUi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/20/confessions-of-a-watch-geek" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03</span><span class="invisible">/20/confessions-of-a-watch-geek</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Horology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Watch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Watch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CasioCult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CasioCult</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GaryShteyngart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GaryShteyngart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hodinkee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hodinkee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeraOrFaith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeraOrFaith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WillEvans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WillEvans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsAndLettersLive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAndLettersLive</span></a></p>
F-Droid<p>The <a href="https://floss.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> compliance workshops exist to regulate gatekeepers powers, yet both <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> and <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> treat them like "product launches" where non-engineers show slides and can never answer questions.</p><p>The Android play-field, instead of taking steps to respect the DMA, Google shrinks what Android even is. If Apple can own its closed iOS, Google figured they can privatize Android?</p><p>Maybe it being <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> for 17 years was just a glitch and now Android is out of the famous Google betas?</p><p>1/2</p>
Glyn Moody<p>As site blocks pile up, European Commission issues subtle slapdown to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PiracyShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PiracyShield</span></a> - <a href="https://walledculture.org/as-site-blocks-pile-up-european-commission-issues-subtle-slapdown-to-italys-piracy-shield/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">walledculture.org/as-site-bloc</span><span class="invisible">ks-pile-up-european-commission-issues-subtle-slapdown-to-italys-piracy-shield/</span></a> finally.... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomofspeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofspeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dma</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>So now that both <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> have formally appealed the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> fines that are just pocket money for them, can we please start calling those lawsuits for what they are: intimidation similar to <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a>. </p><p>They are designed to bind public resources for years, which regulators will lack for enforcing the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalMarketsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMarketsAct</span></a>, to intimidate civil servants in the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span>, and to show us that <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> is above the law and that we are helpless.</p><p>Let's not be intimidated. <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ResistBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistBigTech</span></a></p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Threads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threads</span></a> "reached 100m sign-ups faster than any other app in history, which you can partly attribute to its linkage to <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> and streamlined profile creation via your IG info. But even so, it’ll go down as a record either way, while Threads also reached 100m active users in just a few months." <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interoperability</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMCCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMCCA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SelfPreferencing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfPreferencing</span></a> </p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@tchambers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tchambers</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://indieweb.social/@tchambers/114811908883686443" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indieweb.social/@tchambers/114</span><span class="invisible">811908883686443</span></a></p>
LobbyControl<p>Der Streit zwischen Trump &amp; Musk – und Musks Plan, eine eigene Partei zu gründen – sollte uns nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen: Tech-Milliardäre haben ihren Einfluss auf das Trump-Lager nicht verloren. Wir sind besorgt über den Lobbydruck von US-Big Tech auf den Digital Markets Act. Europa muss standhalten! <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://bewegung.social/tags/BreakupBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakupBigTech</span></a></p>
LobbyControl Tech<p>The feud between Trump and Musk—and Musk’s move to create his own party—shouldn’t fool anyone: tech billionaires haven’t lost their grip on the Trump camp. We remain deeply concerned about US corporate lobbying against the Digital Markets Act. Europe must hold the line. <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a></p>
SchreibeEinfach🏳️‍🌈✊❤️🔥🧠🎉<p>Wenn wir den <a href="https://23.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> lockern, haben kleine Firmen in Europa keine Chance mehr. Dann gewinnen wieder nur die Großen. Wir brauchen faire Märkte – nicht neue <a href="https://23.social/tags/Monopole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopole</span></a>. <a href="https://23.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://23.social/tags/CCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCC</span></a> <a href="https://23.social/tags/EinfacheSprache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EinfacheSprache</span></a></p>
SchreibeEinfach🏳️‍🌈✊❤️🔥🧠🎉<p>Wenn die EU dem Druck aus den USA nachgibt, wird sie unglaubwürdig. Dann kann man ihr nie wieder vertrauen. Dann lachen die <a href="https://23.social/tags/Konzerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Konzerne</span></a> und wir alle zahlen den Preis. Unsere Rechte sind nicht verhandelbar. Niemals. <a href="https://23.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://23.social/tags/CCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCC</span></a> <a href="https://23.social/tags/EinfacheSprache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EinfacheSprache</span></a></p>
SchreibeEinfach🏳️‍🌈✊❤️🔥🧠🎉<p>Wenn die <a href="https://23.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> den <a href="https://23.social/tags/DigitalMarketsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMarketsAct</span></a> aufweicht, nur weil <a href="https://23.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Druck macht, dann hat Europa verloren. Dann regieren <a href="https://23.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>, <a href="https://23.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> und <a href="https://23.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> uns bald direkt. Der <a href="https://23.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> schützt uns vor Machtmissbrauch. Den dürfen wir nicht aufgeben. Nie. <a href="https://23.social/tags/EinfacheSprache" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EinfacheSprache</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation Europe<p>🚨 Developers: have you tried to get interoperability from a gatekeeper under the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a>?</p><p>Big Tech is still making it hard, especially for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> and small developers.</p><p>Help us push back. 💪</p><p>🛠️ Take the FSFE’s Interoperability Survey and make your voice heard</p><p>👉 <a href="https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/699938?lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">survey.fsfe.org/index.php/6999</span><span class="invisible">38?lang=en</span></a></p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>Thank you <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> for committing (at the end of today's <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compliance</span></a> workshop) to further explore the geolocalisation obstacles <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> is imposing on <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interoperability</span></a> for <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NIICS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIICS</span></a>! And good work <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.matrix.org/@Amandine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Amandine</span></a></span> for raising the problem so clearly 👏</p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> is killing <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NIICS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIICS</span></a> / <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messaging</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interoperability</span></a> through a hundred petty (and not so petty) restrictions, which are questionable under the law. I hope:</p><p>1. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> will do something about this fundamental obstacle to the functioning of the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a>...</p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>I don't find <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>'s claims that other companies just don't want <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interoperability</span></a> very convincing 🙄 </p><p>But until <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> designates OTHER gatekeeper <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NIICS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIICS</span></a>, it is unsurprising <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> will push back at every opportunity, since the firm cannot take advantage of any OTHER <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/gatekeeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gatekeeper</span></a> offer <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a></p>