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Europe’s 2018 audiovisual directive required international streaming companies led by Netflix to expand local film production.
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April 1, 2022
Twitter in a Time of War: Russia Sanctions Should Include Social Media
The United States and Europe have banned banks, energy companies, and others from trading with Russia. They should now take the logical next steps and ban Russian officials and oligarchs from Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
March 31, 2022
Making Sense of Big Tech’s Wild West Duel in Europe
The EU has agreed on its much anticipated DMA, designed to corral Big Tech. But it's hard to tell whether the new rules will hit their target.
March 30, 2022
Europe Races to Build Gigafactories, Lithium Permitting
The European Commission wants to go electric to fight climate change and increase the EU’s share of global battery production. But watch out for lithium.
March 28, 2022
Is Europe’s Tech Regulation a Gift to Russia?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows that Europe’s defenses are fragile. The EU must learn and give more weight to security, including cybersecurity.
March 1, 2022
Beware Europe – Our Tech Regulations May Help Russia
As Europe moves to crack down on Big Tech, it needs to make sure that the new rules open no new doors to Russian aggression.
February 22, 2022
Avoid Tech Regulation that Opens the Door For Russian Cyberattacks
It’s not just Russian tanks and missiles that threaten Ukraine and the Western alliance. Its Russian cyberattacks.
February 17, 2022
X-Raying the DMA: Who will be a Gatekeeper?
...Despite belated opposition from the US government, the EU looks set to approve by summer its Digital Markets Act (DMA). The US houses the world’s five biggest tech companies –...
February 11, 2022
End Transatlantic Double Standards About Big Tech
When it comes to regulating tech monopolies, European and US policymakers are inconsistent.
February 8, 2022
A Leading German Social Democrat Questions Europe’s Big Tech Crackdown
The EU is moving fast to introduce new market regulation instruments for a few large digital companies – without thinking through the implications.