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Simonetta Vezzoso

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 12h
Do DMA-related "regulatory dialogues" are here considered lobbying - or do they belong to a different category 🤔? www.ft.com/content/817f...
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 20h
Soviet times-level of desperate ridicule.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
Substantially, yes.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
"Unlike Anthropic and OpenAI, whose closely guarded models are their primary commercial product, rivals building open-weight tools might distribute those for free in order to lock users into particular hardware or to sell advertising" www.ft.com/content/d9de...
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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 28/09/2026
Kick out Palantir, trade unions tell European governments
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Kick out Palantir, trade unions tell European governments
Call to eject US data analytics giant on democratic grounds
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 27/09/2026
lol www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
hollywoodreporter.com
YouTube and Meta Reverse Course, Will Accept ‘Musk’ Trailer Ad
The Google unit says the ad was "temporarily restricted" while Meta calls it "an error." TikTok and X remain silent.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
"The team...credited the EU’s many Digital Markets Act decisions against Google for making the installation experience smoother for users" 🙌🏻 www.theregister.com/applications...
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David Meyer @superglaze.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
The US govt's argument against X's big DSA fine in the EU is that "the European Commission ​inappropriately attempted to expand its regulatory authority to reach American companies not present ​or operating within its jurisdiction". I mean, I'd like that to be true? www.reuters.com/world/us-gov...
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US government seeks to join Elon Musk in challenge against EU's fine on X
The US government said on Thursday it had formally sought to join a legal challenge filed by billionaire Elon Musk to dismiss a fine of €120 million ($136.51 million) by the European Union against ​hi...
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
"The Commission, Council and Parliament all support wrapping up talks on EU Inc by the end of the year" - off my Commercial Law Syllabus for now...
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
"When confronted with threats to its sovereignty, Europe found the money for glitzy AI gigafactories. It now also needs to find the money for its Democracy Stack that keeps its digital rules accountable to citizens" www.techpolicy.press/europes-digi...
techpolicy.press
Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Has a Funding Gap
Mark Scott and Richard Woods highlight Europe’s reliance on US funding for its Democracy Stack and call for stronger EU investment in digital sovereignty.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
Proud of our EU politicial talking to Jon Stewart - not that one but youtu.be/p6XvTconhwQ?...
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
CMA proposes: AI assistants, if users use you like a search engine, you can qualify for the default search slot connect.cma.gov.uk/consultation...
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https://connect.cma.gov.uk/consultations/google-search-user-choice/supporting_documents/consultation-user-choice-conduct-requirementpdf-1
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
User research on choice screens in search assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab290...
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab2903ba9c3d267bccced0e/user_research_on_choice_screens_in_search.pdf
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026
"Instead of asking business leaders what society needs going forward, political leaders should be doing a better job of stress-testing their claims and making sure that their businesses and their products contribute to society-wide success" giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Marietje Schaake @marietjeschaake.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Stop asking AI CEOs what society needs. The alarm sounded by AI chief executives about the very products they have raced to market amounts to a remarkable admission of failure and a spectacular failure of governance. ↘️ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
giftarticle.ft.com
Stop asking AI CEOs what society needs
Imagine inviting oil companies to design climate policies or car companies to make traffic rules
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026
"Americans don’t trust our institutions or our leaders, and that’s the right attitude, because our institutions and our leaders are malevolent liars" www.thebignewsletter.com/p/happy-olig...
thebignewsletter.com
Happy Oligarch Day as Trump-Aligned Billionaires Take Over Hollywood
It’s a good day to be an oligarch. CNN, CBS, HBO, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and a host of other properties will now be under the control of Larry Ellison, who also owns Oracle and TikTok.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026
Who's Lina Khan in the Linke?
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The Verge @theverge.com · 19/09/2026
Former DOJ antitrust boss Jonathan Kanter on AI slowdowns, competition, and cartels. www.theverge.com/podcast/9973...
theverge.com
Jonathan Kanter on competition, cartels, and China
Is it too late to stop Big AI from being the next monopoly?
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
"under the Biden administration, enforcers...were actually responding to safety concerns about AI. Both the Antitrust Division and the FTC brought in a host of technical experts to beef up their capacity. You probably didn’t hear about these moves..." www.thebignewsletter.com/p/ai-is-an-e...
thebignewsletter.com
AI Is an Elite Crime Spree
Documents show a Microsoft exec called AI the "largest theft of labor in human history.” New AI regulations are besides the point, the problem is we don’t apply existing laws to the powerful.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Google avoided an ad tech breakup in the US. Megan Kirkwood unpacks whether the European Commission will follow the same course or pursue the structural remedy it has long signaled.
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Can the EU Still Break Up Google?
Google avoided a US ad tech breakup. Megan Kirkwood examines whether the EU can pursue its own structural remedy and what stands in the way.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
Jon Stewart does more for US consumers than Trump FTC and the DOJ together, episode XYZ youtu.be/MM_js9f6BlI?...
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Eurosky Sebastian @sebastian.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
All of this because of the Gander 🤝 Eurosky Coop?!
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 16/09/2026
Right as the biggest transformation in the space in a very long time is taking place, too, and in part powered by technology created right here in Brussels!
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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward
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DG MEME @ecmemes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not yet! 🇨🇦❤️🇪🇺
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the degree of malign tutelage to which the EU is now subjected by the US. And this is probably only the tip of the iceberg.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
"Nobody seems entirely sure what an EU “associate member” is, since that status doesn’t exist yet" only Trump knows www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...
politico.eu
Trump takes aim at the EU’s Canada pitch
Presented by Altana By GERARDO FORTUNA PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Follow us @gerardofortuna @NicholasVinocur @GabrielGavin | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser CIAO THERE. It’…
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
Coming to Trento, soon
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
Considering, like the EC did, that there was "no demand, no need" was a huge mistake @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
"“We hope that the upcoming Act will complement already existing legislation to ensure they reach their full enforcement maturity rather than undermine them,”" www.techpolicy.press/what-von-der...
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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Von der Leyen embraces a far-reaching idea: She just announced she wants to open the door to Canada becoming the "first associate member of the European Union" (to huge applause).
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Luis Alberto Montezuma 路易斯·阿尔贝托·蒙特祖玛 @montezumachavez.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Spanish DPA has announced that it has received notification of the first data breach caused by an AI agent. www.aepd.es/prensa-y-com...
aepd.es
Primera notificación de una brecha de datos personales causada por un ataque ejecutado mediante un agente de IA | AEPD
El agente atacante inició una búsqueda de vulnerabilidades en archivos genéricos, y realizó un login correcto.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026
Pity no real DMA expert contributed to it, it seems transformative-ai.eu/download/a_t... (besides Vestager, of course)
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026
"We shouldn’t want people to become superrich by building unsafe technology." www.thebignewsletter.com
thebignewsletter.com
BIG by Matt Stoller | Substack
The history and politics of monopoly power. Click to read BIG by Matt Stoller, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026
"make Canada European again" www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026
Hey Mr. Draghi, can Europe break really AI oligopolies if it tackles compute but not chips, models and distribution? 🤔 app.ft.com/content/f054...
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
Bravi. Nothing against an economist working for the EC turned consultant (we have seen worse) but that exactly his consultancy got this "report prize" was a red flag from the start. The cozy world of IO economists and consultants...
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
"Oxera advises companies on mergers, and the consulting firm will continue to have a business interest in ensuring that companies’ mergers are approved. We will therefore file a complaint regarding the Oxera case with the European Ombudsman" rebalance-now.de/en/conflict-...
rebalance-now.de
Conflict of Interest: Oxera Study on Merger Control - Rebalance Now
For the revision of the guidelines, the European Commission commissioned a study on the effects of mergers. The contract went to the economic consulting firm Oxera, which simultaneously advises…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
Trump lunges toward and growls at a reporter (a woman) who asked him about why he's offering money to voters if his economic policies are working (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
pic of an orange-faced Trump leaning forward with an angry look on his face as he snaps at a reporter
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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Chris the Producer used drones and Danny Devito to beat surveillance pricing at its own game. This week he talks with Zachary Hagen-Smith about how he did it, and what this newfangled technology means for all of us ⬇️ economicpopulist.substack.com/p/want-a-fai...
economicpopulist.substack.com
Want a Fair Price? Try a Fake Identity.
Chris “the Producer” Parr pulled out all the stops to rig surveillance pricing against itself.
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 10/09/2026
💥 The EU Ombudman opened an inquiry in the appointment of Siemens chairman Snabe as AI envoy 💸 Besides Snabe's many board positions, he owns millions worth of shares in AI companies With his appointment corporate interests don't just have a seat at the table, they have an office in the Berlaymont
politico.eu
EU watchdog probes von der Leyen’s AI envoy pick
NGOs raise concerns about “independence and impartiality” of Siemens chief in EU role.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026
A quicker reaction would've been much appreciate.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 10/09/2026
The EU ombudsman has opened an inquiry into the European Commission’s appointment of Siemens chairman Jim Hagemann Snabe as special envoy for industrial AI.
politico.eu
EU watchdog probes von der Leyen’s AI envoy pick
NGOs raise concerns about “independence and impartiality” of Siemens chief in EU role.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
An amazing well-preserved floor mosaic covering about 105 square meters and dating back to the fourth century A.D. has been uncovered at the ancient city of Pompeiopolis, Türkiye. www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/105-...
The photo shows a large mosaic with various decorative patterns in red, green, blue on a white background.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026
"The European Union must not become the jurisdiction that rubber-stamps gatekeeper’s preferred global standard, one that directly undermines the very objectives the DMA was designed to achieve" www.article19.org/wp-content/u...
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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026
Almeno si riesce ad uscire di casa, anche se con stivaloni ed elmetto (grandine)
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
Robert Bork, "a nasty piece of work" 💯
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
"...who would you guess is winning, the fascists who own the actual physics of online information or the Kurt Schuschnigg wannabes who are trying to counter propaganda according to the rules laid out by the former group?" berjon.com/media-media/
berjon.com
Media Media
The authoritarians are winning, we can all see that. It wouldn't be the worst thing if the pro-democracy camp stopped being naive about social media.
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026
One day I'll tell my personal version of this story, how I experienced it live from the trenches since the '90s
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