In a letter dated 10 October, Commissioner Breton informed Elon Musk that X is used for disseminating illegal content and disinformation within the EU. He reminded Musk of the regulations imposed by the Digital Service Act in terms of content moderation, and warned that he had received information from “qualified sources” about the circulation of—quoting verbatim—”potentially illegal content” that remains available despite notification from relevant authorities. Lastly, Breton states that it is obligatory (“you need to have in place” reads the letter) to have implemented effective measures to reduce risks to public order and safety arising from the spread of disinformation. He expects — expects, not hopes— immediate compliance with requests from police authorities and Europol. by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Strategikon – an Italian Tech blog Continue reading “Breton’s letter to Elon Musk exposes a serious problem (but it is the EU, not X)”
The UN’s Global Digital Compact Takes Another Step Towards the Political Control of Internet Governance
With the Global Digital Compact, the UN aims to define shared principles for the security of the digital ecosystem. However, as of now, it does not consider traditional Internet Governance. This could be another step towards the ultimate absorption of control over Big Internet into the domain of institutional soft power by Andrea Monti – Adjunct Professor in Digital Law in the Master’s Degree course in Digital Marketing at the University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “The UN’s Global Digital Compact Takes Another Step Towards the Political Control of Internet Governance”
The EU/US new ‘Privacy Shield’. Why the cure is worse than the disease
On 10 July 2023, in a document of over 190 pages, the European Commission tries for the third time to solve an unsolvable problem: that of allowing the exchange of personal data with the USA, ‘accused’ of not offering adequate protection to the data of European citizens that are processed, in various ways, by North American companies by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The EU/US new ‘Privacy Shield’. Why the cure is worse than the disease”
Big Tech & Geopolitics. The Starlink-Ukraine Dossier
Field-tested in the Ukrainian conflict, Starlink, the sat communication network owned by one of Elon Musk’s high-tech companies, could find its way into the Japanese military apparatus. Big Tech enter the arena flanking traditional defence contractors in support of US international relations strategy by Andrea Monti – Intially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Big Tech & Geopolitics. The Starlink-Ukraine Dossier”
AI and the Global Escalation of the Taiwan Dossier
The convergence of historical challenges in the technology industry, unresolved issues at the union level, and tensions in the Indo-Pacific region risk compromising European sovereignty over AI by Andrea Monti – initially published in Italian on Formiche.net. Continue reading “AI and the Global Escalation of the Taiwan Dossier”