Notices by Kirsten (kik1@chaos.social)

Now live: A Greens/EFA event on how big tech lobbying has impacted digital policy-making during this mandate of the EU Parliament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtlLaYfFMiU
Info: https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/reclaiming-our-digital-future

Encryption is essential for a functioning democracy.
I'm #CelebratingEncryption today!
With good folks at @edri and #fnf23.
#edri #Brussels #chatcontrol #Chatkontrolle

Oh cool, my VPN has sent letters to the EU Parliament! #chatcontrol #Chatkontrolle

Is it possible that the Swedish government and page on the EU Presidency has a totally illegal cookie banner?
https://www.government.se/government-policy/swedens-eu-presidency-2023/
When navigating to the website, you can only click on "accept"... or read more.

Which then leads to:
https://www.government.se/about-the-website/cookies/ where it says "you can turn off the function via your browser's security settings."

Today, the #DigitalServicesAct #DSA enters into force.
Apart from the obvious collision course that Twitter has taken, massive layoffs at other big tech companies might also make it tougher for them to respect #ContentModeration rules.

However, note that the Regulation only applies from 17 February 2024 onward.