Notices by Hannah Grace (hpod16@eupolicy.social)

Open public consultation on the EU KIDS ACT. If you have opinions about EU rules for children on social media, age verification, concerns about how this will affect the fediverse, etc... here's the best place to share them: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/19418-Child-online-safety-keeping-digital-spaces-accountable-and-trustworthy-EU-Kids-Act-_en

#EU #KidsAct #EUKidsAct #AgeVerification #PublicConsultation #EUHaveYourSay #fediverse #mastodon #socialMedia

Google faces €403 million fine for violating EU location data regulations

https://www.europeaninterest.eu/google-faces-e403-million-fine-for-violating-eu-location-data-regulations/

@redjives The EU does regulate addictive design overall, as well. However, there if a difference between the internet safety requirements of children, teenager, and adult brains.

I get that the #EUKidsAct is getting a lot of negative chatter from the privacy advocates.
But at the same time to you have to acknowledge there is a serious problem here. I go out in public, I see parents park their kids in front of a tablet to keep them calm, with next to no supervision.
Teenagers are spending on AVERAGE 4-6 hours online per day, instead of going outside and interacting with humans.

So let me ask you, genuinely. What are the concerns here? What needs to be addressed?

@jwildeboer

I'd like to look into this more deeply. Because at the same time the EU is financing a pilot project to build a social media that is build on open source (activitypub or atproto).
This act is still some years away from coming into force, and still needs to pass through parliament and council. Do you think that devs may have time to work out elegant solutions that won't kill the fediverse?

Ahhhh #Iceland.
Somewhere I wouldn't mind visiting during the next European heatwave...

But did you know that Iceland is planning a referendum this summer about Joining the #EU?
What do you think? Should they join?
What are your favourite facts about Iceland? And do you have any questions about Iceland joining the EU, or any about Iceland at all?

#Referendum #Europe #MadeInEurope