Digital de-regulation also seems to be high on the Commissioner-designate's agenda.

She singles out "digital rules" for "review" and commits to reducing "admin burden" - a red flag for important laws like the Digital Services Act #DSA, Digital Markets Act #DMA & #AIAct 🚨🚨🚨

Why should you care? 🤔

If confirmed, Henna Virkkunen's role will span #cybersecurity, #disinformation, media, digital markets, "#TechSovereignty", cloud, net neutrality, #FOSS, the enforcement of #DSA, #DMA, #AIAct & much more!

Follow live: https://elections.europa.eu/european-commission/en/virkkunen/

Hearing of the Commissioner-designate: Henna Virkkunen

Appointment of the European Commission 2024-2029 - Find out about the confirmation hearing of Henna Virkkunen

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The history of Trackers. Make sure you learn how & where #Karston created the Ultimate Sound Tracker the first Amiga Tracker

Paula the Amiga Sound IC needed only #DMA to play music on its four channels, 0 1 2 3

I have working Amiga computers here!

#Music #Tracker #Amiga #creation #ProTracker #NoiseTracker #SoundTracker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roBkg-iPrbw

Apple is seeking to avoid #DMA obligations!

We are stepping in to defend #FreeSoftware against monopolistic control! The FSFE is intervening in litigation brought by Apple against the @EUCommission :

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240812-01.html

#DeviceNeutrality

Apple vs EU Commission: the FSFE intervenes to safeguard Free Software - FSFE

The Free Software Foundation Europe is intervening in litigation brought by Apple against the European Commission before the Court of Justice of the Europe...

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#DMA: The FSFE signed a joint position to the @EU_Commission highlighting the main problematic aspects of #Apple in relation to #FreeSoftware:
https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240627-01.html

#SoftwareFreedom

Defending DMA against Apple: The FSFE signs joint position paper - FSFE

Together with seven stakeholders organisations, the FSFE has submitted a joint position paper to the European Commission, with whom we are working on the i...

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📢 The FSFE, with 9 stakeholder organizations, has submitted a joint position paper to the @EUCommission on Apple's non-compliance with the #DMA!

https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240627-01.html

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Defending DMA against Apple: The FSFE signs joint position paper - FSFE

Together with seven stakeholders organisations, the FSFE has submitted a joint position paper to the European Commission, with whom we are working on the i...

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Historical day for #DMA

#EC finds preliminary #Apple to be in breach of the #DMA. Fees charged by Apple are not reasonable and impact #FreeSoftware.

The EC also started another investigation related to installing alternative app stores.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_3433

"#FreeSoftware compete with big tech (gatekeepers) not in scale but in principle by providing to end-users curated solutions that respect their rights. #DMA is important for non-profit as well"
@fsfe at the Digital Markets Conference

#SoftwareFreedom

@owa is doing a phenomenal job in scrutinizing the #DMA in relation to #Apple 's compliance. @theregister reported about that and also included a section on @fsfe position on Apple's "notarization" - a concept which will consolidate the company's gatekeeper position.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/21/eu_apple_owa/

How Europe can force Apple to support competition

Open Web Advocacy report calls for these extensive changes to iGiant's rules

^{Thomas Claburn (The Register)}