Wednesday, July 02, 2025

British Browser Boiz in Brussels! Fun at Microsoft’s DMA compliance meeting

 B. Lawson, here.

Beyond AI & Copyright funding a sustainable information ecosystem

 Open Future, here.

America must not defang Europe’s new tech law

 L. Lowe, here and here

And the EC has once again confirmed that it won't, here and here.

ACM market investigation into computer-controlled consumer prices in the airline sector: research methods and consultation

 PR, here

UK Announces Proposed Measures in Google Investigation

 M. Kirkwood, here

The Technical Feasibility of Divesting Google Chrome

 KGI, here

ByteDance Compliance/Enforcement DMA Workshop: "Just" technical questions - engineers couldn't make it, sorry!

 




How Monopolies Secretly Steal Your Freedom

 Brought to you by the inimitable Lina Khan, here (may I please live long enough to see a Khan US Presidency, or two?). 

Alphabet’s Second DMA Compliance Workshop: A Self-Reported Engaged Gatekeeper

 A. Ribera Martinez, here

Recording here.

Privacy-focused app maker Proton sues Apple over alleged anticompetitive practices and fees

 TechCrunch, here

Senators Reject 10-Year Ban on State-Level AI Regulation, In Blow to Big Tech

 Time, here

Dear Ursula, ensuring GPAI Rules Serve the Interests of European Businesses and Citizens

 Letter here

Brasil, rumo ao ("DMA") gol!

It was a real pleasure yesterday to share some reflections on the European experience with the Digital Markets Act across the Atlantic. You can watch the recording here.

We spoke candidly: about what seems to be working, about what remains difficult, and about what, in hindsight, might have been done differently. These are not easy conversations, but they are necessary ones.

What stood out, above all, was the seriousness and clarity of purpose shown by our Brazilian counterparts. There’s no doubt: they are approaching the challenge of platform regulation with a level of determination that is both impressive and encouraging. It’s not just about legal design or enforcement mechanics: it’s about political will. And in Brazil, that will is clearly there. 

This isn’t Brazil against Europe (or Italy ;-)): it’s one match, one team.
And the stakes couldn’t be higher.