“Maybe prohibiting certain practices such as microtargeting at certain times, I think that’s the debate that we need to have on political ads.”
– Renate Nikolay, Head of Cabinet of Commission Vice-President Jourova.
Top Story: The use of microtargeting for online political advertising could come in for new rules as part of legislation being readied by the European Commission, it has been revealed. Read on for more.
Podcast: This week, we take a look at the Commission’s plans for protecting the future of platform workers in the EU. You’ll hear from Commission representatives on the EU’s future objectives in this field, and we also speak to Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary at European Trade Union Confederation on the need to better protect the workers of the gig economy in Europe.
What happens to our personal data has never been so important, or regulated. With good cause, as we see the rise in scams, skimming, online phishing and other t.
Not every non-Maga commentator was happy with the decision.
German chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the decision, arguing that we’re all in a dystopian world where the power over public communication is vested in a few key tech company bosses, no matter how righteous the decision.
“This was always going to be a challenging decision,” says Mr Walker. “But I think this was also a somewhat extraordinary set of events that played out in the US Capitol over the course of the last month. You saw the National Guard being deployed for [the presidential] inauguration for first time in living memory.”