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The United States is targeting the Digital Service Act (DSA). At the start of the year, five Europeans were denied access to the US because they were involved in an investigation about Big Tech Platforms and the enforcement of the European law. And this week the United States House Committee on the Judiciary published a second report about the DSA. (The first one was published last year already.)
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The report takes a look at the round table organized in the run-up to the Dutch elections, by the Dutch Authority for consumer and Market (Autoriteit Consument en Markt), who is responsible for the oversight of the DSA in the Netherlands. The US frame the session as an attempt at censorship, and call the NGO's that were present, including Bits of Freedom, "censorous".
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The report is a deliberate attack on our democratic rule of law. The US does this by undermining the legitimacy of the legislator, regulators and European civil society. The focus on the Digital Services Act also shows how powerful this law is, as a means to curb Big Tech.
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In a joined joint statement this week, Bits of Freedom and Justice for Prosperity call on the EU, regulators and the Dutch government to take action. And in the meantime? We will continue to hold Big Tech accountable. Because it is clearly having an effect!
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PS. A big shout out to our volunteers for translating the articles in this newsletter!
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Our reaction to US pressure on the Digital Service Act
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In a report from the United States House Committee, Bits of Freedom and Justice for Prosperity, among others, are called "censorous ngo's". In response, Bits of Freedom and Justice for Prosperity are issuing the following statement.
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The Digital Omnibuses from the European commission are threatening our rights
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Last November, the European Commission published the Digital Omnibus. A collection of proposals for laws that threaten to undermine all kinds of important digital rights. Nadia explains the consequences of these proposed laws.
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The ability to choose on Instagram and Facebook is back
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It took some time, but from now on (most) users (in the Netherlands) can choose which timeline they see on Instagram and Facebook. The one Meta wants you to see, or one with just the posts of your friends and the organizations you follow, in chronological order.
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Bye Bye Big Tech: Extra steps!
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Now that all the steps have been published, we have been overwhelmed by the number of responses we received from you. We are also happy with the suggestions you made. It turned out that some of you missed a few steps. So we added some extra recommendations!
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