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France, Germany, Poland facing ‘permanent’ Russian disinformation attacks: EU on 05/06/24
France, Germany and Poland have become "permanent" targets for Russian disinformation attacks in the run-up to European Parliament elections this week, a senior EU official said Tuesday (4 June).
The Brief – EU elections are a major stress test for digital rulebook on 04/06/24
The upcoming EU elections will be a major stress test for the bloc's digital rulebook, and particularly the Digital Services Act (DSA), a landmark content moderation law.
EU countries may soon push for human rights and tech standards focus group in ITU on 04/06/24
Some EU countries are looking to start a focus group on human rights and artificial intelligence (AI) under the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) umbrella, Bilel Jamoussi, who leads these groups at the international organisation, told Euractiv.
Sweden wants to let police use facial recognition technology on 04/06/24
Sweden's government said Monday (3 June) that it wanted to give law enforcement the ability to use real-time facial recognition technology from cameras in public places, for example to identify people suspected of certain crimes.
TikTok fails ‘disinformation test’ before EU vote, study shows on 04/06/24
Wildly popular social network TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls, a report showed Tuesday (4 June), flouting its own guidelines and raising questions about its ability to detect election falsehoods.
EU’s Stratcom struggles to counter Russian election disinformation on 04/06/24
The European Union's disinformation-busting team last month debunked a Russian-language video on YouTube that said citizens were fleeing dictatorship in EU member Poland and seeking refuge in Belarus, a close ally of Moscow.
New tech coalition CODE is growing a digital ecosystem to boost EU growth [Advocacy Lab Content] on 04/06/24
The Coalition for Open Digital Ecosystems (CODE), recently held its first public event in Brussels, with Qualcomm and Meta headlining. The technology coalition is emerging as a serious new stakeholder in the Brussels digital, tech, and competition policy space.
Germany’s Christian Democratic party hit by ‘serious’ cyberattack on 02/06/24
Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the country's leading opposition party, has been hit by a major cyberattack and has taken parts of its IT-infrastructure off the grid as a precautionary measure, authorities said on Saturday (1 June).
Poland sees ‘Russian cyberattack’ behind fake military draft report on 01/06/24
The Polish government said Friday (31 May) that a false story stating that Poles would be mobilised to fight in Ukraine that appeared on the state news agency was likely a Russian cyberattack.
DG CNECT reorganising, child sexual abuse draft law might make progress on 31/05/24
This week, DG CNECT announced its restructuring for the AI Office, while the file on fighting online child sexual abuse material finally seemed to make some headway.

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Online fashion retailer Temu added to EU digital rulebook’s ‘systemic risk’ list (31/05/24)
French regulator Arcep opposes European Commission’s telecoms deregulation proposal (31/05/24)
French regulator calls for accountability of Big Tech to improve environmental footprint (31/05/24)
The Commission’s coordination failures in AI investment (31/05/24)
Tech giants do not have to follow Italian authorities’ provisions, rules EU Court (30/05/24)
European startups call for a more integrated single market in declaration (30/05/24)
Audio communications excluded in latest draft of child sexual abuse material law (29/05/24)
Panasonic patents trust files claim against Xiaomi in Paris (29/05/24)
Commission’s DG for technology restructures to realise AI Office (29/05/24)
European Court of Auditors: Commission failed to effectively coordinate boost in AI investment (29/05/24)
Picking up the AI Liability Directive after the tech policy spree (28/05/24)
The AI Act compliance deadline: harnessing evaluations for innovation and accountability (28/05/24)
Tech file on online child abuse material remains incomplete, risks gridlock (28/05/24)
Ukrainian deputy minister lays out vision for defence tech (27/05/24)
In a ‘battle for minds’, Ukrainians fight the daily disinformation storm (27/05/24)
Staffing questions swirl around Commision’s AI Office (24/05/24)
Details revealed of EU Parliament data breach, new European Tech Deal proposed (24/05/24)
The AI Convention on Human Rights: Worth the hype? (24/05/24)
New Caledonia weighs heavy as French Senate approves bill on foreign influence (23/05/24)
How Open Digital Ecosystems Can Boost Europe’s Competitiveness [Promoted content] (23/05/24)
Passports, criminal records leaked in EU Parliament data breach (23/05/24)
Open digital ecosystems, the starting point for a competitive Europe [Advocacy Lab Content] (23/05/24)
Paris, Berlin urge EU Tech Deal, ‘forceful reforms’ by next EU Commission (23/05/24)
A vision for the AI Office: Rethinking digital governance in the EU (23/05/24)
Meta removes Facebook account of Slovak PM’s alleged shooter (22/05/24)
Governments spying on citizens: Who is to blame, what can the EU do? (22/05/24)
A New Era for Business – E-invoicing as the Critical Enabler of Europe’s Digital and Competitive Growth [Promoted content] (22/05/24)
Online travel agencies file complaint against Ryanair alleging breach of GDPR (21/05/24)
It’s high time for a Space Commissioner! (20/05/24)
Commission ‘compels’ Microsoft to provide information on Bing and generative AI (17/05/24)
Multiple disinformation narratives spreading around the Fico assassination attempt (17/05/24)
US tariffs on China split EU Social Democrats, Commission names Booking gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act (17/05/24)
The Pertsev case: A tornado for decentralized and open-source software in the Netherlands? (17/05/24)
France’s TikTok ban in New Caledonia raises legality, effectiveness questions (16/05/24)
Commission probes Meta for violating EU digital rulebook in protection of minors (16/05/24)
Telco infrastructures, crucial for growth in EU’s Outermost Regions [Promoted content] (16/05/24)
Fresh US tariffs on China split EU Social Democrats along Franco-German divide (15/05/24)
EU Commission names Booking gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act, investigates X (13/05/24)
EU Parliament recruitment app compromised, encryption debate reignited (10/05/24)
APT28: The EU’s battle against Russian cyberattacks (10/05/24)

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