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Quad9 leaves France on 24 November after a court ordered it to block beIN’s domains for French users it cannot identify. The Commission’s copyright consultation closes 10 November asking whether enforcement needs more power. Measure what it already breaks first. informationlabs.org/quad9-quod-n...

informationlabs.orgQuad9, Quod Non: When Copyright Enforcement Drives Out CybersecurityOn 24 November, Quad9 switches off its free security service for French users, after beIN Sports obtained an order the Swiss foundation says it cannot carry out. On 10 November,…
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🔥 Turkey bans social media access for children under 15 The #socialmediaban takes effect on 1 November. Platforms must implement age verification, while additional restrictions on potentially addictive services will apply to minors over 15. 🔗 politico.eu/article/turk... #ChildOnlineSafety

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🔥 The EU KIDS Act is facing criticism over its public consultation Opened on 1 October, the consultation runs until 26 November. Critics say it comes too late, as the proposal is already on the table. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... #EUKidsAct #ChildOnlineSafety #digitalpolicy #socialmediaban

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The leaked KIDS Act makes child-safe settings the default until a service accepts you as an adult. Against our 12 design fixes: 10 delivered, 1 absent, 1 deflected. The exception? Variable rewards are banned around social media, but not directly in games. informationlabs.org/games-withou...

informationlabs.orgGames Without Frontiers: The EU KIDS Act Bans Loot Box Mechanics Everywhere Except GamesThe leaked KIDS Act Regulation goes far beyond the leaked Communication that announced it. Its most consequential move sits beneath the proposed social media age limit: services would apply child-safe...
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🔥 Netherlands & Spain back an EU-wide minimum age for social media, with proportionate, risk-based and privacy-friendly age verification. They stress that age limits must be part of a broader child-safety framework. #AgeVerification #SocialMediaBan #InternetPolicy

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A report that goes nowhere, a feed built for metrics, a companion built to be missed. Three features that decide whether a child is served or simply held. A ban solves none of them. A plan builds a system that answers to the child, and lets them be heard. informationlabs.org/dont-you-for...

informationlabs.orgDon’t You (Forget About Me): Three Features That Owe a Child an AnswerFor some background music when reading this post, we encourage you to (re)discover Simple Minds performing “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”. Where the earlier posts in our series “So, what…
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Three features decide who can find, watch, and reach a child. A ban leaves them as they are. A plan keeps them safe and private, while letting them choose who gets closer. informationlabs.org/every-breath... #isabanaplan #OnlineSafety #DigitalPolicy

informationlabs.orgEvery Breath You Take: Three Features That Decide Who Can Reach a ChildFor some background music when reading this post, we encourage you to (re)discover The Police performing "Every Breath You Take". The previous post in this series, Sweet Dreams Are Made…
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The streak, the profile built to sell, the box you pay to open. Three ways to run a child through the same till, paid in stress, data and cash. A ban leaves the till running. A plan keeps a child off the bottom line. informationlabs.org/sweet-dreams... #isabanaplan #OnlineSafety #DigitalPolicy

informationlabs.orgSweet Dreams Are Made of This: Three Features That Put a Child on the Bottom LineFor some background music when reading this post, we encourage you to (re)discover the Eurythmics performing “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”. The previous post in this series, You Spin…
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The endless feed, autoplay video, and return driven notifications all serve one goal: keeping a child engaged by removing the stopping point. A ban leaves all three untouched. The fix is to switch them off by default, not to switch off the child. informationlabs.org/you-spin-me-...

informationlabs.orgYou Spin Me Round: Three Features Built to Keep a Child in the LoopFor some background music when reading this post, we encourage you to (re)discover Dead or Alive performing "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". The opening post in this series,…
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The Munich Mirage now shows you Boston. In GEMA v. Suno, a Bavarian court has ruled on US fair use for training done in Massachusetts. Do not mistake the shimmer for the road. informationlabs.org/the-munich-m...

informationlabs.orgThe Munich Mirage: Why the “GEMA vs. OpenAI” Verdict is Less About AI and More About GeographyIf you have been following the tech headlines over the last weeks, you might believe that Generative AI in Europe just hit a brick wall. The Regional Court of Munich…
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The social media ban is sold as what parents want. The organisation representing families across 26 European countries says otherwise: parents want safe products, not banned children. www.linkedin.com/pulse/elizab... #isabanaplan

linkedin.comElizabeth Gosme Works With Families Across Europe. They Want Safe Platforms Not Banned ChildrenThe case for age-based social media restrictions is routinely made in the name of parents. Families are anxious, the argument runs, and a ban answers that anxiety.
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"Privacy-preserving age verification" describes one moment in a long chain. It does not describe the chain. informationlabs.org/zero-knowled... #isabanaplan

informationlabs.orgZero Knowledge, Full Record: Age Verification And The Infrastructure The Privacy Label IgnoresThe “privacy-preserving age verification” label should be understood at two separate levels: on the one hand, it accurately describes a mechanism, yet on the other, it misleadingly describes a system....
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Optimising for engagement is an algorithmic choice, not chance. Sole Pera, recommender systems researcher at TU Delft: the ban removes the child from the record. The design decisions behind the harm stay exactly where they were. linkedin.com/pulse/optimi... #isabanaplan

linkedin.comOptimising for Engagement Is an Algorithmic Choice. Associate Professor Sole Pera of TU Delft Explains What That Means.The social media ban debate has produced a well-worn sequence. A harm is named.
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EU copyright reform is being presented as a fight between AI companies and rightholders. But the real missing voice is the public. My latest piece argues that copyright reform should be written for the empty seats. informationlabs.org/two-megaphon... #EU #Copyright #AI #DigitalPolicy

informationlabs.orgTwo Megaphones and an Empty Room: The Need to Write the Copyright Reform for the Empty SeatsThe EU copyright review is being argued by two blocs of private interests. The party that will live with the result, the public, was never really in the room. That…
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A gamer, a librarian and a random mum walk into a bar. Not a joke. All three paid for digital content they cannot keep or leave to anyone. The Digital Fairness Act should mean they walk out of that bar no longer empty-handed. informationlabs.org/ownership-2-... #DigitalFairnessAct #Copyright

informationlabs.orgOwnership 2.0: A Gamer, a Librarian, and a Random Mum Walk Into a Bar…A video gamer, a librarian, and a random mum walk into a bar. That could be the start of a great joke. Sadly, it is not. It reflects a convergence…
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An optional research exception isn't really an exception. After 25 years, the EU has 27 different legal environments for cross-border research, creating uncertainty, fragmentation, and barriers to collaboration. Evidence is clear: harmonisation is overdue. informationlabs.org/brussels-rev...

informationlabs.orgBrussels Revisits Copyright – Part 3: Why an Optional Research Exception Is No Exception at AllThis is the third and final installment in a series analysing the European Commission's current call for evidence on EU copyright rules. Part 1 examined live content piracy and the…
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A social media ban doesn’t fulfil governments’ UNCRC obligations—it outsources them. Francesca Pisanu of Eurochild: when children turn to social media for support, it signals what governments have failed to provide. New in the SMB Repository: linkedin.com/pulse/govern... #isabanaplan

linkedin.comGovernments Are Outsourcing Their Obligations to Tech. Francesca Pisanu of Eurochild Explains What That Costs Children.The case for social media bans is typically framed as a child protection argument. Governments have a duty to keep children safe.