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Advancing Transatlantic Cooperation on Tech Policy
Poland’s Pegasus Gate: Digital Authoritarianism in the EU?
Authoritarian governments from Azerbaijan to Uganda first deployed it. Now democratic EU governments are joining in.
Poland Confronts the EU Again – This Time on Digital
Warsaw and Brussels clash on fundamental issues such as abortion and judicial independence. Now they are fighting over digital content moderation.
How to Kill Europe’s Robot Industry
Europe’s proposed law regulating Artificial Intelligence could end up destroying the continent’s promising future in advanced robotics
Digital Dirigisme To Dominate France’s EU Presidency
France will push hard to regulate US Big Tech and promote European tech sovereignty during its presidency of the European Council.
2022: Europe’s Big Year Ahead in Digital Policy
The EU’s ambitious digital policies face a moment of truth in 2022. Here is what you need to know to make sense of all the noise.
The Race to AI – Either the US and Europe Cooperate or China Wins
While the EU and US agree on the need to cooperate on AI regulation and offer alternatives to China’s authoritarian model, they are moving at different speeds.
Europe Should Listen to US Concerns About its Big Tech Crackdown
A soon-to-be enacted European law aims to reign in Big Tech gatekeepers – but risks focusing only on American companies. Washington is worried.
Democracies Must Restrict Online Political Ads
Platforms cannot be left to themselves to regulate online political ads
Europe Leads in the Race to Curb Big Tech’s Power
Europe is readying to reign in digital gatekeepers. On December 14, the continent’s Parliament passed the key Digital Markets Act. The key challenge ahead is to enforce the new prohibitions on Big Tech.
Avoid Potholes on the Road to a Transatlantic Tech Alliance
EU tech policy risks overregulating tech companies, damaging the transatlantic relationship, and weakening democracy in its struggle against authoritarianism
Biden’s Democracy Summit Must Protect Internet Freedom – At Home and Around the World
A meaningful strategy to meet the authoritarian challenge requires strong protections for human rights online at home and abroad
Europe is Poised to Kill its Gig Economy
The debate over how to regulate gig platforms and treat gig workers rages on both sides of the Atlantic
Brexit UK Rivals Europe in Race to Crack Down On Big Tech
The DMU does a disservice to the UK’s legal tradition and to UK’s economic future precisely when the country is at historical post-Brexit crossroads
Europe’s Cloud Dreams Come Crashing Down to Earth
European companies see their biggest opportunities in the cloud building on top of the basic infrastructure already rolled out by the Americans
Narrowing Data Protection’s Enforcement Gap
Democratic governments around the world have decided that these data protection regulatory regimes are here to stay. Societies must now ensure that these laws lead to meaningful improvements on the ground.
Russia’s Social Media Self-Censorship Law is Misguided – and the West Must Avoid Making the Same Mistake
Norms should allow users to flag harmful speech, but also to provide clear remedies that ensure a balance of power between citizens, platforms, and states — regardless of the regime.
A Few Things Wrong with Europe’s Attack on Tech Gatekeepers
Europe must compete in the market, not through regulation.
Canada Needs a Strong Tech Policy
Canada needs to catch up to the United States and Europe in the global tech race.
How to Suck the Anger Out of Facebook
At the beginning of the COVID crisis, a Facebook page played a positive role in surviving the pandemic. Then the conversations turned toxic.
Chasing Chips: A Geopolitical Puzzle
The EU needs to reconcile its quest for technological sovereignty with a commitment to strategic openness and international cooperation
Regulating Facebook’s Algorithms – Not an Easy Task
The point is not that lawmakers can’t regulate amplification. It’s that doing so while avoiding unintended consequences is hard
French Tech Policy and Its Contradictions
France’s tech policy will prove detrimental in determining overall future EU tech policy
Europe Risks Giving Disinformation a Free Pass
Europe’s parliamentarians should reject a proposal that risks turning the new Digital Services Act into a vehicle for spreading disinformation
Takeaways from the ‘Facebook Files’
Facebook needs to see itself and act as a social institution as much as a corporation
Charting Germany’s Digital Future
Expect the new government in Berlin to team up with France to press Europe to crack down on platforms and pursue digital sovereignty.
The Global Tax Marathon: the US Wins, Ireland Comes in Second, and Europe Loses
The tax marathon still has some rough terrain to cover before reaching the finish line
Data Divergences Torpedo Transatlantic Cybersecurity Plans
Beyond these basic similarities in encouraging cybersecurity, the two sides disagree on key points
How the U.S. Got the Upper Hand in the OECD Tax Reforms
Incredibly, the United States may throw away its victory
Missing from the Pittsburgh Agenda
The Trade and Technology Council avoids key transatlantic challenges
How to Nurture a Tech Unicorn
Villig’s own success, and that of Estonia, offers the continent a beacon of hope
West Needs a Trusted Digital Space, Says Estonian PM
“By setting the rules of the game, democratic governments can facilitate trust, investments and innovation.”
Eric Schmidt on Confronting China: Stop Regulating and Invent
“The U.S. needs partners. It needs Europe. We must work hand in hand in hand.”
The War for a Free Internet
Dominance in technology will translate into more power in every other arena
Put Aside Grand Geopolitical Plans: First Fix Transatlantic Digital Plumbing
Instead of attempting an illusory grand deal that will set a new global standard, the transatlantic Trade and Technology Council should focus on solving its internal disputes.
Navigating the Transatlantic Data Conundrum
Both sides must learn to live with the present impasse over transatlantic data transfers
Should Killer Acquisitions be Banned?
Antitrust authorities weigh whether to stop Big Tech gobbling up startups
Weighing Child Safety and Privacy: Apple’s Innovations Underline the Difficult Balancing Act
To get the right balance between child safety and privacy, companies must work with experts in all relevant disciplines to get it right.
Reigning in Digital Gatekeepers – a Bad Idea
The United States shouldn’t surrender to Europe’s Digital Markets Act.
Protectionism Threatens To Torpedo The Transatlantic Technology Alliance
The United States and Europe have pledged to build a tech alliance to counter authoritarian politics.
The Hunt for Transatlantic Common Ground on Tech
Ultimately, both the U.S. and EU want an open, global and safe internet rather than a state-controlled internet, as is sought by China, Russia, or Turkey.
China Chips Away
A steady land grab for the strategic semiconductor technology is underway — by fair means or foul
A Bold Transatlantic Plan to Open Corporate Databases
It is high time for tech companies to open their vaults for researchers. Governments should step in.
A Transatlantic Proposal for a Safer Internet
Efforts must be undertaken on both sides of the Atlantic to develop these shared regulatory standards, with the aim of protecting citizens of democracies everywhere
Encryption and Crime: The Case for a Transatlantic Encryption Alliance
The arrests of more than 800 alleged criminals around the world who had been using an encrypted app covertly run by the FBI and Australian law enforcement may seem an argument to give detectives greater access to private data
Opportunities to Avoid an EU-U.S. Tech Tax War
There are signs that the EU and the U.S. may be moving closer on international tech taxes.
Two to Tango – A Transatlantic Technology Alliance
Allies need to comprehend that there is one ambition they share which should prevail over all others
A Call to Arms — The U.S. and EU Must Confront Digital Authoritarianism
Europe and the United States must seize this moment to heal the transatlantic rift over technology policy
Alternatives to China’s Tech Authoritarianism a Priority for Transatlantic Action
A world where Chinese technology is used for digitization creates acute risks for safety, privacy, and freedom of expression
The Chinese Communist Trojan Horses in Our CCTV
China has invested heavily in strategic sectors for purposes beyond the usual ones of wealth-creation and greater economic clout