"EU co-legislators opted for a co-regulatory approach that specifies the obligations of the providers of GPAI models in codes and technical standards. It was particularly Thierry Breton who suggested using this, borrowing a page from the 2022 Code on Disinformation" Marta Cantero

It’s not just Gambia. We got internal cables, notes and other records that show how U.S. diplomats have intervened on behalf of Starlink in at least four other developing nations. All while the U.S. has withdrawn foreign aid from those same countries

“If this was done by another country, we absolutely would call this corruption,” said Kristofer Harrison, a former high-level State Department official in the George W. Bush administration. “Because it is corruption.”

For the second night in a row, russia has terrorised Ukrainians. This time — a combined air attack: 9 ballistic missiles, 60 cruise missiles (air- and sea-launched), 298 drones. The scale of this attack speaks for itself. This is not a military operation — it is an attempt to

NEW ARTICLE with Dr Rob Nichols & Prof Ian Brown: Ex Ante Interoperability Regulation for Competitive Digital Markets: Contrasting the European Union, United Kingdom, and Australian Approaches pymnts.com/cpi-posts/ex-a…

As Moldova defends its sovereignty in the face of rising propaganda, #MoneyInPolitics 2025 kicks off in Chișinău. PM Recean joins the call for transparency & digital resilience. Co-hosted by CEC Moldova 🇲🇩, International IDEA, UN Development, Council of Europe, IFES, @wfd_party, & International Republican Institute. 📍8–9 July | 🇲🇩

The Epic Games Store and Fortnite will come to iOS in Australia! An Australian court just found that Apple and Google abuse their control over app distribution and in-app payments to limit competition. There are 2,000+ pages of findings that we’ll need to dig into to fully

"Trump claims U.S. is the only country that uses mail-in voting. Is that true? In fact, more than 30 other countries allow voting by mail for some or all voters, according to International IDEA." - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/trump-ban…

Judge says Amazon must disclose its research funding to economists, academics and think tanks as part of a class action lawsuit. Grifters are on notice. Clock is ticking.

Important ruling. Antitrust academia is rife with undisclosed funding from big tech and other business interests. Good for courts to demand it be exposed so we can distinguish between scholarship and corporate advocacy.

My response to Congressman Rep. Jim Jordan following his “invitation” at a hearing in US Congress on #DSA ⤵️

Yesterday I hosted Usman Khawaja to call on the PM to back the Murphy Review & ban gambling advertising to protect young 🇦🇺s This isn’t about banning gambling, it’s about stopping the normalising of it in the country that loses the most per capita in the 🌏 smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Rampant #disinformation and even candidate intimidation necessitating police guard. Absolutely shocking. This condemnation in Parliament from the distinguished former Attorney General.