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This treats digital services worse than utilities. When regulating electricity/water, economic viability is built in. Here, the EC pursues enforcement with deliberate disregard for economic reality, treating viability concerns as an exception rather than a baseline requirement

My account was compromised last week. Please ignore any “Slopcoin”-related content — it wasn’t me.

I often hear arguments for national and 'public interest' in merger control. Perhaps. But where's the line? Why not include regional and inter-regional policies too? Francisco Marcos' recent post masterfully highlights the risks of such political expansionism truthonthemarket.com/2025/06/19/how…

2025: Is AI making us stupid? 2016: Are phones Making Us Stupid? 2008: Is Google Making Us Stupid? 1884: Are Books Making Us Stupid?

I strongly recommend reading this post to understand the significance of the BBVA/Sabadell merger truthonthemarket.com/2025/06/19/how…

Socialism has a great marketing department.

The sort of side-loading and third party app store access this bill would mandate are typically associated with less privacy & security — not more. How does this align with the goal of keeping children safe online?

The DMA was always an industrial policy tool meant to hobble successful US tech companies & give a leg up to laggard EU competitors and other rent-seekers. It was always about politics. But guess what? You live by the sword of politics, you die by the sword of politics.

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Yo creo que incluso menos.

Had the pleasure of debating Álvaro Ramos (Qualcomm) on whether the DMA should be repealed. I argued yes, he argued no. A lively and thought-provoking exchange. Thanks to Juan Santaló for the kind invitation and excellent moderation.

This article gets it. I miss when politicians were boring. Serious people, handling serious things. Not influencers in suits chasing clout.

Parasite isn’t the best film of the 21st century. It’s not even the best Korean film of 2019. That title goes to Burning—a more subtle, haunting, and layered social critique that gets better with every viewing.

Judges and prosecutors protested in Spain against a judicial reform law Sanchez is pushing through emergency procedure to put the judiciary under political control during a huge corruption scandal. The rule of law is dying in Spain in front of a silent Western public opinion.

Everyone hating on Jeff Bezos wedding but I ordered on Amazon at 10pm last night and it's at here at 9am this morning Enjoy your wedding king