MEPs have sharply criticized the plan. “Our fear is that the implementation of our laws and standards will be called into question by American companies,” criticizes Green MEP Sergey Lagodinsky, for example. “If this is confirmed, it would be nothing less than a capitulation to the pressure and intimidation tactics of the Trump administration.” The EU Commission repeatedly emphasizes that it does not want to change its regulations due to US pressure. However, some of the recently proposed changes in digital legislation, particularly to the AI Act and the General Data Protection Regulation, primarily benefit US companies that are already dominant in the market.
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inari@piefed.zip · 48 pts · 140d
Fucking spineless
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 140d
Clueless too
smeg@infosec.pub · 35 pts · 140d
MEPs: generally US-skeptical
Council: mixed opinions on the US, by issue
EU Commission: follows the US' lead on everything
Shouldn't the Commission be taking at least some of its cues from elected leaders?
CosmoNova@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 140d
EU commission is where EU politicians are sent by their parties when they are too corrupt and/or unpopular in their own country. It‘s by design.
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 140d
As far as I'm concerned, the Commission is nominated by the Council, and elected by the Parliament. Parliament can force resignation, if necessary, by a two-thirds majority vote.
If Europe is to remain European, we must be able to fend for ourselves, being fully independent from the US, yet making sure the US depends on us.
HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social · 1 pts · 140d
I do wonder why don't they just send them home
chigga@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 140d
and unfortunately they have a lotbof power
usernameunnecessary@lemmy.zip · 28 pts · 140d
Don't succumb to bullies. Protect your citizens.
silverneedle@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 140d
The whiplash of dreaming about resisting Americans in Europe and waking up to read this...
notsosure@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 140d
No, USA must go it alone. No please eu, execute the laws that we have now.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 140d
Big EU Commission L as per usual. Maybe we should rename them to EU Corruption?
Paragone@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 140d
Trump has made it illegal for states to regulate AI.
Anybody who is wanting to be "collaborating" with Trump on regulating for safety, or for economic-safety .. is delusional/incompetent.
Stand your ground, XOR you're being .. harvested, as prey.
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A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 140d
Yeah, this.
If there's a race for AI (debatable), the US wins because of its lack of regulation. We should not even want to compete.
MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 140d
There's the old management addage a"you're better off having someone with you in the tent pissing out, than having them outside the tent pissing in". HOWEVER, the ego, power and control of these pissers is far beyond the usual parameters for that practical guidance.
sanpo@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 140d
Unfortunately, this doesn't account for the US shitting in the tent.
MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 140d
If I could give you 10 upvotes for this most suitable update to the adage, I would!
Aqarius@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 140d
The problem is if they're already in the tent, and are still pissing in. Then keeping them in just gives them reach.
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 140d
That is an absolutely wild addage
MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 140d
Its quite an old adage, I think. Pissing in or out of tents isn't typical management language
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 130d
Thats disappointing, I was hoping it was customary for management folks to relay all information through metaphors about urination
verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.fr · 1 pts · 140d