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Web publication & idea forum based in Brussels, discussing the future of the internet from a broad perspective on society's digital evolution ➡ Web: https://netopia.eu | https://x.com/NetopiaEU | LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/netopia-eu/

Voluntary Measures Failed: Despite 26% increase in cooperation agreements, piracy volume increased 142% from H2 2024 to H1 2025, with 26.2 million takedown notices submitted but 89% not resulting in suspension. DSP Crisis: Dedicated Server Providers account for 46% of notices but only 9% suspension rate, compared to online platforms' 98% rate. This is the system's critical failure point. 30-Minute Failure: Only 3% of infringements were acted upon within the industry-demanded 30-minute target. Manual processing makes this impossible at scale. Geographic Fragmentation: Three Member States (France, Italy, Belgium) advancing while majority lag. EU-wide harmonization essential. CDN Blind Spot: CDNs and reverse proxies not subject to DSA rules on notices, creating major enforcement gap.
"As the new European Commission and Parliament sets off for the first new year of its mandate, Euronews has picked 25 to watch in 2025. Check out the movers and shakers who will attempt to define the course of the new mandate by kick-starting Europe in 2025. The obvious few: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European CommissionAfter securing her second mandate, von der Leyen will keep running the EU from Brussels for the next five years. With a shaken international landscape and the goal to boost European competitiveness, she will also represent the bloc's priorities on the global stage. António Costa, President of the European CouncilThe Portuguese politician will lead the European Council, taking the baton from his predecessor Charles Michel. Some key conversations have already taken place on his watch regarding migration, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and relations with the new Trump administration in the United States. Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policyKallas, the EU's new foreign policy chief, will lead debate on issues such as European relations with the new regime in Syria and ties with EU’s border countries. Her recent warnings about the risks of rushing Ukraine into peace negotiations suggest the course she intends to set for the EU. Donald Tusk, Polish Prime MinisterPoland assumes the Presidency of the European Union for the first six months of the year. A strong advocate for Ukraine, Tusk has pledged to support the country’s aspirations to join the bloc, an area where he’s aligned with von der Leyen as well as in the need to strengthen EU defence capacity. Mark Rutte, NATO chiefRutte will play a key role in EU relations with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has wavered in support of NATO citing the disproportionate contribution to the alliance contributed by the US. Both know each other and have worked together while Rutte was Dutch prime minister during Trump’s first mandate.
"Europe's tech ambition falters not for lack of funding, but for the absence of homegrown platforms. Public money alone can't build a Euro-Amazon when Silicon Valley remains the ultimate destination for innovation."
Trying to avoid antitrust suits, Google systematically told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy the