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DSA: Internal Market Committee agrees on compromises

The European Parliament's Internal Market Committee (IMCO) adopted the rapporteurs' compromise proposals on the Digital Services Act yesterday evening. This morning, the overall report by Danish Social Democrat Christel Schaldemose will be finally voted on in committee, which is considered a formality after yesterday's approval. We have gathered reactions on key aspects of the compromises and give an outlook on possible lines of conflict with the Council.

By Jasmin Kohl

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TTDPA fuels cookie dispute

Actually, the new TTDPA was supposed to lead to more legal certainty, but now the dispute about cookies is really getting started: Consumer protectionists are suing German publishers, and Google continues to work on the abolition of cookies.

By Redaktion Table

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Platform economy: Commission wants to combat bogus self-employment

Online platforms like Uber and Deliveroo are booming, their revenues have increased fivefold in recent years. For many employees, however, little of this comes through: They struggle with precarious working conditions and a lack of transparency from algorithms that evaluate their performance. The European Commission yesterday presented a law aimed at remedying the situation.

By Jasmin Kohl

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The digital policy realignment of the Scholz government

With the new government comes significant restructuring in digital policy. Old ideas will be shelved and it remains to be seen whether the new ones will take hold. The new distribution of responsibilities will also affect some European projects.

By Falk Steiner

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DSA: Details on the compromise in the European Parliament

The Digital Services Act is on the home stretch in the European Parliament: Rapporteur Christel Schaldemose has managed to convince the representatives of the other political groups of her compromises. Next week, the Internal Market Committee will vote on it. We highlight the most important points of the compromise.

By Redaktion Table