@JessTheUnstill @Colette_Libertine yes, and we see people move to the #EU and espechally #Germany cuz despite all the #regulation and #paperwork, shit here doesn't get overthrown nilly-willy due to some politican having a temper tantrum.
Contemporary shower fixtures are only one of the items that rankle the president. He has frequently denounced toilets that he claims require flushing “ten or 15 times” and LED lightbulbs, which he faults for making him look orange.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-showerheads-appliances-led-lights-regulation-energy-department-chaos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Ulkoministeri Elina Valtonen: "Tarvitsemme lisää vapaakauppaa ja syvenevää taloudellista yhteistyötä, joka vahvistaa kilpailukykyämme Atlantin molemmin puolin."
Ilmastokriisin pahentaminen, ihmisoikeuksien huomiotta jättäminen, työntekijöiden oikeuksien heikennykset -- ja mitä kaikkea muuta -- ovat olleet tunnettuja vapaakaupan ongelmia jo ennen Trump-Musk -hallintoa. Siksi Yhdysvaltojen kanssa ei EU ole tehnyt sopimusta, vaikka jättiyritykset ja -sijoittajat kovasti ovat toivoneet. Kansalaisyhteiskunta on tullut väliin.
Vapaakauppa Yhdysvaltojen kanssa entisillä säännöillä ei siis yhäkään ole hyvä idea. Tyrannille ei tule antaa, mitä tyranni haluaa. Nyt kuitenkin yhtäkkiä Trump uhkaa kuin uhmaikäinen lapsi tempuillaan ja Suomi oikein toivoo täyttävänsä Trumpin toiveet. Uskomatonta!
#tradedeals #sääntelyyhteistyö #regulation #vapaakauppa
https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/81f3bb12-d5c4-4a0b-a266-163e15cbacf6
https://climatejustice.social/@kaharinjohanna/114279061600361979
The vision for #Greenland, one of the people said, could include a hub for #AI, autonomous vehicles, space launches, micro #nuclear reactors & high-speed rail.
The discussions reflect a longstanding #SiliconValley movement to establish low-#regulation cities globally, including in the #US, which #Trump himself promised to do in a 2023 campaign video. Proponents use different names for variations on the idea, …with the common goal of spurring innovation through sweeping regulatory exemptions.
Discussions are in early stages, but the idea has been taken seriously by #Trump's pick for #Denmark ambassador, #KenHowery, who is expected to be confirmed by #Congress in coming months & lead #Greenland-acquisition negotiations….Howery, whose involvement w/the idea hasn't been previously reported, once co-founded a VC firm w/ #tech billionaire #PeterThiel, a leading advocate for such low-#regulation cities. Howery is also a longtime friend of #ElonMusk, a top #Trump advisor.
JFC
As the #Trump administration intensifies efforts to acquire #Greenland from #Denmark — or take it by force — some #SiliconValley #tech investors are promoting the frozen island as a site for a so-called freedom city, a #libertarian utopia with minimal #corporate #regulation, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
#broligarchy #technocracy #plutocracy #kleptocracy #autocracy #law #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greenland-freedom-city-rich-donors-push-trump-tech-hub-up-north-2025-04-10/
News industry calls for regulation as AI companies face mounting copyright backlash
UK publications ran a similar campaign earlier this year
https://www.techspot.com/news/107464-media-alliance-launches-ad-campaign-hold-ai-companies.html
Like most Govts, Labour is aiming to radically reduce arms-length independent regulatory bodies.
But, like previous attempts it's likely despite early 'victories' with the abolition of NHS England & the Payment Systems Regulator (collapsed into the FSA), once they receive the requested justifications, as Mike Clancy (Prospect union) notes they will find these QUANGOs often do “incredibly important work” that's “often under-appreciated” in Westminster, making abolition hard
#regulation
h/t FT
Science fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist Cory Doctorow @pluralistic speech at the 2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture. >
#enshitification #monopsonies #twiddling #LockedUsers #LockedSellers #GAFAM #lecture #AlgorithmicWageDiscrimination#speech #SurveillanceCapitalism #interoperability #competition #regulation #WorkersPower #BigData #sellers #users #TechnoFeudalism #employment #ratings #Uberisation #queries #JediBlue #profiling #enshitified #internet #abuse #DataBrokers #AntitrustLaw #TechLayoffs #RegulatoryCaptures #TechnologicalAbuse #privacy #value #GiantPileOfShit #TechnicalMechanism #rankings #unions #digitalisation #nursing #speech #lecture #video #coporatocracy #monopoly
FDA promulgated a click-to-cancel regulation. I doubt much will come of that for a while, but New York is enforcing its version of the law against Sirium XM, which requires that users listen to a sales pitch from a live agent before quitting.
Environment Secretary Steve Reed has told the Environment Agency & Natural England, that they now need to be 'prioritising economic growth'.
Using the case of the HS2 Bat Tunnel, Reed is arguing that too often both get in the way of development(s) & impose onerous costs on those that go ahead.
This may be true in some cases, but its difficult to see how these agencies can continue to properly advocate for nature if their remit is to 'prioritise' economic growth?
#regulation #politics
h/t FT
As EU-US relations change Europe must stand firm for the DSA
The DSA is imperfect, it cannot fix everything. But the DSA is a shield to defend European democracy.
Jakob Ohme, LK Seiling and I argue this in Tech Policy Press 
Abusing beaches as highways
"Overcrowding due to a surge in visitors at some of Queensland's pristine beaches has raised safety and environmental concerns.Reports of offences including reckless driving, littering and even defecating have increased at 4WD beaches in recent years amid a domestic tourism boom."
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-for-major-change-at-popular-4wd-beaches-and-campgrounds-as-popularity-soars-224716506.html
#beaches #dunes #traffic #cars #vehicles #SUVs #4WDs #Biodiversity #wildlife #Invertebrates #birds #shorebirds #MigratoryBirds #turtles #NSW #Queensland #Australia #regulation #climate #tourism
In a social media post, Sen #PattyMurray, D-WA, called the potential changes "a clear violation of #education & #appropriations #law."
The Education Dept has a dedicated Office of #SpecialEducation & Rehabilitative Services, &, as w/the federal #StudentLoan portfolio, it's unclear how these collective responsibilities on behalf of #children w/ #disabilities could be moved legally w/o a vote of #Congress.
…As recently as Thurs, WH press sec Karoline Leavitt had assured reporters that, "when it comes to #StudentLoans & #PellGrants, those will still be run out of the Dept of #Education."
After announcing these potential changes to the federal student loan portfolio, #Trump then said, "Bobby Kennedy, the Health &Human Services [secretary], will be handling special needs," referring to #RFKJr. [
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Multiple sources at #FSA who could not speak publicly for fear of #retribution said they were blindsided by the news.
Logistical challenges aside, the role of the office of Federal #Student #Aid as the administrator of the #StudentLoan portfolio is protected by #law. It's not clear how these responsibilities could be #legally moved w/o a vote of #Congress. [not that #Trump cares]
The federal #StudentLoan portfolio — which includes about $1.6T in loans for ~43M borrowers — is currently overseen by the #Education Dept's office of Federal #Student #Aid (#FSA). That office has been gutted by the recent raft of buyouts, early retirements & last week's broad reduction-in-force [#RIF].
It was not clear, based on #Trump's announcement, how or if the remaining employees & expertise at FSA would be transferred to the SBA.
Student loans, #SpecialEducation to move out of #Education Dept
#Trump continued his push to unwind the US Dept of Education, announcing that the management of the entire federal #StudentLoan portfolio & of the dept's "special needs" programs would be moved to other #FederalAgencies immediately.
#USpol #corruption #law #regulation #PublicIntegrity #kleptocracy
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-5336330/trump-education-department-student-loans-special-education-fsa
