Mehr als 10.000 Hotels klagen gegen Booking.com
David gegen Goliath? Booking.com droht eine der größten Klagen der Tourismusbranche. Was Hotels aus ganz Europa von dem Konzern fordern.

Mehr als 10.000 Hotels klagen gegen Booking.com
David gegen Goliath? Booking.com droht eine der größten Klagen der Tourismusbranche. Was Hotels aus ganz Europa von dem Konzern fordern.
I only now read Georg Riekeles' excellent 2022 account of #BigTech's outrageous global #lobbying influence. While I don't agree with everything (e.g. his take on #liability and the #copyright debate), after 15 years in #EU #Brussels I'd say his long-read is frighteningly accurate.
Includes special mentions of @corporateeurope and other crucial civil society groups fighting back.
A must-read: https://medium.com/@georg.riekeles/teknopolis-7cbe48a5fcf2
@GeriatricGardener Also worth noting, #censorship tools like the #EU #DigitalServicesAct & #DigitalMarketsAct
#FrauGenocide #Zensursula #vonderLeyen: "We are already in contact with social media platforms to remind them of
their obligations." (Tel Aviv, 13 October 2023)
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/statement_23_4986/STATEMENT_23_4986_EN.pdf
@ilumium Remember when #Google claimed that removal from an #Android home screen was also the same as app removal? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
I guess in 7 years (almost to a day) we've progressed to arguing about disablement vs removal now.
@edri @EUCommission @article19 @fsfe @Freiheitsrechte @HomoDigitalisGR @vrijschrift
In Google’s Alphabet, C stands for control, not compliance.
That’s why with @article19, @fsfe, @HomoDigitalisGR @vrijschrift, we have filed a formal #DMA complaint vs. Alphabet.
Despite clear rules, Android users can’t uninstall pre-installed Google apps, only disable them.
This is deceptive design that limits real choice.
We urge @EU_Commission to act & enforce the #digitalmarketsact.
Read the full complaint https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf
It felt like kindergarten to do it but this week we @edri +others filed a complaint against #Google with the @EUCommission for breach of the #DigitalMarketsAct.
Despite the #DMA's clear obligation for #gatekeepers to allow you to uninstall pre-installed apps, #Alphabet claims this can also mean disabling. Yes seriously.
So we wrote a 7-page explanation why disable ≠ uninstall.
The complaint was filed together with @article19, @fsfe, @Freiheitsrechte, @HomoDigitalisGR and @vrijschrift
Open Web Advocacy: Apple still slows down external browser engines
The Digital Market Act requires Apple to open up the iPhone to third-party browser engines. According to Open Web Advocacy, though, it's basically impossible.
Es droht Zukunft | #LogbuchNetzpolitik
Feedback — #DigitalMarketsAct — #Innenministerkonferenz — #Chatkontrolle — #Palantir und #PeterThiel:
Apple Fights $580 Million App Store Fine in Europe https://www.byteseu.com/1172712/ #AppStore #Apple #DigitalMarketsAct #Europe #EuropeanCommission #News #PYMNTSNews #regulations #What'sHot
So now that both #Apple and #Meta have formally appealed the #DMA fines that are just pocket money for them, can we please start calling those lawsuits for what they are: intimidation similar to #SLAPPs.
They are designed to bind public resources for years, which regulators will lack for enforcing the #DigitalMarketsAct, to intimidate civil servants in the @EUCommission, and to show us that #BigTech is above the law and that we are helpless.
Let's not be intimidated. #ResistBigTech
Apple presenta ricorso contro la multa di €500 milioni imposta dalla Commissione Europea per violazione del DMA. La sanzione riguarda:
Politiche anti-steering dell’App Store
Modifiche ai marketplace alternativi
Nuovi termini commerciali per sviluppatori
Apple appeals the EU’s anti-steering fine https://www.byteseu.com/1172369/ #Apple #DigitalMarketsAct #eu #Europe #EuropeanCommission #gear #News
Wenn die #EU den #DigitalMarketsAct aufweicht, nur weil #Trump Druck macht, dann hat Europa verloren. Dann regieren #Microsoft, #Google und #Meta uns bald direkt. Der #DMA schützt uns vor Machtmissbrauch. Den dürfen wir nicht aufgeben. Nie. #EinfacheSprache
#Google presented their AI-based app review at #DMAWorkshop. Many apps are falsely flagged by #GooglePlay. Lots of trusted app developers built their reputation on free and open source software #Nextcloud #Signal #Thunderbird and more. These developers welcome more scrutiny on their source code. Why doesn't Google Play allow app developers to upload source code to provide more accurate reviews? How about requiring Google's own apps go through the same review?
@ilumium @GrapheneOS @article19 When I asked #Google a follow-up question using Google's own terminology, like #PlayIntegrity #GMS etc. their team of three competition lawyers brushed it aside saying they didn't understand the acronyms. They did not let me clarify. This is a classic example of the Google lawyers being conveniently #ignorant of the key details of things the Google Play team does that nicely props up their monopoly.
Donnerstag: Millionenurteil wegen Android-Daten, Twitter-Funktionen für Threads
Zahlungsforderung für Hintergrunddaten + Threads mit Direktnachrichten und Trends + Lexmark-Übernahme durch Xerox + Datenmissbrauch nach Notrufen + #heiseshow
#heiseshow: EU-Digitalgesetze, Bahn-Leitsystem, Windows-Bluescreen
In der #heiseshow: EU könnte Digitalgesetze für die USA aussetzen, die Bahn stellt ihr Leitsystem um und Windows verabschiedet sich vom blauen Bildschirm.