Fernando Hortal Foronda
@fhortalforonda.bsky.social
Interested inn platforms regulation, data protection, privacy, advertising, media.
Opinions my own.
He/his.
Opinions my own.
He/his.
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Very good analysis of the US Strategy by @nathalietocci.bsky.social ⬇️
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Very good analysis of the US Strategy by @nathalietocci.bsky.social ⬇️
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
"As a number of screenwriters told the critic Will Tavlin for n+1 in 2024, the direction from Netflix has been: “have this character announce what they’re doing so that viewers who have this programme on in the background can follow along”."
Adorno would be having a field day.
on.ft.com/3LjJlrt
Adorno would be having a field day.
on.ft.com/3LjJlrt
Spotify and Netflix perfected the business of distraction — and now we’re paying the price
Music and film open us up to new ways of seeing the world — but the streaming giants offer lonely visions of culture
on.ft.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"As a number of screenwriters told the critic Will Tavlin for n+1 in 2024, the direction from Netflix has been: “have this character announce what they’re doing so that viewers who have this programme on in the background can follow along”."
Adorno would be having a field day.
on.ft.com/3LjJlrt
Adorno would be having a field day.
on.ft.com/3LjJlrt
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Vance’s attack on European democracy in Munich, perversely twisting the language of democracy itself should leave no doubt whatsoever that the aim of this administration is to destroy the EU and its liberal democracies #msc2025
February 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Vance’s attack on European democracy in Munich, perversely twisting the language of democracy itself should leave no doubt whatsoever that the aim of this administration is to destroy the EU and its liberal democracies #msc2025
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I’d say the European Commission seems unimpressed by the reciprocal tariffs idea…
February 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I’d say the European Commission seems unimpressed by the reciprocal tariffs idea…
Where I highlight that at @beuc.eu we are convinced that:
1. We need to replace the obsolete ePrivacy rules;
2. Consumer's privacy must be protected by default and by deisgn; and
3. We still need to harmonise the enforcement regime with that of the GDPR.
1. We need to replace the obsolete ePrivacy rules;
2. Consumer's privacy must be protected by default and by deisgn; and
3. We still need to harmonise the enforcement regime with that of the GDPR.
Elements of the scrapped EU ePrivacy Regulation expected to resurface
Aspects of the ePrivacy Regulation are already expected to be included in two pieces of EU legislation.
- @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
Aspects of the ePrivacy Regulation are already expected to be included in two pieces of EU legislation.
- @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
Elements of the scrapped EU ePrivacy Regulation expected to resurface
Aspects of the ePrivacy Regulation are already expected to be included in two pieces of EU legislation.
www.euractiv.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Where I highlight that at @beuc.eu we are convinced that:
1. We need to replace the obsolete ePrivacy rules;
2. Consumer's privacy must be protected by default and by deisgn; and
3. We still need to harmonise the enforcement regime with that of the GDPR.
1. We need to replace the obsolete ePrivacy rules;
2. Consumer's privacy must be protected by default and by deisgn; and
3. We still need to harmonise the enforcement regime with that of the GDPR.
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Meta claims its latest pay-or-consent policy goes beyond what is required under EU law.
Right...
Well, not from where we're standing.
It's a red card 🟥from us & we now hope EU authorities take action quickly to ensure Meta starts complying.
www.beuc.eu/press-releas...
Right...
Well, not from where we're standing.
It's a red card 🟥from us & we now hope EU authorities take action quickly to ensure Meta starts complying.
www.beuc.eu/press-releas...
Consumer groups red card Meta’s latest pay-or-consent policy
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has written to relevant EU enforcement authorities to share its concerns that Meta’s latest pay-or-consent policy in the EU may be infringing consumer and dat...
www.beuc.eu
January 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Meta claims its latest pay-or-consent policy goes beyond what is required under EU law.
Right...
Well, not from where we're standing.
It's a red card 🟥from us & we now hope EU authorities take action quickly to ensure Meta starts complying.
www.beuc.eu/press-releas...
Right...
Well, not from where we're standing.
It's a red card 🟥from us & we now hope EU authorities take action quickly to ensure Meta starts complying.
www.beuc.eu/press-releas...
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Cyberlibertarian first-amendment and anti-liability maximalism/advocacy did a lot to help US platform intermediaries/hyperscalers take control of global digital infrastructure, create tech oligarchs with unprecedented financial and political powers, and enable postmodernist fascism take over the US.
January 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Cyberlibertarian first-amendment and anti-liability maximalism/advocacy did a lot to help US platform intermediaries/hyperscalers take control of global digital infrastructure, create tech oligarchs with unprecedented financial and political powers, and enable postmodernist fascism take over the US.
The coming battle between social media and the state - on.ft.com/4295OOw via @FT
January 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The coming battle between social media and the state - on.ft.com/4295OOw via @FT
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Ana Belén versiona 'España camisa blanca' en la despedida de año del Museo del Prado
www.eldiario.es/cultura/ana-...
www.eldiario.es/cultura/ana-...
December 30, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Ana Belén versiona 'España camisa blanca' en la despedida de año del Museo del Prado
www.eldiario.es/cultura/ana-...
www.eldiario.es/cultura/ana-...
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The worst thing: it’s not twitter. The best thing: it’s not twitter.
November 16, 2024 at 3:30 PM
The worst thing: it’s not twitter. The best thing: it’s not twitter.