The European Commission’s new Digital Networks Act threatens to dismantle nearly a decade of net neutrality protections in Europe. What’s being pitched as a technical update could actually give politicians power over the open internet, create paid fast lanes, and weaken independent regulators.

Today, 21 January 2026, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA). Framed as a technical modernisation of Europe’s telecom rules, the proposal marks a decisive shift away from core principles that have safeguarded an open and neutral internet for almost a decade.

  • Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Again, the EU age verification is not done by private companies. It’s open source, the specifications are out, and it’s run by the government. Companies that access the attestation only learn whether the user/shifting IP is above the age of majority. They cannot get your ID.

    • hector@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      Government knowing the id of every account is the danger, and they will keep that informstion, and feed it in ai threat detection.

      Have you ever been tested for taxoplasmosis?