L’Union européenne prépare une législation controversée visant à scanner automatiquement toutes les communications privées afin de lutter contre les abus sexuels sur mineurs. Une mesure qui ouvre la voie à une surveillance de masse inédite. En mai 2022, Ylva Johansson, alors commissaire européenne chargée des affaires intérieures, a présenté le Règlement établissant des règles visant […]
Should you get the extended warranty on a new MacBook? Fabio Fernandes joins the podcast this week to discuss how to handle your electronics. Also: are highly processed foods bad for you? May 15, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
This week’s episode is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes. We talk about the introduction of the common charger (USB-C) in the European Union. We also discuss the announcement by Meta to reverse its content moderation policies. January 16, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
L’UE célèbre l’arrivée du chargeur unique, mais à quel prix ? Le premier janvier, la règle de l’UE sur les chargeurs communs est entrée en vigueur, ce qui signifie que tous les nouveaux téléphones mobiles, tablettes, appareils photo numériques, écouteurs, haut-parleurs, claviers et de nombreux autres appareils électroniques vendus dans l’UE devront être équipés d’un port […]
Note: sorry, posting this with delay In this week’s episode of the ConsEUmer podcast, Fabio Fernandes and Bill Wirtz discuss the future of Airbnb, as well as pending regulations on auto-play and infinite scroll on social media platforms. Note: sorry about missing last week’s episode due to sickness! October 31, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you […]
Face à l’addiction numérique qui gagne du terrain, les législateurs européens envisagent l’interdiction de certaines fonctions « addictives » des réseaux sociaux. Il y a environ un an, le Parlement européen s’est à nouveau penché sur la question désormais courante de la dépendance des réseaux sociaux, affirmant que des fonctions telles que le « infinite scroll » et la lecture automatique […]
About a year ago, the European Parliament addressed once again the now mainstream concern of the “addictiveness” of social media, claiming that features such as infinite scroll and auto-playing videos are to blame for hocking users to their apps.
Going solo in this week’s episodes, where I’ll tell you more about the procedures establishing the next European Commission. Also in this episode: the Netherlands opposes blanket screening of instant messaging services like WhatsApp, and the mayor of Paris faces a major battle over the reduced speed limits on Paris’ peripheral roads. October 3, 2024 […]
This week’s episode is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes. We talk about the competitiveness and innovation report by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, as well as the release of the iPhone 16 and some of the missing features that Europeans won’t be able to enjoy. September 12, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: […]
In this last episode before the summer break, we address falling beer sales in the Netherlands, and the ongoing Council battle of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Also, Amrit Nanda from Plant ETP joins us to explain the latest on the Commission’s regulatory changes on gene-editing. Check out their “Plantastic Discoveries” on their website: https://www.plantetp.eu/information-hub/ […]
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