@Fedihacker @heiseonlineenglish No, unfortunately this article is partly wrong. Its headline refers to "billions in fines," which is not at all what the #DigitalNetworksAct is about. Also, Heise's Reuters source says nothing about fines.
What Reuters says is that the EC will likely not force #BigTech to pay EU telcos for transmitting data over, you know, the internet.
This (previously planned) #NetworkFee or #UnfairShare has always been a bad idea. And that is @heiseonline's second mistake:
@Fedihacker @heiseonlineenglish No, unfortunately this article is partly wrong. Its headline refers to "billions in fines," which is not at all what the #DigitalNetworksAct is about. Also, Heise's Reuters source says nothing about fines.
What Reuters says is that the EC will likely not force #BigTech to pay EU telcos for transmitting data over, you know, the internet.
This (previously planned) #NetworkFee or #UnfairShare has always been a bad idea. And that is @heiseonline's second mistake:
@heiseonline claims #Trump is the reason for the EU to change the #DNA. The truth is the #NetworkFee has been contentious long before Trump was re-elected. Everyone except #BigTelco has opposed it for years: tech industry, researchers, regulators, member states, even civil society.
So the most likely reason for the #EC to not propose Network Fees is everyone said it's a dumb idea.
If I may, @maltekir I really think the article should be corrected. Happy to provide more info in PM.
