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recent bookmarks from andrewduckerFinal analysis of 2025 Iberian blackout: Policies left Spain at risk2026-03-25T14:52:56+00:00
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/final-analysis-of-2025-iberian-blackout-policies-left-spain-at-risk/
andrewduckerregulation electricity spainhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:8450ffe6742f/UK confirms ban on cryptocurrency donations and limit on foreign donors in blow for Reform2026-03-25T14:07:43+00:00
https://news.sky.com/story/major-curbs-to-party-donations-from-overseas-proposed-in-blow-for-reform-13524214
andrewduckerUK politics money reform regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:81467e6954da/Why banning social media for under-16s would harm queer young people2026-01-29T22:34:52+00:00
https://www.libdemvoice.org/why-banning-social-media-for-under16s-would-harm-queer-young-people-79068.html
andrewduckerLGBT socialnetworking teenagers regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:fcbda005ce1d/Trump administration secretly loosens nuclear safety rules2026-01-28T23:24:35+00:00
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5677187/nuclear-safety-rules-rewritten-trump
andrewduckernuclearpower safety regulation republicans OhForFucksSakehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:816491a21732/Where Are School Uniforms Common?2025-12-11T13:09:52+00:00
https://brilliantmaps.com/school-uniform-map/
andrewduckerschool clothing regulation mapshttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:35b27dbcbb68/Reselling tickets above face value set to be banned by UK government2025-11-18T09:23:19+00:00
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77z2l3yzl8o
andrewduckerconcerts tickets regulation UKhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:6a9cebe97a17/Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down a street drain2025-10-22T08:57:16+00:00
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg435gg66gpo
andrewduckerwaste water location regulation UK Londonhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:98c934f8d161/Ofcom fines 4chan £20K for Online Safety Act failings2025-10-13T18:21:50+00:00
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/13/4chan_ofcom_fine/
andrewduckerregulation 4chan uk internet censorshiphttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:fade2de1de23/UK families to save hundreds of pounds in major homebuying overhaul2025-10-06T13:21:40+00:00
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/families-to-save-hundreds-of-pounds-in-major-homebuying-overhaul
andrewduckerhousing uk regulation GoodNewshttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:0a85b43e3e6e/What effects does rent control actually have?2025-10-01T10:07:08+00:00
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1051137724000020
andrewduckerregulation rent doom housinghttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:22389b8a1ede/EU Data Act — What Businesses Need to Know (no more lock-in!)2025-09-20T12:53:29+00:00
https://www.lw.com/en/insights/eu-data-act-what-businesses-need-to-know
andrewduckerEurope data regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:9385fb969c60/Under-16s to be banned from buying high-caffeine energy drinks in England2025-09-02T22:24:53+00:00
https://inews.co.uk/news/under-16s-banned-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-monster-3894447
andrewduckercaffeine children England regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:63e62d8f1c84/Big Tech Companies in the US Have Been Told Not to Apply the EU's Digital Services Act2025-08-31T11:40:30+00:00
https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-companies-in-the-us-have-been-told-not-to-apply-the-digital-services-act/
andrewduckerEurope USA socialnetworking regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:81aad8478e11/HS2 was doomed to be a mess before it began, say insiders2025-07-21T11:36:58+00:00
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2l8kq52y8o
andrewduckerhs2 uk regulation trains planning epicfailhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:b7725be8fb5b/Reddit will start verifying the age (but not the identity) of UK redditors2025-07-15T07:36:55+00:00
https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditSafety/comments/1lzt65t/verifying_the_age_but_not_the_identity_of_uk/
andrewduckeruk age reddit regulation internethttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:c5cff2e7cca0/Everything tech giants will hate about the EU’s new AI rules2025-07-10T21:48:20+00:00
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/everything-tech-giants-will-hate-about-the-eus-new-ai-rules/
andrewduckerai technology regulation Europehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:7af9cd28d4fc/Employers to be banned from silencing harassed or abused staff2025-07-07T20:46:35+00:00
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/employers-banned-silencing-bullied-abused-staff-3792632
andrewduckerregulation abuse work UK lawhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:d52a9364fdf5/New EU rules for durable, energy-efficient and repairable smartphones and tablets2025-06-23T10:16:38+00:00
https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-durable-energy-efficient-and-repairable-smartphones-and-tablets-start-applying-2025-06-20_en
andrewduckerTechnology phones europe regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:ce87a7bcbf80/Microsoft will make Windows use your selected browser for searches. But only in the EU. Because they're dicks.2025-06-03T22:07:52+00:00
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/06/02/updates-to-windows-for-the-digital-markets-act/
andrewduckerMicrosoft OhForFucksSake regulation Europehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:84a890d1f195/EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules2025-04-23T17:51:43+00:00
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-fines-apple-meta-breaking-europe-digital-markets-act-dma/
andrewduckerEurope regulation apple Facebookhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:95f28a8741f6/Key principles on in-game virtual currencies in the EU2025-04-12T13:11:11+00:00
https://tiendil.org/en/posts/eu-key-principles-on-in-game-virtual-currencies
andrewduckerregulation money games Europehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:62adf5c8e35e/UK bans fake reviews and hidden online shopping fees under new law2025-04-06T07:52:28+00:00
https://www.itv.com/news/2025-04-06/fake-reviews-and-hidden-online-shopping-fees-banned-as-new-law-comes-into-force
andrewduckerUK regulation shoppinghttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:dfafebfab932/EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and connected devices2025-03-20T13:02:02+00:00
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/eu-sends-apple-first-dma-interoperability-instructions-for-apps-and-connected-devices/
andrewduckerEurope apple regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:fb8c17569f86/AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU2025-02-05T16:04:52+00:00
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/02/ai-systems-with-unacceptable-risk-are-now-banned-in-the-eu/
andrewduckerai europe regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:07c225727710/Death Of A Forum: How The UK’s Online Safety Act Is Killing Communities2025-01-18T16:10:51+00:00
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/20/death-of-a-forum-how-the-uks-online-safety-act-is-killing-communities/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH4sY1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb_EY9JqM2QnI8-SjQ7FVxm5HN_RcF32IWNd8qSEu7Mh76boxIIX19yr-A_aem_frXoxVjrrDJGe6kz0xGmAg
andrewduckerUK regulation community doomhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:8772c4e28224/The FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant phenylephrine off the shelves2024-11-08T10:03:29+00:00
https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/11/fda-proposes-ditching-common-decongestant-for-being-completely-useless/
andrewduckercolds medicine regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:8eaf12af3140/Is it time to limit fireworks to licensed displays only?2024-11-07T12:20:08+00:00
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/the-partys-over-for-the-public-sale-of-fireworks-4856088
andrewduckerfireworks regulation scotland edinburghhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:3207d1e23890/UK Supreme Court rules that individuals can take regulators to court to make them do their job.2024-10-23T09:27:57+00:00
https://emptycity.substack.com/p/a-blow-against-the-alternative-remedies
andrewduckeruk regulation lawhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:5f88ecc0538f/East Lothian councillors ban sex shops in the county2024-10-13T19:17:49+00:00
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/council/east-lothian-councillors-ban-sex-shops-in-the-county-4821974
andrewduckerOhForFucksSake sex business Scotland regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:37654bd1ec21/Apple told to pay back €13bn in tax to Ireland by EU2024-09-10T09:38:21+00:00
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgwkwxr4eqo
andrewduckereurope ireland tax apple regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:4d2f97f968cb/EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine for abusing market dominance with its shopping comparison service2024-09-10T09:37:25+00:00
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjw3e1pn741o
andrewduckergoogle europe regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:5628f99161b6/The Sun and the Sunday Times backed Labour at this month’s general election after News UK received private assurances that a Starmer-led government would not pursue Leveson 2, or introduce restrictions on press freedom2024-07-22T12:00:16+00:00
https://inews.co.uk/news/leveson-inquiry-part-two-wont-ahead-3182097
andrewduckerregulation journalism UK Labour OhForFucksSakehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:74ff2a828176/Flawed, scandalous trials tank FDA expert support for MDMA therapy2024-06-06T09:02:19+00:00
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/flawed-scandalous-trials-tank-fda-expert-support-for-mdma-therapy/
andrewduckerresearch ecstasy regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:2f53ee4415e1/Decoding the EU AI Act2024-05-29T15:29:12+00:00
https://www.w3brew.com/p/decoding-the-eu-ai-act
andrewduckereurope regulation ai Technologyhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:fcff6ff473c1/Lake District sewage spill runs non-stop for 42 days after decades of inaction2024-05-25T12:31:38+00:00
https://inews.co.uk/news/lake-district-sewage-spill-runs-non-stop-3060959
andrewduckerwater sewage pollution nature regulation UK OhForFucksSakehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:dbdc6e5a32c8/U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years2024-05-01T08:48:42+00:00
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/30/1248011904/u-s-to-require-automatic-emergency-braking-on-new-vehicles-in-5-years
andrewduckercars safety usa regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:80f955711388/EU tells Meta it can't paywall privacy2024-04-18T14:36:34+00:00
https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/18/eu_meta_subscription_privacy/
andrewduckerprivacy facebook europe regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:109e2265c5c8/There is no EU cookie banner law2024-03-15T11:13:18+00:00
https://www.bitecode.dev/p/there-is-no-eu-cookie-banner-law
andrewduckereurope regulation privacyhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:0896d8cd2322/If you're wondering why there's a worldwide shortage of ADHD drugs, blame the USA2024-02-27T16:08:27+00:00
https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/743492598931587072?source=share
andrewduckerUSA adhd OhForFucksSake regulation manufacturinghttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:304e48045bfd/Water firms allowed to dump sewage into rivers using permits from the 1950s2024-02-23T13:42:11+00:00
https://inews.co.uk/news/sewage-permits-water-firms-pollute-rivers-2916824
andrewduckerUK water pollution regulation OhForFucksSakehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:f57be9ad8627/The UK won't regulate water companies because it would bankrupt them2024-02-22T19:49:46+00:00
https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/52/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-committee/news/199990/ensure-water-companies-clean-up-their-act-before-bills-rise-says-committee/
andrewduckerregulation UK water pollution OhForFucksSakehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:a086a49deb58/EU sets maximum bank transfer time to 10 seconds2024-02-07T19:33:15+00:00
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240202IPR17318/ensuring-euro-money-transfers-arrive-within-ten-seconds
andrewduckerEurope banking regulation timehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:738f071f8f26/Talking points for calling your Senators about KOSA2024-01-29T11:06:18+00:00
https://synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/806635.html
andrewduckerpolitics usa OhForFucksSake internet regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:aec262deb532/The "Code of Conduct" for Improbably Island is fantastic. Anyone running an online community should read it.2024-01-26T11:20:33+00:00
https://www.improbableisland.com/coc.php
andrewduckerinternet discussion behaviour regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:66197ec669f4/Apple to allow rival app stores and browsers on iPhones in EU2024-01-25T19:18:31+00:00
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68096730
andrewduckerEurope regulation iPhone Apple browsers appshttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:e464ca835dd6/UK companies won't be allowed to add mandatory fees at checkout in the future.2024-01-24T11:45:20+00:00
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/consumers-bill-british-retail-consortium-government-cma-b2483689.html
andrewduckeruk business shopping regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:9449d0ce5bcd/Landlords in France are cutting and running as the least insulated homes are banned from raising rents2023-12-31T15:17:00+00:00
https://www.ft.com/content/9fb44a42-66f6-4c84-a947-09b394878280
andrewduckerrental heating France regulation globalwarming housinghttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:dca2d022fec7/Australia makes world-first decision to ban engineered stone following surge in silicosis cases2023-12-14T16:32:19+00:00
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-13/engineered-stone-ban-discussed-at-ministers-meeting/103224362
andrewduckermaterials australia regulation diseasehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:f68cd41cf042/People living in Europe are about to get a much better Windows 112023-11-17T10:21:15+00:00
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/europeans-can-soon-strip-bing-edge-other-microsoft-cruft-from-windows-11/
andrewduckereurope windows regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:e8a35a805091/Plastic glitter ban officially goes into effect across European Union2023-10-20T06:22:20+00:00
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/glitter-ban-european-union-b2432099.html
andrewduckerplastic europe regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:1f9bbe026d7e/Everything Should Be As Easy to Upgrade As the Steam Deck2023-09-30T12:53:09+00:00
https://www.wired.com/story/steam-deck-upgrade-rave/
andrewduckertechnology hardware regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:9615e8aeb222/The EU’s Digital Services Act is now in effect: here’s what that means2023-08-27T13:05:58+00:00
https://www.theverge.com/23845672/eu-digital-services-act-explained
andrewduckerinternet Europe regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:bdfe2a1ed19c/Can’t lose what you never had: Claims about digital ownership and creation in the age of generative AI2023-08-23T10:06:14+00:00
https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/08/cant-lose-what-you-never-had-claims-about-digital-ownership-creation-age-generative-ai
andrewduckerai intellectual_property regulation fraud usahttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:f28b87692d30/Norway fines Facebook owner Meta $100k/day over privacy breaches2023-08-09T15:15:01+00:00
https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-data-regulator-fine-meta-over-privacy-breaches-2023-08-07/
andrewduckernorway facebook privacy regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:116d6c974c36/Banks fined $549M after senior execs found secretly texting on Signal, WhatsApp2023-08-09T11:31:48+00:00
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/wells-fargo-among-banks-fined-549m-after-hiding-employee-texts-from-regulators/
andrewduckerbanks regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:0a3807071ee6/People living in low-traffic neighbourhoods support them, even if they're drivers2023-08-03T13:27:04+00:00
https://inews.co.uk/news/children-arent-breathing-toxic-air-the-community-welcoming-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-2518451
andrewduckertraffic transport regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:3b82bf79227c/ChatGPT owner in probe over risks around false answers2023-07-14T09:13:36+00:00
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66196223?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
andrewduckerai fraud regulation usahttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:596226c72721/CJEU ruling on Meta referral could close the chapter on surveillance capitalism2023-07-05T20:32:03+00:00
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/04/cjeu-meta-superprofiling-decision/
andrewduckerFacebook surveillance Europe GoodNews regulation lawhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:c487583db856/Japan to open up Apple and Google app stores to competition2023-06-19T21:39:44+00:00
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/16/business/japan-apple-google-apps-stores/
andrewduckerJapan apple android regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:214e569173c1/Europe votes to regulate AI and ban use of live facial recognition2023-06-15T09:17:48+00:00
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/europe-votes-regulate-ai-facial-recognition-2413187
andrewduckerregulation ai faceshttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:c6d3d4dab402/Google risks forced breakup of ad business as EU alleges shocking misconduct2023-06-14T21:39:26+00:00
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/google-may-soon-be-ordered-to-break-up-its-lucrative-ad-business-eu-warns/
andrewduckerGoogle advertising corruption fraud business regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:57b78184d85d/Why [x] should be regulated.2023-05-17T09:52:34+00:00
https://davidallengreen.com/2023/05/why-x-should-be-regulated/
andrewduckerregulation satire politics ukhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:5ddbef25725d/EU names 19 large tech platforms that must follow Europe’s new Internet rules2023-04-26T08:29:08+00:00
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/google-runs-5-of-the-19-platforms-that-must-follow-eus-new-internet-rules/
andrewduckereurope internet regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:563ff1df8bbd/Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT2023-03-31T16:24:48+00:00
https://www.politico.eu/article/italian-privacy-regulator-bans-chatgpt/
andrewduckerai Italy privacy Europe regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:5072826fc49d/Octopus boss Greg Jackson: The UK is going backwards on renewables2023-03-21T07:43:07+00:00
https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/octopus-boss-greg-jackson-uk-going-backwards-renewables
andrewduckerUK renewables regulation electricityhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:2f17ebdd23fc/Silicon Valley Bank's collapse was spotted well in advance by everyone in the know - other than the regulators.2023-03-16T11:10:06+00:00
https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4267231.html?thread=29865439#cmt29865439
andrewduckerbanking regulation OhForFucksSakehttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:96797568b3f7/The USA has the worst companies and regulations of all rich nations: airline edition2022-12-28T09:29:44+00:00
https://defcon.social/@tprophet/109588899812358967
andrewduckerUSA OhForFucksSake airplanes regulationhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:ca63f741e614/New federal food label law has unintended effect: Sesame now in more foods2022-12-24T14:12:25+00:00
https://www.fox9.com/news/new-us-food-label-law-unintended-effect-sesame-more-foods
andrewduckerfood allergies regulation USAhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:863e275b33c5/A guide to potential liability pitfalls for people running a Mastodon instance2022-12-15T10:14:43+00:00
https://denise.dreamwidth.org/91757.html
andrewduckerlaw regulation socialnetworking mastodonhttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:758ea6a12ace/Apple preparing for third-party app stores by 20242022-12-13T20:04:17+00:00
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/12/13/apple-preparing-for-third-party-app-stores-by-2024
andrewduckerApple apps regulation Europe GoodNewshttps://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/b:382e18de53f6/