EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Praises EU Censorship Bill

If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen can add another issue that she allegedly has no capacity to properly understand, as far as critics of her works are concerned: this time, the digital age. What caused this latest round of bafflement regarding the EU Commission’s stance was Leyen’s midweek address to the European Parliament, titled, “State of the European Union.” Well, some members (MEPs) of that parliament, not least Germany’s digital security and privacy advocate and MEP Patrick Breyer, don’t think the state of the EU is particularly healthy, given Von der Leyen’s remarks. She at once praised what is known among opponents as EU’s censorship bills (Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act), that have already been adopted, and had something to share – though this critic thinks not positive – about upcoming EU legislation, that’s supposed to deal with artificial intelligence. The EU calls it the “AI Act” – and Von der Leyen said that an “expert group” would be formed to deal with this proposal. Breyer, who represents his country’s “branch” of the Pirate Party, and is a lawyer, did not spare criticism of his compatriot currently at the helm of the EU Commission. In short, Breyer seems to be impatient to see her term in office over soon, but warns that Von der Leyen has managed to do a good deal of harm while there. And that, according to him, happened…EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Praises EU Censorship Bill