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EU Pushes Digital Majority Amid Jurisdiction Challenges

10/5/2025

Summary

Story summary

Ursula von der Leyen proposed a 'digital age of majority' for social media, but experts say EU lacks jurisdiction to enforce it.
At Italian Tech Week, she urged an 'AI-first' strategy to boost EU's automotive sector and pilot autonomous vehicles.
The EU plans a unified regulatory framework for startups by 2026, to simplify operations across member states and retain talent.

History

Historical Context

The European Commission launched the Digital Single Market Strategy on May 6, 2015, under Jean-Claude Juncker, aiming to unify the fragmented digital landscape across EU member states. This initiative seeks to enhance access to digital services for over 500 million citizens and businesses, while recent proposals by Ursula von der Leyen reflect ongoing efforts to regulate emerging technologies and ensure competitiveness in the global digital economy.

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Story summary

Ursula von der Leyen proposed a 'digital age of majority' for social media, but experts say EU lacks jurisdiction to enforce it.
At Italian Tech Week, she urged an 'AI-first' strategy to boost EU's automotive sector and pilot autonomous vehicles.
The EU plans a unified regulatory framework for startups by 2026, to simplify operations across member states and retain talent.

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