Digital EU 🇪🇺

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@EU_Commission account for #DigitalEU run by DG Connect and working with @HennaVirkkunen.

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A big step for AI in Europe.

From 2 August, enforcement of the AI Act begins and new transparency rules start to apply in the EU.

AI becomes more transparent and obligations for providers become clearer 🧵↓

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How can AI ethics work in practice?

The EU-funded AIOLIA project developed ethics guidelines for the use of AI in areas like healthcare, recruitment, online safety, and personal assistants, based on European and international use cases.

#FrAIday: https://t.co/E3WdRZAxfD

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Do you know what these words mean?

Fake news, deepfakes and other types of false and misleading content are found online every day.

Protecting yourself from online disinformation starts with knowing what you are up against.

Learn more: https://t.co/fD4p1Iego7

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Minimum panic. Maximum learning.

Join the @EU_Commission and become a Blue Book Trainee:

✅ 5-month paid traineeship
✅ Hands-on EU policymaking
✅ Friends & memories for life

Deadline: 4 September.

Apply now → https://t.co/z1Px44uBwD

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What if technology could monitor the world’s deadliest animal?

Mosquito-borne diseases kill around 700,000 people every year.

The EU-funded EYWA project combines Earth observation, data and AI to control their populations and predict risks.

https://t.co/vy5d3wPKKJ
#MosquitoDay

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55.9% of Europeans in 2025 encountered false or doubtful information on the internet.

Fake news getting harder and harder to spot, in particular because of AI-generated content.

Learn more about how to find information you can trust: https://t.co/55DrwuNea6

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📢Call for tenders: how does online marketplace design influence user behaviour?

The @EU_Commission is seeking expertise to study how marketplace design shapes consumer choices and behaviour online.

→ Find out more & apply before 23 September: https://t.co/xKxwuI3Dtp

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Ever felt like it was cheaper to replace than repair a broken product?

Thanks to the EU Right to repair, now you can:

🔹request repairs at a reasonable price
🔹get +1 year of legal guarantee after repair
🔹find repairers through an online platform

🔗https://t.co/tGwFdkvpTv

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Digital literacy has become a fundamental skill for children.

Teachers & educators can contribute to building young people's resilience to online disinformation.

Check out the updated guidelines on promoting digital literacy and tackling disinformation: https://t.co/IlKP6LHPOU

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Do you know how to spot disinformation online?

Check the source, its credibility, transparency & pay attention to the language used.

And when in doubt, don't share further.

Disinformation is a challenge for the EU, and you can help stop it.

Learn more: https://t.co/Z5UZtvvnDm

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The @EU_Commission is supporting free, diverse and pluralistic media.

EU funding opportunities in the news media sector help:

🔹support collaborative journalism
🔹monitor risks to media pluralism
🔹map violations of media freedom
& more.

Learn more: https://t.co/VKfdteaXbx

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Three EU countries rank among the world's top five for cybersecurity.

Czechia ranked joint first in a global index, followed by Estonia in joint third and Finland in fifth. The index assessed 155 countries on cybersecurity preparedness.

#WeekendRead: https://t.co/Fu4mWgbO4Q

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More than a quarter of people in the EU buy event tickets online.

According to @EU_Eurostat, 26.8% of people bought them in the past three months of 2025, up 3.8pp from 2024. Ireland, the Netherlands and Denmark had the highest shares.

#WeekendRead: https://t.co/qEgZAvvyGB

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AI could help researchers understand how we read.

Researchers trained an AI model to read efficiently and found that it developed behaviours similar to humans, including skipping predictable words and rereading difficult passages.

#FrAIday: https://t.co/mFqisQTjng

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Over the past 15 years, children in the EU have more than doubled the time they spend on screens.

Features like infinite scroll and autoplay are built to keep you watching. The DSA requires platforms to protect young people's wellbeing.

Learn more: 🔗 https://t.co/bydlNEGJQW

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Since 2024, people in the EU have challenged platform decisions on content removal over 165 million times.

Thanks to the DSA, platforms must explain why they removed your content or blocked your account.
And anyone can challenge that for free.

Read here: https://t.co/JmWwQiHlrP

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Did you guess today's word?

It's all about finding clues, just like spotting fraud attempts.

If something feels off, report it through the notice & action mechanism available on platforms.

Discover how the Digital Services Act helps tackle online fraud: https://t.co/JdAMxae3sh

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Ever ordered something online, only for the seller to vanish without a trace?

Thanks to the DSA, every platform must offer a simple way to report scams and counterfeit goods.
You don't even need to be certain, the slightest doubt is enough.

Read here: https://t.co/Z8O7L3DhLw

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Cyberbullying affects too many children and young people across the EU.

With the Digital Services Act, platforms must act quickly on abusive content and non-consensual images, helping create a safer, fairer online space for everyone.

Learn more here: https://t.co/7A2IDYaZHG

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When does scrolling start replacing living?

▪️89% of young Europeans use social media daily
▪️1 in 3 neglects school, work or family because of it

The Digital Services Act is tackling addictive features & making platforms safer by design. #YouthDay

🔗 https://t.co/saKtqRtQ26

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📲 Endless scrolling through the terms and conditions and rushing to accept? Let's be honest, we've all been there...

With the Digital Services Act, T&Cs must be clear, concise and understandable for all users.

Discover your online rights: https://t.co/OAUDfJ52wR

#DSA