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One Year Before the German Federal Elections: eco-Survey Shows Increasing Relevance of Online Content for Political Opinion Formation

A recent eco survey shows that online news portals (59.8 per cent), TV programmes (56.2 per cent), and daily newspapers (43.2 per cent) are particularly popular among German voters for informing themselves about political topics in the run-up to the German federal election in September 2025.

date 2024/10/02

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Policy & Law

eco Association Survey One Year Before the German Federal Election: 86 Per Cent of Germans Are Dissatisfied with the Federal Government’s Digital Policy

With just one year to go before the 2025 federal election, there is growing dissatisfaction in Germany with the digital policy of the German traffic light coalition government. After around three years of the coalition government, 86.2 per cent of respondents believe that the federal government is not advancing digital transformation sufficiently.

date 2024/09/24

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Policy & Law

eco Complaints Office 2023: Success in the Fight against Illegal Online Content

The Complaints Office of the eco - Association of the Internet Industry presented its report for the year 2023. With 17,493 actionable cases, the eco Complaints Office once again recorded a new peak of notified legal violations on the Internet last year.

date 2024/09/19

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Policy & Law

Expansion of the Competencies of German Security Authorities: eco Calls for Precise Protective Measures and a Public Debate

The German Bundestag is currently debating two draft laws that would grant extensive powers to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the federal police and the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). Klaus Landefeld comments: “(...) new competencies for security authorities must always be accompanied by effective protective measures. This is the only way to maintain society’s trust in modern technologies, especially AI.”  

date 2024/09/13

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Policy & Law

Strengthening European Digital Policy: eco – Association of the Internet Industry Calls for Clear Priorities from the New EU Commission

Tomorrow, EU President Ursula von der Leyen is set to present her new European Commission. In anticipation of this, eco Association is calling for a stronger focus on digital policy and the expansion of Europe’s digital infrastructure

date 2024/09/10

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Policy & Law

“EVERY REPORT COUNTS!” The JUUUPORT Awareness and Advisory Platform Encourages Young People to Report Illegal Content on the Internet

Pornography, violence or depictions of hatred: children and young people can quickly encounter problematic content on the Internet. To protect children and young people, it is important that these contents are reported

date 2024/09/09

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Policy & Law

eco Survey: One in Three Germans Do Not Take Precautions When Posting Holiday Photos

A representative survey* commissioned by eco Association shows that a third of those surveyed (31.3%) do not take any measures to ensure that their holiday photos are as secure as possible online.

date 2024/08/13

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Policy & Law

eco Survey: High Scepticism Towards the Use of AI in German Schools

A recent representative survey by eco Association, with around 2,500 citizens surveyed by the market and opinion research institute Civey, shows that the German population is still very sceptical about the use of artificial intelligence in schools.

date 2024/08/06

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Policy & Law

NIS2 in the German Federal Cabinet: eco Warns of Insufficient Preparation of German Companies for New Cybersecurity Regulation

After several attempts, the German federal government today passed a draft bill in the cabinet before the end of the implementation deadline.

date 2024/07/24

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Security

Security Update Causes Chaos: eco Comments on Technical Problems at Berlin Airport and Worldwide

Today, airports around the world, including BER, banks, and even the London Stock Exchange are struggling with technical problems.

date 2024/07/19

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Policy & Law

German Federal Government Publishes Take-Down Report on Child Sexual Abuse Material 2023: German Hotlines Fulfil Important Function in Reporting, Processing Reports and Take-Down

The German federal government today published the evaluation report on the take-down of child sexual abuse material on the Internet for the year 2023.

date 2024/07/17

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eco Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures Appeals: Federal Budget and Growth Initiative Must Drive Expansion of the Digital Ecosystem at All Levels

Today, Wednesday, the German federal government’s Growth Initiative is to be approved by the cabinet along with the 2025 federal budget. This includes ambitious plans for the expansion of AI data centres and improvement in the framework conditions for data centre operators.

date 2024/07/17

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Policy & Law

eco Criticises CSAM Proposal: EU-Wide Messenger Surveillance Jeopardises EU Law and Encryption Integrity

The Association of the Internet Industry criticises the current proposal for the CSAM Regulation. This envisages that communication services can be obliged to standardly search users’ personal images and videos upon request.

date 2024/06/20

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Policy & Law

Digital Public Administration: eco Calls for Sanctions and Consistent Implementation of German Online Access Act 2.0

An agreement has been met on the German Online Access Act (OZG) 2.0 to enhance digital public administration, including renaming the "Bund-ID" to "Deutschland-ID". The eco Association urges for enforceable deadlines to ensure the digitalisation of nearly 600 administrative services by 2028.

date 2024/06/14

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Policy & Law

eco Criticises the New CSAM Regulation Proposal: New Upload Moderation Incompatible with EU Law and Integrity of Encryption Mechanisms

The Belgian EU Council Presidency is pushing hard for a last-minute compromise on the CSAM Regulation. In recent weeks, Belgium has repeatedly formulated compromise proposals in order to gain a majority among the EU Member States, just before the end of the Presidency. However, the latest proposal is once again strongly criticised by eco, given that it poses a clear threat to end-to-end encryption and is incompatible with EU law.

date 2024/06/12

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