We're back with our final hot takes for the new EU Commissiners.

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We're back with our final hot takes for the new EU Commissiners.

In a few minutes, MEPs will scrutinise the nominee for Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen.

Virkkunen is up for one of the biggest portfolios, full of #digital and #tech topics. Follow along...🧵

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Why should you care?

If confirmed, Henna Virkkunen's role will span #cybersecurity, #disinformation, media, digital markets, "#TechSovereignty", cloud, net neutrality, #FOSS, the enforcement of #DSA, #DMA, #AIAct & much more!

Follow live: https://elections.europa.eu/european-commission/en/virkkunen/

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What do we want to see?

Virkkunen must protect the integrity of EU digital communication tools like #encryption.

We hope to see protections for the open internet & net neutrality, action toward #climatejustice, & against #surveillance ads, digital exclusion & technosolutionism.