Google’s blocking of news occupies us. The democracy experiment is now in its third week in eight EU countries. Wants Google to demonstrate its power and position prior to EU launch of AI Overview, Knowledge Graph? Or that news has no value in products as Search, Discover and News? What about Gemini and other AI products? The test raises questions about democracy, consumer, competition and copyright law.
We had a serious dialogue with the politicians, also about possible solutions and Denmark’s EU presidency in 2025. Our democratic society is facing challenges from multiple directions. It is written on Borgen’s wall: law is law and law must be kept. This applies also to the giants. It will take courage, commitment and co-operation to confront Big Tech.