European Union

Copyright content review in the EU if finalized: (via BBC) 'Disastrous' copyright bill vote approved / https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44546620

As Friday draws near: (via BBC) GDPR: Tech firms struggle with EU's new privacy rules / http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44239126

There could be something wrong up on Cloud Number 9: (via Reuters) EU to intervene in Microsoft's U.S. Supreme Court data protection case / https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-microsoft/eu-to-intervene-in-microsofts-u-s-supreme-court-data-protection-case-idUSKBN1E12AO

No word if they'll pay w/petty cash: (via Reuters) EU fines Google record $2.7 billion in first antitrust case / http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-google-antitrust-idUSKBN19I108

See also more on the Google anti-trust news:

Here is a link to an article from Pew Research regarding the differences between America, Europe, and there's some excellent correlated data with the reminder of the globe. Here are some of my responses to some of the bullet points mentioned in the article.