Margrethe Vestager Shows Tech Gatekeepers The Door

On with Kara Swisher

New York Magazine

News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

For the past decade, the European Commission has taken on Big Tech under the leadership of Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, inspiring fear and griping from tech CEOs the world over. Today, Vestager reveals why, despite being one of the toughest regulators in the business, she considers herself a tech optimist. She and Kara discuss the impact of EU antitrust lawsuits - including the most recent $2 billion fine against Apple - whether EU tech regulations passed to improve safety and competition (the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act) could hamper innovation, and if guardrails created for the future (the AI Act) might come too late. Plus: what’s next for Vestager when her term ends this year? Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] or find us on social media. We’re on Instagram/Threads as @karaswisher and @nayeemaraza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for this show comes from Krakan.
0:03.0	Krypto is like the financial system, but different.
0:07.0	It doesn't care where you come from, what you look like, your credit score,
0:11.0	or your outrageous food delivery habits.
0:13.7	crypto is finance for everyone everywhere all the time.
0:18.4	Krakhan, see what crypto can be.
0:21.3	Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.
0:25.0	This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.
0:31.2	Support for this show comes from Krakan.
0:33.0	Krypto is like the financial system, but different.
0:37.0	It doesn't care where you come from, what do you look like, your credit score,
0:41.0	or your outrageous food delivery habits.
0:44.1	crypto is finance for everyone everywhere all the time.
0:48.8	Krakhan, see what crypto can be.
0:52.0	Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.
0:55.0	This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Hi everyone from New York magazine in the Vox Media Podcast Network.
1:15.8	This is on with Kara Swisher and I'm Kara Swisher.
1:18.8	My guest today is Margreta Vestier, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for a Europe fit for the digital age.
1:26.2	That's a mouthful, but it's one of the world's most powerful antitrust watchdogs.
1:31.2	I've known Margreta for nearly a decade. I interviewed her for
1:34.5	RICO in 2019 and in 2021 on Sway for the New York Times. She's been the
1:40.1	driving force behind three sets of regulations that are trying to make the tech industry
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