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L’Open Internet Project se félicite de la sanction prononcée par l’ADLC à l’encontre de Google pour non-respect des droits voisins

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The Open Internet Project welcomes French Competition Authority's decision to fine Google €250 million for non-compliance of related rights

All the members of the European association Open Internet Project (OIP) welcome the decision taken by the French Competition Authority (ADLC) to fine Google €250 million for non-compliance with its commitments, made mandatory within the legislative framework relating to related rights.

This is the fourth decision issued by the ADLC since the adoption of the French law of 24 July 2019 on related rights against Google, which continues to violate a particularly important law, aiming to create the necessary conditions for balanced negotiations between press agencies, publishers and digital platforms, and to address the profound changes affecting the press sector, and the fact that a significant share of advertising value is now held by the major digital platforms.

"We've always been committed to supporting the press, and we never cease to point out that there's a huge gap between audience share and market share in France, largely in favor of major platforms such as Google and Facebook. This is a fundamental imbalance - worth hundreds of millions of euros - that must be remedied to protect quality information and pluralism. It's a democratic issue! Google constantly violates our laws and does not respect the commitments imposed on it to re-establish fair competition on the digital market. I commend the determination and courage of the ADLC, which will let nothing go by!"
underlines Léonidas Kalogeropoulos
General Delegate of the OIP
"I'm particularly pleased to see that the ADLC, in its decision, highlights the fact that the artificial intelligence service "Bard", launched by Google in July 2023, used content from publishers and press agencies for the purposes of training its founding model, without notifying the latter, and worse, by setting up a system that did not allow publishers and press agencies to negotiate remuneration for related rights. The ethical use of AI is a priority issue for OIP, as it is essential to ensure that AI does not become a lever to reinforce the monopoly held by American players, who, as we unfortunately see all too often, respect neither our laws nor our European values!"
adds Quentin Adam
President of OIP

Contacts:

Léonidas Kalogeropoulos, Délégué Général : +33607315126 –  l.k@openinternetproject.eu

Anaïs Strauss, Chargée de mission :+33757503010 – anais.strauss@openinternetproject.eu

26, rue de l’Université • 75007 Paris
+33 (0)1 53 45 91 91

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The Open Internet Project welcomes French Competition Authority’s decision to fine Google €250 million for non-compliance

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The Open Internet Project welcomes French Competition Authority's decision to fine Google €250 million for non-compliance of related rights

All the members of the European association Open Internet Project (OIP) welcome the decision taken by the French Competition Authority (ADLC) to fine Google €250 million for non-compliance with its commitments, made mandatory within the legislative framework relating to related rights.

This is the fourth decision issued by the ADLC since the adoption of the French law of 24 July 2019 on related rights against Google, which continues to violate a particularly important law, aiming to create the necessary conditions for balanced negotiations between press agencies, publishers and digital platforms, and to address the profound changes affecting the press sector, and the fact that a significant share of advertising value is now held by the major digital platforms.

"We've always been committed to supporting the press, and we never cease to point out that there's a huge gap between audience share and market share in France, largely in favor of major platforms such as Google and Facebook. This is a fundamental imbalance - worth hundreds of millions of euros - that must be remedied to protect quality information and pluralism. It's a democratic issue! Google constantly violates our laws and does not respect the commitments imposed on it to re-establish fair competition on the digital market. I commend the determination and courage of the ADLC, which will let nothing go by!"
underlines Léonidas Kalogeropoulos
General Delegate of the OIP
"I'm particularly pleased to see that the ADLC, in its decision, highlights the fact that the artificial intelligence service "Bard", launched by Google in July 2023, used content from publishers and press agencies for the purposes of training its founding model, without notifying the latter, and worse, by setting up a system that did not allow publishers and press agencies to negotiate remuneration for related rights. The ethical use of AI is a priority issue for OIP, as it is essential to ensure that AI does not become a lever to reinforce the monopoly held by American players, who, as we unfortunately see all too often, respect neither our laws nor our European values!"
adds Quentin Adam
President of OIP

Contacts:

Léonidas Kalogeropoulos, Délégué Général : +33607315126 –  l.k@openinternetproject.eu

Anaïs Strauss, Chargée de mission :+33757503010 – anais.strauss@openinternetproject.eu

26, rue de l’Université • 75007 Paris
+33 (0)1 53 45 91 91

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OIP welcomes its first member specialized in SaaS solutions: Welcome to Crisp!

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OIP welcomes its first member specialized in SaaS solutions: Welcome to Crisp!

The European association Open Internet Project (OIP) is delighted to welcome Crisp, a platform developing software that enables companies to unify their customer relations. With this new membership, the range of solutions offered by OIP members has been broadened, enabling the association to pursue one of its key objectives: to bring together all the key links in the value chain of ethical European tech players!

Crisp est une entreprise innovante dans le domaine du SaaS (Software as a Service), spécialisée dans le développement de solutions pour l’automatisation de la relation client. Crisp permet à 600 000 entreprises de toutes tailles d’interagir en temps réel avec leurs clients via plusieurs canaux de communication, tels que le chat sur site internet, Email, WhatsApp, Messenger ou autres. Cette approche permet non seulement d’améliorer l’expérience client en fournissant une assistance instantanée et personnalisée, mais elle aide également les entreprises à augmenter leur taux de conversion et à fidéliser leur clientèle. En intégrant des fonctionnalités avancées telles que les bots de chat, les réponses automatisées, et une analyse détaillée des interactions clients, Crisp se positionne comme un outil essentiel pour les entreprises souhaitant optimiser leur service client et se démarquer dans le paysage numérique compétitif.

« Je suis très heureux que Crisp rejoigne l’OIP, qui ne cesse de se diverifier, tout en rassemblant des acteurs unis dans la lutte contre les pratiques commerciales abusives sur le marché européen du numérique. La force de frappe de l’OIP découle notamment de sa capacité à unir les acteurs de l’écosystème numérique animés par la même volonté, celle de se battre pour un marché numérique loyal et compétitif et innovant. Crisp apportera sans aucun doute une expertise et un soutien supplémentaire à nos actions avec un éclairage sur de nouvelles problématiques ! »,
se félicite Léonidas Kalogeropoulos
Délégué général de l’OIP
« Nous sommes enthousiastes à l'idée de rejoindre l’OIP et de contribuer à sa mission de promouvoir un marché numérique européen équitable et innovant. Chez Crisp, nous croyons fermement en la création de technologies qui favorisent une communication transparente et efficace entre les entreprises et leurs clients. En devenant membre de l'OIP, nous avons l'opportunité de partager notre expertise et de travailler conjointement avec d'autres acteurs technologiques européens pour défendre les valeurs d'un internet ouvert et accessible à tous. Nous sommes convaincus que notre collaboration avec l'OIP permettra de relever les défis actuels du secteur numérique et de contribuer à l'établissement de pratiques commerciales plus justes et responsables »
rajoute Baptiste Jamin
Directeur Général de Crisp

Contacts:

Léonidas Kalogeropoulos, Délégué Général : +33607315126 –  l.k@openinternetproject.eu

Anaïs Strauss, Chargée de mission :+33757503010 – anais.strauss@openinternetproject.eu

26, rue de l’Université • 75007 Paris
+33 (0)1 53 45 91 91

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