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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 41 MIN

From Parliament to Civil Rights: Enforcing Europe's Digital Laws with Michael Kolain

from Legal4Tech - The podcast · host Legal4Tech

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast we sit down with Michael Kolain, digital rights expert and former Policy Advisor at the German Parliament, to discuss the critical gap between enacting digital regulations and actually enforcing them. We explore topics such as: The role of enforcement in the DSA and AI Act and why it's laggingThe Grok scandal Big tech's sophisticated lobbying and its impact on EU regulationThe US-EU relationship and its chilling effect on digital rights enforcementThe digital urgent prioritiesA timely conversation on why regulation alone isn't enough, enforcement is everything. Listen now to understand the future of digital rights in Europe. Shownotes: Zentrum für Digitalrechte und DemokratieSponsored by DigibeetleDigibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at https://digibeetle.eu.

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast we sit down with Michael Kolain, digital rights expert and former Policy Advisor at the German Parliament, to discuss the critical gap between enacting digital regulations and actually enforcing them. We explore topics such as: The role of enforcement in the DSA and AI Act and why it's laggingThe Grok scandal Big tech's sophisticated lobbying and its impact on EU regulationThe US-EU relationship and its chilling effect on digital rights enforcementThe digital urgent prioritiesA timely conversation on why regulation alone isn't enough, enforcement is everything. Listen now to understand the future of digital rights in Europe. Shownotes: Zentrum für Digitalrechte und DemokratieSponsored by DigibeetleDigibeetle helps privacy, AI, and data professionals stay on top of EU digital law, with notifications, a daily dashboard, and powerful search across thousands of sources. Learn more at https://digibeetle.eu.

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