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Truss's priorities will shape UK plan for new data law

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UNITED KINGDOM

Although Truss has yet to outline her approach to digital policy, the Conservative government has proposed several important legislative changes, including the Data Protection and…

EU content moderation law faces enforcement challenges

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EU

X is suspected of breaching obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to counter illegal content and disinformation. Other concerns include the suspected deceptive…

Regulators will struggle to tackle data harvesting

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INTERNATIONAL

Some regulators, primarily in Europe and China, are cracking down on private firms collecting large volumes of users’ personal data and processing them for new purposes without…

UK plan to curb online harms may prove too broad

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UNITED KINGDOM

The OSB will impose a duty of care on internet companies, particularly social media firms and search engines, to protect their users from a range of online harms, both legal and…

EU digital market and service laws will be contested

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EU

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is in force since February 17 and affects all those hosting content online. The DMA and the DSA aim to increase transparency and fair competition in…

US firms will shape prospects for national controls

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INTERNATIONAL

This is the latest incident in which US tech firms have been confronted by non-US governments looking to assert control over how data is managed in their countries. For example…

EU markets standards deadlines may be over-ambitious

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EU

Proposed new regulatory standards for EU financial markets.

Antitrust tests of 'big tech' will get tougher

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INT

The move comes as regulators scrutinise the competition implications of large tech companies' ability to lock in customers by bundling their products, creating dependencies. The…

Swiss elections show falling support for green parties

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SWITZERLAND

The SVP increased its vote share by 2.3 percentage points to 27.9%. The main losers were the Green Party and the Green Liberal Party, which collectively lost eleven seats. The…

Big tech scrutiny is taking different forms globally

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INT

These concerns extend far beyond the United States, with several countries conducting similar investigations, albeit using different approaches.