Parlement greenlights Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act
The European Parliament approved the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act. Large technology companies will soon be confronted with stricter rules.
Abuse of power is punishable in business. Whenever a large company tries to bully a small party out of business, European laws ensure that th... Read more
EU wants big tech to address deepfakes or face consequences
According to an EU document obtained by Reuters, Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other tech giants will have to combat deepfakes and fake accounts or face heavy fines under a revised European Union code of practice.
As part of its war on false news, the European Commission will release a revised ... Read more
European Commission “welcomes” new Digital Services Act
The new law will have sweeping effects on the online services we all use.
The EC last week announced the agreement between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the proposal on the Digital Services Act (DSA), proposed by "the Commission in December 2020. The DSA sets out an "unpreceden... Read more
Big Tech firms face a supervisory fee to ensure compliance in EU
Big online firms will now have to pay up to 0.1% of their global net income to fund the EC's compliance regime.
Major online platforms face a yearly fee up to 0.1% of annual net income to cover the costs of monitoring compliance with new European Union rules requiring them to do more to police t... Read more
Vestager aims to get tech rules deal by March
By the end of March, the European Commission hopes to agree with EU legislators and governments on new regulations to limit the powers of Alphabet's Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft, according to Europe's antitrust head.
Margrethe Vestager, who introduced the Digital Markets Act wi... Read more
Deal on EU tech rules possible by June
The new legislation will have a sweeping impact on U.S. tech giants
EU lawmakers and countries could reach a deal on proposed tech rules by the end of June, according to Reuters. The new laws would force online platforms to better police the internet. The agreement looks likely, despite differe... Read more
Macron calls on EU to take action against tech and climate challenges
As France takes over the EU Council leadership, President Emmanuel Macron has called for renewed action on tech and climate challenges.
France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, has stated that the countries in the EU need to come together and tackle the digital transformation and climate crisis, a... Read more
European Parliament approves Digital Services Act
The European Parliament has approved the Digital Services Act. The bill aims to combat the distribution of illegal content.
With the adoption of the Digital Services Act, the European Parliament (EP) hopes to improve the safety of online platforms within Europe. Among other things, the bill aims... Read more
EU countries hope to find common ground to limit powers of tech giants
EU countries project that they will agree on common negotiating positions on two sets of draft rules intended to curb the powers of US tech giants on November 25, according to people involved in the discussion. Squabbling among the EU lawmakers could delay the rules’ time to adoption.
The Digi... Read more
EU lawmaker’s proposals for tougher tech laws in the bloc gets backing
A pivotal EU lawmaker in the European Parliament leading the debate on stricter rules aimed at tech giants (Facebook, Google, Amazon) and other similar platforms, now has the backing to tighten the bloc's citizens' fundamental rights in the draft rules.
The Digital Services Act, which was propos... Read more