The EU Commission and consumer protection authorities have released the results of a screening (‘sweep’) of online discounts during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
The EU Commission has renewed adequacy decisions for the free flow of personal data with the United Kingdom, ensuring personal data can continue flowing between the European Economic Area and the UK.
The EU Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into whether Google breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded to YouTube, for artificial intelligence (‘AI’) purposes.
The European Commission took aim at X for breaking the DSA, proof that Europe’s landmark law can bite. Despite political pressure and corporate pushback, the EU is showing that online platforms can and will be held accountable for practices that mislead users, cause harm, or undermine democracy.
The European Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to Elon Musk’s X for the ‘deceptive’ design of its blue checkmark and breaching transparency obligations under EU internet rules.
The EU and Singapore at a second Digital Partnership Council meeting in Brussels have underlined plans to cooperate across a range of digital areas from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity and beyond.
Delaying the entry into force on certain provisions of the AI Act until standards and guidance are ready shows the Commission understood SMEs must be able to rely on clear rules and adapted tools before starting working towards compliance.
