X Marks the Spot: Unpacking the EU's First DSA Fine

The Digital Services Act and Theories of Power

The European Commission put a 120M EUR fine on X for DSA violations. But as the European politicians cannot get themselves to leave the platform, it shows the issues with how they understand how power works on social platforms.

Commission fines Google €890 million for breaches of the Digital Markets Act

Today, the European Commission took two decisions finding non-compliance by Google with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for self-preferencing its own services on Google Search, and for putting in place restrictions on businesses to direct consumers to alternative, often cheaper, purchase channels on Google Play (steering). In this regard, the Commission issued Google a fine of €460 million and a fine of €430 million respectively.

How the EU can fine US companies for violating GDPR

The EU is set to begin enforcing a new set of data privacy regulations in 2018 that will impact companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Here’s how EU regulators can — and will — come after US companies for data privacy violations. European regulators are getting ready to implement a far stricter data-privacy regulation in early 2018, and both European and U.S. companies are working to get into compliance. Called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the new rules place heavy fines fo...

Google Faces New EU Antitrust Probe Over Search Ad Pricing Practices

Google, the target for billions of euros in European Union antitrust fines, has been hit by a fresh EU probe over concerns it’s illegally rigging the cost of advertising on its search engine.

Digital sovereignty can’t be bargained away

The European Commission has tools, public support and a mandate to act on Big Tech. Trading that away for short-term calm would be a costly mistake.

From Brussels Template to UK Tailoring: How the DMCCA Is (Re)writing the Rules for Big Tech - The Platform Law Blog

By Dr. Konstantina Bania The UK has built a “rival” to the EU’s Digital Markets Act – and it is now starting to use it. Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA), the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is moving from abstract principles to concrete, platform‑specific rules for some of the most powerful […]

EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales - Engadget

In 2013, the European Commission ordered a €360,000 ($430,000) study on how piracy affects sales of music, books, movies and games in the EU. However, it never ended up showing it to the public except for one cherry-picked section. That's possibly because the study concluded that there was no evidence that piracy affects copyrighted sales, and in the case of video games, might actually help them.

Age assurance across Europe: how countries are safeguarding minors online

In 2024, regulators and online service providers fully aligned around the Digital Services Act (DSA), a groundbreaking piece of legislation that regulates the provision of online services within the EU, regardless of whether the provider is based in Europe or not. This year, the focus has shifted to implementing these legislative principles in practice. In particular, measures aimed at safeguarding minors have gained significant momentum, with age verification being a key example.

EU copyright reform: the facts – Open Policy & Advocacy

Ahead of the crucial EU copyright vote on 12 Sept., we set the facts straight and explain exactly what the new rules will mean for the internet in Europe.

Throwing your rights under the Omnibus - how the EU's reform agenda threatens to erase a decade of digital rights

A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of bureaucracy. All the Powers of old Europe have entered into an unholy alliance to exorcise th...

Mistral CEO: AI companies should pay a content levy in Europe

A revenue-based charge would protect the livelihoods of copyright holders and bring legal certainty

The EU Inc. Proposal: how far does it really go?

A post by Gillis Waelkens and Stéphanie De Smet (Clifford Chance)

GDPR: Why We Stopped Selling Stuff to Europe - Brent Ozar Unlimited®

Update 2021-03: We now sell our training classes worldwide here. The EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a set of rules that give consumers rights about how their data is stored, used, and deleted. This step-by-step GDPR guide for managers is a great place to start understanding it, or for something a little […]