Digital Services Act

European lawmakers are considering new rules for Internet giants that could include forcing them to share data with smaller rivals and/or put narrow limits on how they can use data…

Europe eyeing limits on how big tech can use data and bundle apps — reports

A major European Commission review of a Code of Practice aimed at combating the spread of disinformation online has concluded the self-regulatory instrument is failing to deliver enough transparency or…

EU lawmakers say it’s time to go further on tackling disinformation

Google has made its pitch to shape the next decades of digital regulation across the European Union, submitting a 135-page response yesterday to the consultation on the forthcoming Digital Services…

Google pushes Europe to limit ‘gatekeeper’ platform rules

European lawmakers are eyeing binding transparency requirements for Internet platforms in a Digital Services Act (DSA) due to be drafted by the end of the year. But the question of…

Privacy not a blocker for ‘meaningful’ research access to platform data, says report

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How will EC plans to reboot rules for digital services impact startups?

There’s a chance for broader perspectives on platform power to shape the next decades online, and much more besides.

How will EC plans to reboot rules for digital services impact startups?

It’s more than four years since major tech platforms signed up to a voluntary pan-EU Code of Conduct on illegal hate speech removals. Yesterday the European Commission’s latest assessment of…

On illegal hate speech, EU lawmakers eye binding transparency for platforms

The European Commission is asking for views on how online platforms should be regulated in future, launching a public consultation today on the forthcoming Digital Services Act (DSA). This pan-EU…

Europe asks for views on platform governance and competition tools