07 October 2020
Majority of Member States miss deadline to implement revised audiovisual media rules
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Only three countries adopted legislative proposals to implement the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive 2018/1808 ("AVMSD") ahead of the 19 September 2020 deadline for transposition by the Member States. The ...

03 June 2020
P2B Regulation
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EU transparency rules for relations between platforms and traders due to take effect

15 December 2020
European Commission publishes landmark package to regulate digital platforms and services
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In its most significant regulatory intervention in the digital marketplace for two decades, the European Commission today published a proposal for a Digital Services Act package (DSA). This initiative can be seen as ...

18 August 2020
The EU's Approach to AI – Recent Regulatory Developments
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The European Union has long been interested in artificial intelligence (AI). Back in 2014, the EU first investigated the issue by producing guidelines on the regulation of robotics. Since then, they have continued to ...

04 November 2020
EU lawmakers draw up plans for human-centric AI framework
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Substantial insights have emerged in recent weeks regarding what to expect from a forthcoming European Artificial Intelligence (AI) legislative proposal, due to be presented by the European Commission in early 2021.

04 November 2020
Commissioner Breton's bid to boost data sharing among businesses and public bodies
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In its bid to achieve EU "digital sovereignty", the European Commission is due to come forward as early as 11 November with a European Data Governance Act to boost the region's use of business and public data. By means ...

02 March 2020
AI regulatory plan targets 'high risk' applications
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One of the building blocks of the European Commission's Digital Strategy is the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which was also presented on 19 February. While the initial pledge by Commission President ...

25 February 2021
Long overdue changes? A look at China's proposed revision to its key Internet regulation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/china/long-overdue-changes-a-look-at-chinas-proposed-revision-to-its-key-internet-regulation

On 8th January 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") published a revised draft of "Regulations on Internet Information Service" ("Draft Revised Regulation"). The regulation has only been lightly amended ...

03 March 2021
Economic Experts calls for strengthened 'gatekeeper' obligations
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The European Commission's Joint Research Centre recently published “A Report by a Panel of Economic Experts” (“the Report”) on the Digital Markets Act proposals unveiled by the Commission on 15 December 2020. To recall, ...

01 February 2021
Hold the front page! Advertising in the political hot seat
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At a time when online disinformation appears to be on the rise and attempts to manipulate the democratic debate have intensified, the role of political advertising has come under regulatory scrutiny in Brussels. The ...