As the fair share debate rages on in Brazil, the question of how to fund more ambitious visions for comprehensive digital inclusion remains unsettled
Brazil’s proposed regime for digital competition
The draft framework lands at a critical juncture both in establishing Brazil’s global influence in platform regulation and in the country’s relationship with the US Government
Event debrief: FT/Connect Europe Forum
While requests for deregulation and in-market mobile consolidation were nothing new, there was a clear sense that increasing the speed of action has now been made an equivalent priority
The Brazilian approach to child protection
As one of the largest markets in the world, Brazil’s approach to protecting children online, and perhaps other elements of platform regulation, is likely to garner influence abroad
Event debrief: Global Anti-Scam Summit London 2025
The need for coordination across borders and sectors is well understood, although regulators and tech firms clashed over how to best tackle scams at source
MWC25: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 2
The year(s) of AI at MWC continued today, with focus shifting to geopolitical tensions and how to respond to the dominance of the US and China in key markets
Possible remedies in the mobile browser market
It appears increasingly likely that the UK’s CMA will address anti-competitive behaviour through its implementation of the DMCC Act
Brazil: Market convergence in audiovisual services
The regulator found that adoption of streaming-based video services, and the convergence of audiovisual markets, was dependent on local network development
Online harms legislation in Canada
The new bill prioritises some of the most egregious forms of harmful content online, while taking a more targeted approach to moderation than global counterparts
Key outcomes from WRC-23
The conference delivered a broadly positive result for the mobile industry, especially in Europe, although much of spectrum’s ‘low-hanging fruit’ has now been picked
