Following the conclusion of the EU-Japan talks on personal data protection in July 2018, the EC has now launched the procedure for the adoption of its adequacy decision
British broadcasters and ISPs call for new watchdog to police social media
A coalition of Britain’s broadcasters and communications providers has called for the creation of a new watchdog to fight the problem of abuse and misinformation online
Italian regulator AGCOM fines Amazon for not having a licence as postal operator
The Italian regulatory authority AGCOM, which oversees the postal sector as well as communications markets, has ruled a total fine of €300k to companies of the Amazon group
Germany tightens sales tax rules for platforms such as Amazon and eBay
The German government has approved plans to toughen the rules on the amount of tax online retail platforms such as Amazon and eBay are obliged to pay in Germany
European Commission and Japan agree on reciprocal data adequacy
The European Commission has announced an agreement with Japan on reciprocal adequacy for transfer of personal data, thereby creating “the world’s largest area of safe data flows”
EC and EU consumer authorities ask Airbnb to comply with EU consumer rules
The European Commission and the network of EU consumer protection authorities (CPC Network) issued a letter requiring Airbnb to align its terms and conditions to EU consumer rules
