With the new framework set to incur significant costs, the CMA has proposed that SMS firms shoulder the burden equally
Ofcom’s strategic approach to AI
Ofcom is aiming to support innovative applications of AI across communications markets, shifting its approach that had largely focused on understanding the technology's risks
Event debrief: London Tech Week 2025
While the Online Safety Act was praised, any prospects for AI regulation felt like a distant memory in a programme dominated by public investment in tech infrastructure and skills
Event debrief: DIGITALEUROPE’s Summer Summit and Euractiv’s Tech Policy Conference
While the EU’s platforms rulebook was generally deemed successful, future directions on AI and telecoms regulation remain contentious and uncertain
Sweden: Connectivity is key for digital transformation
The Government has maintained its plans to meet the EU’s Digital Decade targets while providing a wider strategy for the future digitisation of Sweden
Japan: Tech firms face new requirements for content moderation
The MIC is beginning to hold large platforms to account for the spread of harmful and illegal content online, broadly reflecting designations made under the DSA
Protecting children under the DSA
The EC’s draft guidelines on protecting underage users set a clear expectation that platforms should be fostering safety within their services beyond simple age gates
DMA: Apple and Meta receive first non-compliance fines
The EC has imposed the first fines under the DMA, showing its readiness to enforce its new digital rulebook regardless of political criticism
Google is a monopolist (again)
Although a second landmark antitrust case has been brought against Google, it is unclear how significant any remedies will be under the big tech-backed US administration
The EU’s AI Continent Action Plan
The EC has laid out its plan to make Europe an AI continent, focusing on cloud computing, data accessibility, economy-wide adoption, skills and regulatory simplification
