EDiMA, the lobbying group of leading tech companies in Europe, published a paper calling for a new Online Responsibility Framework.
EU Parliament votes in the new European Commission
President-elect Ursula Von Der Leyen will take office as of 1 December 2019. The Commission will propose a Digital Services Act and continue to cast its eye on tech giants.
Tim Berners-Lee and his web alliance launch a ‘Contract For The Web’
The Contract enshrines nine principles for governments, companies, and citizens, and aims to foster a new collaborative approach for the web.
Facebook outlines plans for an independent oversight board
US states launch competition probe against Google and Facebook
German court suspends competition authority’s order against Facebook
The US FTC hits Facebook with a $5bn fine
The US Federal Trade Commission also required the company to establish an independent privacy committee.
Facebook hit by €1m fine by the Italian data protection authority
Facebook under scrutiny from data protection authorities in three countries
The social network faces investigations in Canada and Ireland, while it hopes to settle a dispute with the FTC in the US for $3bn.
