The FCC’s proposed reforms to cable licensing procedures would formalise the US Government's recent yet unofficial efforts to exclude Chinese firms from subsea projects
The EC’s code of practice for GPAI
Despite calls for a delayed implementation of the AI Act, the EC’s much-debated code aims to outline a compliance blueprint for GPAI models
Funding the UK’s digital markets competition regime
With the new framework set to incur significant costs, the CMA has proposed that SMS firms shoulder the burden equally
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
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
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
DMA: EC advances proceedings into Apple and Google
In announcing the EC’s actions, EVP Ribera attempted to depoliticise the regulator's decisions, aiming to potentially pre-empt retaliation from the US
The UK’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan
A decade since the last national strategy, the Government has announced initial actions to tackle digital exclusion and set out its proposals for addressing the problem long-term
MWC25: Final reflections
The halls were packed, the production value was high and the on-site catering was expensive: in short, there were very few surprises
