On 26 March 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which aims to increase and promote transparency regarding media ownership while introducing safeguards for editorial independence and media pluralism.…
On 25 March 2024, the European Commission announced an investigation into Apple concerning its offered choice of services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In particular, the investigation concerns Article 6(3) of the DMA, which stipulates that g…
On 25 March 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened a public consultation until 24 April 2024 on the voluntary cybersecurity labelling programme for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products. The program aims to assist consumers in…
On 21 March 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), joined by 16 state and district attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against Apple for alleged monopolisation or attempted monopolisation of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sher…
On 19 March 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) closed the public consultation on the revised implementation rules for 147 types of product quality supervision and random inspections, including servers. The revisions aim to i…
On 15 March 2024, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) opened a consultation on the draft policy for the establishment of a security conformity assessment system for IoT products, until 15 April 2024. The objective of the proposed syst…
On 14 March 2024, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) shut down the online store TI-84shop with judicial authorisation, marking the first time such action has been taken by the consumer protection authority. TI84 shop, which sold con…
On 12 March 2024, the Ministry of Digitalisation closed the public consultation on the new Electronic Communications Act, which includes an interoperability regulation. The Act introduces the concept of harmonised frequencies. These are frequencies …
On 8 March 2024, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks initiated an investigation into the sale of insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices that violate FCC equipment authorisation requirements. Letters were sent to five online marketplaces, including A…
On 6 March 2024, the UK House of Commons Public Bill Committee opened a call for evidence on the Automated Vehicles Bill until, at the latest, Committee's report deadline on 18 April 2024. The Bill aims to establish a framework to enable the deploym…