On 8 September 2024, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) closes a public consultation on the implementation of the Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Act. The consultation seeks to understand the current business transactions between softw…
On 27 August 2024, the Bill to Require Browsers to Offer Opt-out Preference Signals (AB 3048) was adopted by the California House of Representatives. The Bill requires entities developing and providing browsers to include an opt-out preference signa…
On 13 August 2024, South Africa’s Competition Commission announced it had reached a settlement with Booking after accepting the company’s undertaking to fulfil the remedial actions included in the final report of the Online Intermediation Platforms …
On 12 August 2024, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced it had accepted undertakings from TPG Telecom Limited (TPG) as part of its investigation into Google’s search services in Australia. These undertakings, effective…
On 5 August 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its ruling regarding the antitrust lawsuit filed in October 2020 by the Department of Justice (DoJ) along with several Attorneys General (Arkansas, Florida, Georg…
On 2 August 2024, Ofcom opened a consultation until 13 September 2024 on strengthening its draft illegal harms codes of practice and guidance under the Online Safety Act, by specifying animal cruelty and human torture as types of content that platfo…
On 31 July 2024, the European Commission opened a consultation on guidelines to enforce the protection of minors online under the Digital Services Act (DSA) until 30 September 2024. The guidelines will apply to online platforms and seek to ensure co…
On 29 July 2024, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) closes the public consultation on Google’s exemption application under the Online News Act (formerly Bill C-18). The Online News Act requires online platforms th…
On 24 July 2024, the Italian Communications Authority (Agcom) determined the fair compensation owed by Microsoft for the use of GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA's journalistic publications on the Bing search engine. The Authority assessed the economic pro…
On 23 July 2024, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced the issuance of guidance on employing red teaming as a method to evaluate and mitigate harms posed by Generative AI (GenAI) technologies. The initiative is part of Ofcom's broader strat…