On 20 January 2025, the European Commission (EC) and the European Board for Digital Services announced their support for the revised industry Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online ("Code of Conduct+"), aligning it with the framewo…
On 20 January 2025, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) closed two public consultations about a modernisation of the Canada's broadcasting framework in line with the updated Broadcasting Act (S.C. 1991, c. 11). The…
On 17 January 2025, the obligation for Part 5 services (services that publish or display their own pornographic content) in the United Kingdom to implement "highly effective" age assurance measures entered into force. The requirement is established …
On 17 January 2025, the United Kingdom's Office of Communications (Ofcom) closes the consultation in its inquiry into how independent researchers access information from online services, including messaging service providers, e-commerce platforms, c…
On 17 January 2025, the Supreme Court ruled on TikTok’s appeal, upholding the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The Court declined to endorse the government's claim that preventing "cov…
On 17 January 2025, the European Commission introduced three additional technical investigatory measures related to X’s recommender system. First, the Commission requested X to provide by 15 February 2025 detailed documentation on its recommender sy…
On 16 January 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted a complaint to the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Snap regarding the company's deployment of an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, My AI, within its Snapchat application. Th…
On 16 January 2025, Ofcom announced they were opening an investigation into platforms displaying or publishing their own pornographic content (Part 5 services) to assess their compliance with age assurance measures under the Online Safety Act, which…
On 16 January 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued guidance to support providers of regulated user-to-user and search services (Part 3 services) in carrying out children's access assessments to comply with the Online Safety Act 2023. A …
On 16 January 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued guidance to support providers of regulated user-to-user and search services (Part 3 services) in implementing "highly effective" age assurance to comply with the Online Safety Act 2023.…