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The DPA Activity Tracker provides our latest information on developments in legislatures, judiciaries and the executive branches of G20, EU member states and Switzerland.

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Algeria

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Angola

Anguilla

Antigua & Barbuda

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Armenia

Aruba

Australia

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Azerbaijan

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Bahrain

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Belarus

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Belize

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Ukraine

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Uruguay

US Virgin Islands

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican

Venezuela

Vietnam

Wallis & Futuna Islands

Western Sahara

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

SACU

MERCOSUR

Latin American Integration Association

Sub-Saharan Africa

East Asia Pacific

Europe and Central Asia

Latin America and the Caribbean

Middle East and North Africa

South Asia

LDCs

G20

Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)

The East African Community (EAC)

North America

Cotton-4

African Union

EBRD

EBRD operating countries

SIECA

ASEAN

European Union

APEC

OECD members

WTO members

ASEAN+3

CPTPP

AfCFTA

BRICS

GCC

Council of Europe

Ibero-American Network of Data Protection (RIPD)

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Global Privacy Assembly Members

Forum of Small States Members

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Instrument unspecified

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Russia & Ukraine: Content regulation and free speech

Russia & Ukraine: Cryptocurrencies and sanction enforcement

Russia & Ukraine: Cybersecurity risk and data transfers

USTR 2022 report content

Competition enforcement in the digital economy

State of trade barriers and internet fragmentation

Protection of user speech rights

US-China tensions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

Regulating Artificial Intelligence

The promotion of local online content

China’s new data regime

Enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation

Online content moderation requirements

Empowering enforcement agencies

Upcoming data governance policy developments

Consumer protection in the digital economy

The remuneration of online content

Digital payment policy

Cybersecurity frameworks

E-commerce policy

Employment rules for the digital economy

Regulating digital infrastructure

The non-binding side of digital policy

Registering and licensing the digital economy

The regulation of digital advertisement

Governing cookies

Governing cross-border data transfers

The TikTok crackdown

Data localisation requirements in the digital economy

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

Digital Services Taxes

Privacy and Artificial Intelligence

International collaboration on AI governance

Enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA)

The Digital Services Act legal framework

The Digital Markets Act legal framework

Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

Highlights in Digital Policy

Online age verification rules

Investigations and restrictions against DeepSeek

Laws and frameworks on government access to data

Investigations and access restrictions against Grok

BC review

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Import licensing requirement

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Export tariff quota

Export subsidy

Export ban

Border measure, nes

Merger control regulation

Unilateral conduct regulation

Anti-competitive agreements regulation

Competition authority governance

Competition, nes

User speech right

Patent protection regulation

Content moderation regulation

Content remuneration regulation

Investment in local content obligation

Local content requirement

Content moderation, nes

Cybersecurity regulation

Data protection regulation

Data localisation requirement

Data governance, nes

Cross-border data transfer regulation

MNE: Entry and ownership rule

MNE: Financial incentive

MNE: Treatment and operations, nes

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In-kind grant

Loan guarantee

Production subsidy

State loan

Tax or social insurance relief

State Aid, nes

Instrument unspecified

Infrastructure compensation regulation

Other operating condition, nes

Local operations requirement

Quality of Service requirement

Mandatory software installation requirement

Interoperability requirement

Public procurement blacklisting

Public procurement regulation, nes

Public procurement access

Public procurement localisation

Public procurement preference margin

Operational license requirement

Authorisation of goods or services

Business registration requirement

Prohibition of goods and services

Authorisation, registration and licensing, nes

Direct taxes including Digital Service Taxes

Indirect taxes

Customs duties on electronic transmissions

Taxation, nes

Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)

State aid control

Data protection authority governance

Worker classification or protection regulation

Technology transfer requirement

Content moderation authority governance

Consumer protection, nes

Intellectual property, nes

Worker monitoring regulation

Artificial Intelligence authority governance

Age verification requirement

Organisational requirement

Testing requirement

Performance monitoring requirement

Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement

User/subject right

User identification requirement

Complaint or feedback mechanism requirement

Compliance mechanism regulation

Design requirement

Documentation requirement

Legal due diligence requirement

Notification requirement

Public disclosure requirement

Regulatory cooperation requirement

Risk management requirement

Consumer protection authority governance

Public procurement, nes

Design and testing standards, nes

Labour law, nes

Non-discrimination requirement

Government access to data

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under appeal

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infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services

online advertising provider

digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)

platform intermediary: user-generated content

streaming service provider

platform intermediary: e-commerce

ML and AI development

other service provider

unspecified

technological consumer goods

semiconductors

software provider: app stores

DLT development

search service provider

software provider: other software

messaging service provider

platform intermediary: other

infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases

infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment

infrastructure provider: other

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Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

American Samoa

Andorra

Angola

Anguilla

Antigua & Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Chinese Taipei

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

DPR Korea

DR Congo

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Faeroe Islands

Falkland Islands

Fiji

Finland

France

French Guiana

French Polynesia

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Greenland

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guam

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Lao

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macao

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Martinique

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mayotte

Mexico

Micronesia

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Montserrat

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Niue

Norfolk Island

Northern Mariana Islands

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Pitcairn

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Republic of Korea

Republic of Kosovo

Republic of Moldova

Republic of the Sudan

Réunion

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Saint Helena

Saint Kitts & Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Pierre & Miquelon

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

Saint-Barthélemy

Saint-Martin

Samoa

San Marino

Sao Tome & Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Spain

Sri Lanka

State of Palestine

Suriname

Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tokelau

Tonga

Trinidad & Tobago

Tunisia

Turkiye

Turkmenistan

Turks & Caicos Islands

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States of America

Uruguay

US Virgin Islands

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican

Venezuela

Vietnam

Wallis & Futuna Islands

Western Sahara

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

SACU

MERCOSUR

Latin American Integration Association

Sub-Saharan Africa

East Asia Pacific

Europe and Central Asia

Latin America and the Caribbean

Middle East and North Africa

South Asia

LDCs

G20

Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)

The East African Community (EAC)

North America

Cotton-4

African Union

EBRD

EBRD operating countries

SIECA

ASEAN

European Union

APEC

OECD members

WTO members

ASEAN+3

CPTPP

AfCFTA

BRICS

GCC

Council of Europe

Ibero-American Network of Data Protection (RIPD)

Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB)

UN members

Global Privacy Assembly Members

Forum of Small States Members

BRICS+

Policy Area

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International trade

Competition

Content moderation

Data governance

Subsidies and industrial policy

Instrument unspecified

Other operating conditions

Public procurement

Authorisation, registration and licensing

Taxation

Foreign direct investment

Labour law

Intellectual property

Consumer protection

Design and testing standards

Regulatory Compliance and Transparency

Thread

Select All

Russia & Ukraine: Content regulation and free speech

Russia & Ukraine: Cryptocurrencies and sanction enforcement

Russia & Ukraine: Cybersecurity risk and data transfers

USTR 2022 report content

Competition enforcement in the digital economy

State of trade barriers and internet fragmentation

Protection of user speech rights

US-China tensions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

Regulating Artificial Intelligence

The promotion of local online content

China’s new data regime

Enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation

Online content moderation requirements

Empowering enforcement agencies

Upcoming data governance policy developments

Consumer protection in the digital economy

The remuneration of online content

Digital payment policy

Cybersecurity frameworks

E-commerce policy

Employment rules for the digital economy

Regulating digital infrastructure

The non-binding side of digital policy

Registering and licensing the digital economy

The regulation of digital advertisement

Governing cookies

Governing cross-border data transfers

The TikTok crackdown

Data localisation requirements in the digital economy

The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

Digital Services Taxes

Privacy and Artificial Intelligence

International collaboration on AI governance

Enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA)

The Digital Services Act legal framework

The Digital Markets Act legal framework

Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

Highlights in Digital Policy

Online age verification rules

Investigations and restrictions against DeepSeek

Laws and frameworks on government access to data

Investigations and access restrictions against Grok

BC review

Policy or Regulatory Instrument

Select All

Import licensing requirement

Import quota

Import tariff

Import tariff quota

Internal taxation of imports

Import ban

Export licensing requirement

Export quota

Export tariff

Export tariff quota

Export subsidy

Export ban

Border measure, nes

Merger control regulation

Unilateral conduct regulation

Anti-competitive agreements regulation

Competition authority governance

Competition, nes

User speech right

Patent protection regulation

Content moderation regulation

Content remuneration regulation

Investment in local content obligation

Local content requirement

Content moderation, nes

Cybersecurity regulation

Data protection regulation

Data localisation requirement

Data governance, nes

Cross-border data transfer regulation

MNE: Entry and ownership rule

MNE: Financial incentive

MNE: Treatment and operations, nes

Financial grant

In-kind grant

Loan guarantee

Production subsidy

State loan

Tax or social insurance relief

State Aid, nes

Instrument unspecified

Infrastructure compensation regulation

Other operating condition, nes

Local operations requirement

Quality of Service requirement

Mandatory software installation requirement

Interoperability requirement

Public procurement blacklisting

Public procurement regulation, nes

Public procurement access

Public procurement localisation

Public procurement preference margin

Operational license requirement

Authorisation of goods or services

Business registration requirement

Prohibition of goods and services

Authorisation, registration and licensing, nes

Direct taxes including Digital Service Taxes

Indirect taxes

Customs duties on electronic transmissions

Taxation, nes

Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)

State aid control

Data protection authority governance

Worker classification or protection regulation

Technology transfer requirement

Content moderation authority governance

Consumer protection, nes

Intellectual property, nes

Worker monitoring regulation

Artificial Intelligence authority governance

Age verification requirement

Organisational requirement

Testing requirement

Performance monitoring requirement

Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement

User/subject right

User identification requirement

Complaint or feedback mechanism requirement

Compliance mechanism regulation

Design requirement

Documentation requirement

Legal due diligence requirement

Notification requirement

Public disclosure requirement

Regulatory cooperation requirement

Risk management requirement

Consumer protection authority governance

Public procurement, nes

Design and testing standards, nes

Labour law, nes

Non-discrimination requirement

Government access to data

Current Status

Select All

under deliberation

under investigation

under litigation

adopted

in force

rejected

revoked

concluded

in consultation

processing consultation

in grace period

under appeal

to be revoked

Economic Activity

Select All

cross-cutting

infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services

online advertising provider

digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)

platform intermediary: user-generated content

streaming service provider

platform intermediary: e-commerce

ML and AI development

other service provider

unspecified

technological consumer goods

semiconductors

software provider: app stores

DLT development

search service provider

software provider: other software

messaging service provider

platform intermediary: other

infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases

infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment

infrastructure provider: other

Government Branch

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legislature

executive

judiciary

Government Body

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parliament

other regulatory body

data protection authority

competition authority

consumer protection authority

central government

central bank

court

supreme court

tax authority

Event Type

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order

outline

inquiry

decision

law

treaty

public lawsuit

investigation

declaration

civil lawsuit

Implementation level

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national

supranational

subnational

bi- or plurilateral agreement

multilateral agreement

other

Event period

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adopted

Guidance on assessing application of online safety codes and standards

Latest event Date: 2026-04-01 outline adoption

eSafety Commissioner published guidance on assessing application of online safety codes and standards

On 1 April 2026, the eSafety Commissioner published guidance on assessing the application of online safety codes and standards under the Online Safety Act 2021 to help electronic service providers assess which online safety codes and standards apply…

Implementer

Australia

Policy area Content moderation

Policy or regulatory element Content moderation regulation

Economic activity infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, platform intermediary: user-generated content, software provider: app stores, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider

under deliberation

eSafety assessment of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube's compliance with Social Media Minimum Age obligation

Latest event Date: 2026-03-31 investigation announcement

eSafety published first Social Media Minimum Age compliance report and confirmed investigations into Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for alleged non-compliance

On 31 March 2026, the eSafety Commissioner published the first compliance report on the Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) obligation and confirmed announced investigations into 5 platforms for alleged non-compliance, including Facebook, Instagram, Sna…

Implementer

Australia

Policy area Consumer protection

Policy or regulatory element Age verification requirement

Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content

in consultation

Age verification requirement in Privacy (Children's Online Privacy) Code

Latest event Date: 2026-03-31 order consultation opened

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner opened consultation on Privacy (Children's Online Privacy) Code 2026 including age verification requirement

On 31 March 2026, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) opened a consultation on the exposure draft of the Privacy (Children's Online Privacy) Code 2026 (the Code) until 5 June 2026. The Code would apply to providers of social…

Implementer

Australia

Policy area Consumer protection

Policy or regulatory element Age verification requirement

Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, software provider: other software, messaging service provider

in consultation

Data protection regulation in Privacy (Children's Online Privacy) Code

Latest event Date: 2026-03-31 order consultation opened

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner opened consultation on Privacy (Children's Online Privacy) Code 2026 including data protection regulation

Implementer

Australia

Policy area Data governance

Policy or regulatory element Data protection regulation

Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, software provider: other software, messaging service provider

adopted

Communications and Media Authority Commercial Radio Code of Practice

Latest event Date: 2026-02-10 order adoption

Australian Communications and Media Authority adopted Commercial Radio Code of Practice including AI transparency requirement

On 10 February 2026, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) registered updated rules for commercial radio broadcasters that include new requirements for disclosing artificial intelligence use. Where a regularly scheduled program or…

Implementer

Australia

Policy area Content moderation

Policy or regulatory element Content moderation regulation

Economic activity ML and AI development, other service provider

in force

Data protection regulation in Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

Latest event Date: 2025-06-10 law implementation

Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 including tort for serious invasions of privacy enters into force

On 10 June 2025, the Tort of Serious Invasions of Privacy within the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act of 2024 enters into force. The statutory tort provides a legal mechanism for addressing serious privacy breaches involving intrusion int…

Implementer

Australia

Policy area Data governance

Policy or regulatory element Data protection regulation

Economic activity cross-cutting

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