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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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Afghanistan
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Design and testing standards
Regulatory Compliance and Transparency
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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
Copyright issues in AI regulation
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
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
Copyright protection regulation
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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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
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in consultation
Copyright protection regulation in Administrative Measures for Digital Virtual Human Information Services
Latest event
Date:
2026-04-03
order
consultation opened
Cyberspace Administration of China opened consultation on draft Administrative Measures for Digital Virtual Human Information Services including copyright protection regulation
On 3 April 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) opened a consultation on draft Administrative Measures for Digital Virtual Human Information Services until 6 May 2026. The draft Measures apply to organisations and individuals providing…
Implementer
China
Policy area
Intellectual property
Policy or regulatory element
Copyright protection regulation
Economic activity
ML and AI development
under deliberation
Copyright protection regulation in amendment to Copyright Act (Act No. 21336 / Bill No. 2215125)
Latest event
Date:
2026-02-10
law
adoption
Amendment to Copyright Act including copyright protection regulation was adopted by National Assembly
On 10 February 2026, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea adopted the Partial Amendment to the Copyright Act (Act No. 21336). The Amendment will apply to online service providers and telecommunications business operators. On definitions, t…
Implementer
Republic of Korea
Policy area
Intellectual property
Policy or regulatory element
Copyright protection regulation
Economic activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, platform intermediary: user-generated content, software provider: other software
in force
Amendment of Copyright Act (No. 33 of 2023)
Latest event
Date:
2024-01-01
law
implementation
Provisions on internal transmission and damages calculation in Amendment of Copyright Act enter into force
On 1 January 2024, specified provisions of the Act to Partially Amend the Copyright Act (Act No. 33 of 2023) enter into force. The provisions amend Article 42 and introduce Articles 41-2 and 42-2, permitting the reproduction and public transmission …
Implementer
Japan
Policy area
Intellectual property
Policy or regulatory element
Copyright protection regulation
Economic activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
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