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between
01 Jan 2020
and
15 Apr 2025
Most active jurisdictions Number of policy changes

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Most frequent policy instruments Number of policy changes

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Other operating condition, nes

121

Authorisation of goods or services

57

Local operations requirement

38

Artificial Intelligence authority governance

34

Organisational requirement

16

Cybersecurity regulation

16

Mandatory software installation requirement

7

Patent protection regulation

5

Data protection regulation

5

Unilateral conduct regulation

4

Business registration requirement

4

Copyright protection regulation

3

Infrastructure compensation regulation

3

Design requirement

2

User identification requirement

2

Content moderation, nes

2

Prohibition of goods and services

1

Instrument unspecified

1

Age verification requirement

1

Operational license requirement

1

Complaint or feedback mechanism requirement

1

Most targeted economic activities Number of policy changes

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CSV

digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)

107

cross-cutting

60

ML and AI development

55

other service provider

28

platform intermediary: user-generated content

27

platform intermediary: e-commerce

20

platform intermediary: other

18

infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services

16

DLT development

16

software provider: other software

11

software provider: app stores

11

online advertising provider

9

technological consumer goods

7

infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases

7

search service provider

6

infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment

4

streaming service provider

4

messaging service provider

3

infrastructure provider: other

2

semiconductors

2

Policy instrument dynamics over time

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Total changes 30 0
Other operatingcondition, nesLocal operationsrequirementOrganisationalrequirementMandatory softwareinstallationrequirementInfrastructurecompensationregulation
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2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 5 6 0 1 0 6 6 0 0 0 24 3 0 2 0 18 2 1 0 0 9 6 0 0 0 17 3 0 0 0 13 4 0 0 0 7 3 0 2 0 12 5 0 1 1 23 3 0 2 2 7 3 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 7 3 1 1 0 4 7 2 0 1 2 4 5 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 24

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