AI Act Omnibus Moves Forward with Delayed High-Risk Obligations
The European Parliament backs delayed AI Act obligations, fixed application dates, a ban on nudifier apps, and added flexibility for regulated products and growing EU tech companies.
DORA Exposes Digital Resilience Gaps in EU Finance
DORA has entered its enforcement phase, exposing gaps in ICT risk management, third‑party oversight, and resilience testing across EU financial institutions.
Snapchat Faces DSA Probe Over Child Protection Failures
The European Commission is investigating Snapchat under the DSA over concerns that its systems may fail to adequately protect minors from harm, illegal content, and privacy risks.
Commission probes adult platforms for DSA noncompliance on age verification
EU finds preliminarily that four major adult platforms breached the DSA’s child-protection duties, faulting flawed risk assessments and weak age checks, and warning of fines up to 6% of global turnover.
EU Plans Unified Platform for Incident Reports
The EU is advancing a Single Entry Point to centralize security incident reporting across GDPR, NIS2, and other regimes, aiming to reduce complexity while keeping existing legal obligations largely unchanged.
EU Institutions Align on Regulatory Interplay in Digital Law Reform
EU policymakers stress that simplifying EU digital laws must preserve strong regulatory interplay between the GDPR, DSA, DMA, and AI rules to ensure consistent enforcement and protect fundamental rights.
X Agrees to Update Verification Rules in the EU
X plans to change its EU verification system after a €127 million DSA fine, aiming to reduce misleading blue checkmarks and better distinguish paid users from officially verified accounts.
Meta Temporary Opens WhatsApp to AI Chatbots in EU
Meta temporarily opens WhatsApp’s Business API to AI chatbots in Europe as the Commission weighs interim antitrust measures and broader competition concerns.
Europe Launches Federated Cloud to Reduce Tech Dependence
EURO‑3C aims to strengthen EU digital sovereignty by federating national cloud and AI infrastructure under European governance, reducing reliance on US and Chinese tech providers.
European Parliament moves toward final deal on AI Act changes
MEPs advance AI Act amendments extending high-risk compliance deadlines, tightening deepfake bans, and raising industry concerns over reduced simplification and overlapping EU digital regulation.