The Commission’s Democracy Shield and Civil Society Strategy strengthen EU defenses against disinformation, support free media and elections, and expand protection and funding for civil society.
FRA urges EU justice systems to embed robust rights safeguards, inclusive access, and non-digital alternatives in the rollout of digital and AI tools.
The Commission is investigating whether Google’s site reputation abuse policy unlawfully demotes publishers on Search in breach of DMA FRAND and nondiscrimination obligations.
Council Decision (EU) 2025/2350 backs the Council of Europe’s AI equality recommendation, provided it stays fully consistent with the EU AI Act and imposes no additional obligations.
The Commission is probing AWS and Azure under the DMA and assessing cloud market practices to determine gatekeeper status and potential updates to EU obligations on interoperability, data access, and fair contracts.
Ireland’s media regulator probes X for potential DSA breaches on user appeals, transparency, and complaints, with possible fines up to 6% of annual turnover and parallel EU scrutiny ongoing.
The Commission plans to delay high-risk AI rules to August 2027 to align with technical standards and competitiveness, while keeping core AI Act prohibitions in force.
WhatsApp’s open channels will be designated a DSA VLOP, triggering audits, content moderation and transparency duties while private messaging remains unaffected.
The EU’s digital legal framework is extensive and layered: GDPR and ePrivacy govern personal data and communications; the Data Act, Data Governance Act and Open Data Directive regulate data access and reuse; NIS2, DORA and eIDAS drive security and trust; DMA and DSA govern platforms and markets. The Commission’s proposed […]
EDPS guidance sets technical risk controls for fair, accurate, minimal, and secure AI, stressing interpretability, lifecycle governance, provider transparency, and support for data subject rights.