compliance

02/11/2026

TikTok Strengthens Age Verification Across Europe

TikTok is expanding age‑detection and moderation tools across Europe as regulators and governments push for stronger safeguards to keep under‑13 users off social media.

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02/05/2026

Cloudflare Threatens Italy Exit After €14 Million Piracy Shield Fine

Italy fined Cloudflare €14 million under Piracy Shield, triggering a legal dispute over due process, over‑blocking risks, and the limits of national copyright enforcement under EU digital law.

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02/02/2026

Commission publishes guidance on Cyber Resilience Act

The Commission’s CRA FAQs clarify scope, risk assessments, and overlaps with EU digital laws, helping manufacturers prepare for early reporting in 2026 and full application in 2027.

01/28/2026

Commission Opens DSA Investigation into X’s Grok

EU opens formal DSA investigation into X’s Grok features and extends recommender-systems probe to assess failures in risk assessment, mitigation and compliance with Articles 34, 35 and 42.

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01/28/2026

Commission designates WhatsApp as VLOP under the Digital Services Act

The Commission designated WhatsApp Channels as a VLOP under the DSA, triggering four‑month compliance duties for systemic risk mitigation and Commission-led supervision by mid‑May 2026.

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01/02/2026

EU Reasserts Autonomy in Enforcing DSA and DMA

EU leaders reaffirm regulatory autonomy over DSA and DMA enforcement as US threatens measures against EU firms and Commission steps up digital platform oversight.

12/23/2025

Italy sanctions Apple €98 million for App Store tracking practices

Italy fines Apple €98 million for abusing dominance by imposing disproportionate App Tracking Transparency rules that harm app developers without justified privacy gains.

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12/18/2025

Commission Starts Drafting AI Act Code of Practice on GenAI Transparency

The Commission has started drafting an AI Act Code of Practice to clarify transparency duties for generative AI ahead of the AI Act’s application in August 2026.

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12/12/2025

European Commission adopts CRA implementing regulation on product risk categories

The Commission’s CRA implementing regulation clarifies risk‑based categories for products with digital elements, reshaping conformity assessment duties for EU manufacturers.

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12/12/2025

EU Digital Omnibus leaves publishers worse off on cookie consent

The EU Digital Omnibus offers cosmetic consent changes that tighten browser control, depress consent rates and deepen legal uncertainty for publishers under GDPR and ePrivacy.