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11/28/2024

EU Commission Adopts Transparency Rules for Digital Services Act

The European Commission’s new regulation under the DSA standardizes transparency reporting for intermediary services, enhancing accountability in EU digital services.

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11/13/2024

EU digital governance is too complex

The EU’s digital rulebook aims to streamline governance, but its complexity challenges organizations’ compliance, necessitating effective digital governance frameworks to achieve its objectives.

10/30/2024

Norway Proposes 15-Year Social Media Age Limit to Protect Minors

Norway plans to raise the social media age limit to 15, seeking EU-style solutions to protect minors online.

10/24/2024

Experts Urge EU to Reject UN Cybercrime Convention

The draft UN Cybercrime Convention is opposed by experts and organizations for its broad scope and potential to undermine EU digital laws and human rights.

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10/10/2024

Multi-Stakeholder Workshop Held for DSA Guidelines on Protecting Minors

The Commission held a workshop to gather input for guidelines on protecting minors under the Digital Services Act, focusing on privacy, safety, and security for minors online.

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10/04/2024

EU Commission Requests Data on Recommender Systems from YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok

The European Commission has requested information from YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok about their recommender systems under the DSA, with responses due by 15 November.

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09/16/2024

Dutch authority publish guidelines on DSA for service providers

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has issued guidelines to help businesses understand the European Digital Services Act.

09/13/2024

Hungarian Presidency Revises EU CSAM Detection Law

The new EU draft law on CSAM detection limits scanning to known material, addressing privacy concerns and revising roles for service providers and authorities.

A person with dark nail polish is holding a smartphone, navigating the Telegram chat interface using their thumbs. The dimly lit screen shows a list of conversations with various contacts and groups, seamlessly integrating VLOP under the new Digital Services Act regulations.

09/03/2024

Tech experts divided over Telegram’s CEO arrest

Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, was detained in France for questioning over various charges linked to platform misuse, highlighting the limits of free speech and compliance with EU laws.

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05/17/2024

EU Investigates Meta Over Child Protection Concerns

EU regulators are investigating Facebook and Instagram for potential child protection violations under the Digital Services Act, focusing on privacy, safety, and the exposure of minors to harmful content.