EU Considers Higher Social Media Age Limits
The Commission backs raising the social media age limit, pointing to Australia, while reaffirming tech firms’ obligations under the DSA and defending the EU age‑verification app.
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EU Commission Issues Draft Guidance on AI Transparency Under the AI Act
The Commission has issued draft guidelines to clarify and harmonize transparency obligations for certain AI systems under Article 50 of the EU AI Act.
Critics Doubt EU Plans for Massive AI Data Centers
The EU’s €20 billion AI gigafactory plan aims to boost sovereign computing power but faces doubts over demand, strategic focus, and its ability to close the gap with global competitors.
Commission pushes Google to open Android to rival AI assistants
The European Commission proposes DMA measures to open Android core features to rival AI assistants, aiming to boost competition, user choice, and interoperability across the EU.
Commission Finds Meta Breached Digital Services Act Over Underage Access
The European Commission found Meta’s Instagram and Facebook in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from accessing their platforms and may impose heavy fines.
EU Commission Concludes First Digital Markets Act Review
The Commission’s first DMA review confirms early benefits for competition and user choice while signaling stronger enforcement focus on cloud services and artificial intelligence.
ChatGPT Likely to Be Classified as VLOSE Under DSA
The European Commission is close to designating ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine, triggering stricter compliance, audits, and higher regulatory costs under the Digital Services Act.
Google Search Faces New Data Access Obligations Under the DMA
The European Commission proposes DMA remedies requiring Google to share Search data with rivals under FRAND terms, with final measures expected by July 2026 after public consultation.
EU Plans EU Inc to Simplify Cross-Border Company Formation
The EU Inc proposal introduces a single digital company framework to help start-ups scale across the EU quickly, cheaply, and under harmonized corporate rules.
EU Age Verification App Near Rollout
The EU will soon launch a privacy-preserving age verification app to enforce platform obligations and strengthen child protection under EU digital law.