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A shiny blue infinity symbol stands upright on a reflective surface. Surrounding it, various app icons like Instagram float amidst a pale blue background, symbolizing digital interconnectedness and hinting at Instagram's alignment with DSA compliance under the Digital Services Act.

10/17/2025

Dutch court rules Meta must respect persistent user feed choices

A Dutch court ordered Meta to offer a persistent, accessible non-profiled feed under the DSA, reinforcing EU-wide user autonomy and limiting dark patterns in recommender systems.

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10/15/2025

EU stalemate on child abuse scanning and encryption risks

EU child protection scanning laws face renewed delay amid privacy, encryption, and feasibility disputes as a legal gap approaches next April.

10/15/2025

Commission Publishes AI Act Incident Reporting Guidance and Template

Article 73 of the EU AI Act establishes mandatory serious incident reporting for high-risk AI, with draft guidance and a template available now and a consultation open until November 7.

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10/14/2025

EDPB and European Commission release joint guidelines on DMA and GDPR

EDPB and European Commission publish joint DMA–GDPR guidelines, clarifying consent, data use, and interoperability, with a public consultation open until 4 December 2025.

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10/14/2025

New Commission Guidelines on age assurance and minors’ protections under the DSA

Commission issues non-binding DSA Guidelines setting a benchmark for proportionate, by-design measures to ensure minors’ privacy, safety, and security, including robust age assurance beyond self-declaration.

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10/06/2025

EU Digital Omnibus: Commission Plan for Digital Law Simplification

The EU Digital Omnibus targets technical simplification and coherence across GDPR, ePrivacy, AI Act, and other digital laws without weakening substantive rights or enforcement.

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09/26/2025

EU lawmakers propose a broad workplace algorithmic management directive

EU lawmakers propose a broad workplace algorithmic management directive with transparency, consultation, human oversight, and H&S obligations, potentially reshaping HR tech governance across the labor market.

09/11/2025

Google drops inter-cloud data transfer fees in Europe under EU Data Act push

Google waives inter-cloud data transfer fees in the EU and UK ahead of the EU Data Act, outpacing AWS and Microsoft and lowering costs for multicloud portability and switching.

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08/13/2025

Denmark pushes EU to simplify AI Act and DSA while tightening online child protection

Denmark urges the EU’s December simplification package to include the AI Act and DSA, aiming to cut reporting burdens while advancing child protection and deepfake safeguards.

08/06/2025

Meta refuses EU AI Code of Practice citing legal concerns

Meta has refused to sign the EU’s voluntary AI Code of Practice, citing legal uncertainties, as the bloc’s binding AI Act rules will soon take effect.