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The law that just fined Google has been running on Booking.com since December 2024

The EU's Digital Markets Act already forced Booking.com to drop rate parity clauses in December 2024, giving hoteliers the right to undercut OTA rates, but paid placement still dom...

Google’s €890 million DMA penalty package starts a 60-day compliance clock

Editor’s Note: Brussels put a price on gatekeeper non-compliance on July 23, fining Google €890 million across two Digital Markets Act decisions and starting a 60-day compliance cl...

'A welcome step in the right direction': Ofcom cracks down on tech platforms

Under proposed rules, tech platforms will be legally required to ban bad actors who post scam ads and prevent them from creating new accounts. 

Same service, same rules: Europe's test of fairness in the digital age

Equal treatment. Technology neutrality. Consumer protection. These principles sit at the heart of the Single Market and have long underpinned Europe's approach to competition and r...

Google competitors prepare for billions in fines under Digital Markets Act

Google’s European rivals are preparing to claim billions of euros in damages, after the European Commission last week imposed a record fine of €890 million (around €1 billion) on t...

European Commission fines Google $1 billion over breaches of Digital Markets Act

The European Commission (EC) on Thursday found Google to be non-compliant with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and issued two fines totaling €890 million. Executive Vice-President f...

EU Digital Omnibus on AI Enters Into Force

House Bill Reshapes Marketplace Policies

The "Online Sellers' Bill of Rights Act of 2026" would require marketplaces to explain account suspensions and give affected sellers opportunities to appeal. The post House Bill Re...

Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content: what it requires from your business as of 2 August 2026

The transparency obligations under Article 50 of the AI Act are enforceable as from 2 August 2026, and the framework developing them has been finalised over the past few weeks. The...

EU draws the line on synthetic media: What the new AI Transparency Code means for marketers

With the EU AI Act taking effect over the weekend, brand leaders must re-evaluate how they use automation in consumer-facing advertisements.

Armizan says new e‑commerce Bill will tighten platform and seller accountability

PAPAR, Aug 23 — The new law drafted to replace the existing Electronic Commerce Act 2006 is set to enhance the reg...

EU Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath says the EC is set to propose new digital rules by year-end aimed at protecting...

Laura Dubois / Financial Times: EU Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath says the EC is set to propose new digital rules by year-end aimed at protecting consumers from online spendi...

Госдума утвердила штрафы до 500 тысяч рублей для маркетплейсов

Госдума приняла в третьем, окончательном чтении закон, вводящий административную ответственность для владельцев цифровых платформ за нарушение законодательства о платформенной экон...

LLMs, Meet The DSA; The Social Media Controversy Continues

ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox are big enough to be subject to the European Union's Digital Services Act. And: The world considers social media bans for users under 16. The post LLMs,...

EU Digital Omnibus Package Proposes Amendments to Data Act

European Commission fines Google €890m over Digital Markets Act breaches

The European Commission has fined Google €890 million ($1.02bn) after finding the company breached the Digital Markets Act (DMA) through its Google Search and Google Play practices...

Big Tech to face fines for consumer protection failures, says EU official

Justice commissioner Michael McGrath says Brussels seeks to strengthen social media safeguards

Digital Wallets, AI and Platforms: The New Rules of the Online Ecosystem

The European digital ecosystem is undergoing a profound transformation. In recent years, the European Union has adopted a set of rules aimed at regulating the activity of online pl...

Government examines Meta’s recommendation system for intermediary status

The Centre is examining whether Meta’s recommendation systems and paid content promotion align with its intermediary status under India’s IT Act, amid concerns over content moderat...

HMT publishes first Wholesale Digital Markets Champion report

On 13 July 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) published the first report from its Wholesale Markets Champion (the Report). Background This Report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been d...

Big Tech On Notice: Centre Proposes Tougher IT Rules For AI, Deepfakes & Social Media

The Centre has proposed major changes to the Information Technology Rules, introducing stricter compliance requirements for social media platforms and AI-generated content. The dra...

Govt examines if Meta recommendation system deciding what-to-show-to-whom fits intermediary status

The issue centres on whether a platform that actively decides what users see, can continue to claim intermediary status under the Information Technology Act

EU's AI Act goes live: Landmark law hits chatbots, deepfakes and high-risk algorithms

First proposed in 2021, provisionally agreed upon after marathon negotiations in December 2023, and formally adopted by the Council of the EU in May 2024, the legislation stands as...

Explained: The EU's new rules on AI, deepfakes and chatbots

AI watermarking and deepfake labelling will soon be required by law in the EU as the transparency part of the bloc’s sweeping AI Act comes into force on August 2nd.