The FTC reminds app providers to notify consumers of any data breaches, but lacks power to intervene in a more meaningful way
Why the App Store ruling may not be a real win for Apple
Apple will have to allow alternative payment methods in its App Store. As we’ve seen in Korea and Japan, this is now an international trend
A stronger role for national authorities in enforcing the EU’s Digital Markets Act?
France, Germany and the Netherlands want more flexibility in setting remedies for gatekeepers. Tough negotiations with the EU Parliament could be ahead
Ireland issues its first large GDPR fine
The DPC may look to have found its teeth with a €225m fine for Facebook. How it will deal with the lengthy backlog of cases will show whether that’s really the case
Levelling the playing field between VoD and linear services
The UK looks set to depart again from EU rules – this time in favour of a more prescriptive approach
UK to break away from GDPR
South Korea becomes the latest to crack down on app stores
US FTC refiles Facebook antitrust case
China’s clampdown on Big Tech continues
The new rules are perhaps the strictest among recent efforts to curb the power of Big Tech, but are unlikely to be replicated elsewhere
US lawmakers look to regulate app stores
American policymakers are increasingly determined to curb the power of Big Tech ‘gatekeepers’. Bipartisan support means these initiatives have legs
