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Facebook reaches settlement to pay more than €100m taxes in Italy

The company will pay the country’s Revenue Agency (“Agenzia delle Entrate”) for the period 2010–2016

Deutsche Telekom’s zero-rated offer StreamOn found to be unlawful

The Administrative Court of Cologne has confirmed the decision previously taken by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA)

French regulator launches app to detect Net Neutrality violations

At the Internet Governance forum in Paris, ARCEP has presented a new mobile app to test ISPs’ traffic management techniques.

Facebook agrees co-regulation test with French regulators

The social network will work with French authorities on hate speech and offensive content.

Indian regulator opens consultation on regulating OTTs

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has published a consultation paper for a “Regulatory Framework for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services”.

EU Member states still deeply divided over Digital Tax

At the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) held on 6 November, ministers of the EU28 have debated the detail of the proposed tax on Digital Services

ICO publishes new guidance for GDPR compliance in the UK

The UK data protection authority has issued two new documents, looking at how companies should adjust their practices related to encryption and passwords

UK and Canadian Parliament form joint international committee to hear Facebook’s CEO

The Chairs of the UK Select Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and of the Canadian Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics, have invited Mark Zuckerberg to an unprecedented joint hearing

UK's ICO fines Facebook for failing to protect users’ personal information

The UK Data Protection Authority concluded its investigation in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal

Italian competition authority fines Apple and Samsung for making devices obsolete

The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) has fined the two main manufacturers of devices in the world for planned obsolescence, in a world-first case