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Digital Economy

Australian competition authority issues first proposal on regulating digital platforms

The ACCC published a preliminary report of its inquiry on digital platforms, which is not yet complete

Italian competition authority fines Facebook €10m for misleading personal data use

The AGCM labelled the social network’s commercial use of subscribers’ data as “unfair”

EU presents an action plan against disinformation

The European Commission takes action ahead of European and national elections of 2019

European Council pushes back plans for a Digital Tax until March 2019

The ECOFIN ministers met today, and took stock of a new proposal tabled by France and Germany

Spanish Data Protection Act allows political parties to gather user information online

The Senate has passed the law to bring Spain’s data protection framework fully in line with the GDPR

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”.