The Contract enshrines nine principles for governments, companies, and citizens, and aims to foster a new collaborative approach for the web.
Tim Berners-Lee and his web alliance launch a ‘Contract For The Web’
Google changes its policy on political advertising
The company limits targeting capabilities for advertisers, and will seek to limit ads with false statements and doctored videos.
European Data Protection Board releases annual review of EU–US Privacy Shield
The EDPB welcomes improvements made by US authorities, but still finds a number of concerns need to be addressed.
Committee agrees principles to advance global regulation of social media
The International Grand Committee on Disinformation also proposed a moratorium on “misleading micro-targeted political ads” online.
BEREC consults on updated net neutrality (open internet) guidelines
This has been an item on BEREC’s agenda for some time and follows a May 2019 workshop on the plans. The consultation is open until 28 November 2019.
OECD publishes proposals for the taxation of digital services
Uber CEO suggests that startups should be excluded from big tech regulation
Dara Khosrowshahi suggested that ‘regulatory sandboxes’ should be established for emerging tech companies.
Google refuses to sign deals with French news providers
The agreements would have ensured news providers get remunerated, in compliance with the new European Directive on Copyright.
European Court of Justice rules against a global application of the right to be forgotten
The ruling means Google will not have to delist results from its search engine globally and calls into question how far Euroe’s digital rules will spread to the rest of the world.
