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
Amazon fined €746m in largest GDPR fine to date
While this was ultimately Luxembourg’s decision, all eyes will be now be on the Irish authority as it decides on several high profile cases involving Big Tech
The UK to join the scrutiny of Facebook’s acquisition of Kustomer
A deal like this would have gone almost unnoticed by regulators a few years ago. Now all eyes are on it even if no clear problem has been identified
UK Government’s proposals for a new competition framework for the digital economy
The direction of the proposals is clear, although there is still scope to shape the future merger regime
