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Digital Economy

Innovation in the EU: Make it simple

A coalition of governments from Estonia, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania add to the growing chorus of voices seeking to shape the agenda of the next Commission

The UK’s framework for regulating online platforms

Though the DMCC Act diverges in the details when compared to the EU’s DMA, the laws both reflect a growing global scrutiny for mergers and acquisitions in tech markets

Event debrief: CODE Talks on a More Competitive Europe

While panellists agreed on the importance of the DMA to CODE’s cause of openness, some doubt was expressed about the EU’s ability to implement the law effectively

France’s ecodesign framework for digital services

While regulators engage more with sustainability, delivering Europe’s twin green and digital transitions will demand more work to understand the environmental impacts of technology

Ofcom’s Children’s Safety Codes of Practice

The regulator’s guidance on protecting minors online comes at a time when some governments are considering prohibiting access to platforms altogether

Cloud market competition concerns in Spain

A complaint alleging anti-competitive behaviour by Microsoft reflects familiar anxieties about the dominance of US tech firms and Europe’s (in)ability to compete in digital markets

Canada: Tech and telecoms in the Government budget

Canada is primed to implement a set of policies already popular in other countries, including a digital services tax and telecoms contract notifications

Regulating AI competition in the UK

The CMA’s early and active agenda for addressing the competitive risks posed by AI stands in stark contrast to the Government’s more pro-innovation approach

UK: Regulating IoT product safety

The “world-first” law takes on the rapidly growing consumer IoT market as research finds that 99% of UK adults own at least one covered device

TikTok on the clock

Neither a sale nor a ban of the app seem likely in the 270-day timeline given the firm’s pledge to challenge the measure in court