Technology/Digital
What were the CMA’s key findings in its final report on online platforms and digital advertising?
What can be learned from the European Commission’s new guidelines on the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD)?
Read moreAudiovisual Media Services Directive – European Commission adopts guidelines on video-sharing platforms and the promotion of European works
What can be learned from the European Commission’s new guidelines on the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD)?
Read moreFake reviews probed by CMA
What is the CMA’s investigation into misleading online reviews all about and what are websites doing to combat fake reviews?
Read moreEuropean Commission proposal for new Digital Services Act
What’s in the European Commission’s proposal for a new Digital Services Act (DSA)?
Read moreOnline Harms White Paper: consultation response
What has been the Government's response to the initial consultation on the Online Harms White Paper (White Paper)?
Read moreObligations to remove content
Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland Ltd, Case C-18/18
Read moreMemorandum of Understanding on online advertising and intellectual property to continue
What steps is the advertising industry taking to minimise the placement of advertising on IPR- infringing websites?
Read moreDCMS consults on AVMS Directive
How will the updated provisions in the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) impact on video-sharing platforms (VSPs)?
Read moreNew EU Platform for Business Regulation: improving fairness of the trading practices of online platforms
What are the EU’s proposals for improving trading practices in the online economy?
Read moreInternet of Things – DCMS consultation on security for consumers
What are the Government’s proposals for ensuring the security of everyday items which are always connected to the internet (Internet of Things)?
Read moreGovernment response to DCMS report on disinformation and fake news
What does the Government’s response to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee report on disinformation mean for businesses with an online presence?
Read moreOnline Harms White Paper proposes regulatory framework to entrench online safety
Can the UK become the safest place in the world to go online?
Read moreHouse of Lords Communications Committee: “Regulating in a digital world”
The Government's Digital Charter identified its key priorities, including protecting people from harmful content and behaviour, the legal liability of online platforms, and data and artificial intelligence.
Read moreThe EU fights “fake news”
What will the EU’s code of practice on disinformation mean for tech companies?
Read moreUnjustified Geoblocking Regulation
Can a business block EU consumers from accessing their website to purchase goods or services?
Read moreOnline advertising to tackle copyright infringement and counterfeit good
How is industry responding to the threat of advertising on websites and apps which infringe copyright or disseminate counterfeit goods?
Read moreEU takes on the power of online intermediate services
What steps is the EU taking in response to concerns over the growth in power of online intermediation services?
Read moreGovernment publishes Digital Charter
On 25 January 2018, the Department for Media Culture and Sport ("DCMS") published the Digital Charter that was announced in the 2017 Queen's speech.
Read moreDCMS report on cyber security for the Internet of Things
What are the risks associated with the Internet of Things and what needs to be done to make the Internet of Things safer for consumers?
Read moreEuropean Commission Recommendation on illegal content online
What new measures will be required of online hosting service providers in relation to the European Commission Recommendation on measures to effectively tackle illegal content online?
Read moreEU Online Platform Bill
Search engines, app stores and other online platforms are facing new transparency obligations in relation to their contracts with other businesses in a new EU draft Bill proposed to be introduced next year.
Read moreOnline Platforms - Commission communication on tackling illegal content online
The European Commission (Commission) has published a Communication containing nonlegally binding guidelines for online platforms on preventing, detecting, removing and disabling access to illegal content.
Read moreOnline platforms - Internet Safety Strategy green paper
The internet is now all but ubiquitous, and there are growing public concerns about online safety. The issues range from online trolling, to hate speech, to location-sharing within social media platforms.
Read moreService provider liability
EU proposal provides clarity on incoming requirements for digital service providers
Read moreCloud: EBA encourages banks to pool their resources for cloud audits
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has made clear that banks are no longer required to provide their auditors (or themselves) with an independent right to audit their cloud service providers.
Read moreOnline platforms and consumers
EU Commission requires social media companies to comply with consumer rules
Read moreOnline platform B2B practices
European Commission set to legislate on trading practices of online platforms
Read morePayment practices
Duty to report on payment practices and performance
Read moreThe Audio-Visual Media Services Directive
The proposed new AVMS Directive: key features and the impact of Brexit
Read moreOnline platform liability: Global web companies seek EU clarity on liability for user content fake news
Global web companies seek EU clarity on liability for user content/fake news
Read moreSoftware licensing: SAP UK Limited v Diageo Great Britain Limited [2017] EWHC 189 (TCC)
What are the risks of “indirect” use of software?
Read moreContract formation - Electronic signatures: New Law Society practice note
The Law Society has issued a new practice note on the “Execution of a document using an electronic signature”.
Read moreDigital media: The Digital Economy Bill
The Government has published the Digital Economy Bill (the Bill), which will implement a number of Government commitments on the digital economy made in the Conservative Party manifesto, the ambition being to make the UK “the most digital nation in the world”.
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