The European Union is planning to unveil its Digital Services Act (DSA) on Friday, according to the Financial Times. The DSA is a landmark law that will hold Big Tech companies accountable for the illegal content posted on their platforms — they will be required...
EU antitrust commissioner Margrethe Vestager said on Monday that a deal between EU governments and EU parliamentarians on the Digital Services Act (DSA) might be reached next month, according to Reuters. Vestager proposed the DSA just over a year ago, and it requires digital firms...
The newly-unveiled Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union (EU) is being blasted by big technology companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon for being more aggressive than originally anticipated, Financial Times reported on Friday (March 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Since December 2020, when the European Commission revealed its proposal for a Digital Markets Act (DMA), Big Tech companies knew that this legislation could significantly affect the way they operate their platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
New laws in Australia would allow the country’s media watchdog to force Big Tech to turn over data on how they deal with misinformation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
On the heels of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Republic of Lithuania in the Baltic region of Europe has asked Google and Apple to remove access to Yandex. The ride-hailing service app is owned by the Russia’s Yandex.taxi and Uber, the transport and economy ministers...
A coalition of 31 groups and academics, including Privacy International and consumer group BEUC, addressed a letter on Tuesday to EU lawmakers requesting last-minute changes in the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to allow individual users to sue U.S. tech giants for violations of EU law. ...
The simmering dispute over payment fees in the United Kingdom and elsewhere between Amazon and Visa has been settled. The eCommerce giant and the global payment company reached a deal to end the months-long dispute over rising card fees. Get the Full Story Complete the...
On Wednesday, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn) and Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.) will introduce bipartisan legislation, dubbed the Kids Online Safety Act, aimed at holding social-media platforms responsible for harm they cause to children. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
