Big Tech

Irish Privacy Regulator Closer to Blocking Meta Data Transfers

Irish Privacy Regulator Closer to Blocking Meta Data Transfers
Irish Privacy Regulator Closer to Blocking Meta Data Transfers
July 07, 2022  |  Meta

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) is closer to taking steps that could suspend data transfers from the European Union to the U.S. by Facebook and...

READ MORE >
Today in TechREG: Amazon Faces a New UK Antitrust Investigation; Department of Commerce Urged to Slow Roll CBDCs and Clarify Crypto Rules 
Today in TechREG: Amazon Faces a New UK Antitrust Investigation; Department of Commerce Urged to...
July 06, 2022  |  Regulation

Today, the U.K. Competition Markets Authority launched an investigation against Amazon for allegedly giving its own sellers an unfair advantage in its marketplace over third...

READ MORE >
Big Tech May Not Feel Impact of EU’s New Online Rules Until 2024
Big Tech May Not Feel Impact of EU’s New Online Rules Until 2024
July 06, 2022  |  Big Tech

After years in the making, on Tuesday, July 5, the EU Parliament approved in plenary session landmark legislation that will set comprehensive standards for regulating...

READ MORE >
Meta’s Mega Market Cap Haircut Speaks Volumes About Metaverse Challenges
Meta’s Mega Market Cap Haircut Speaks Volumes About Metaverse Challenges
July 05, 2022  |  Meta

It seems, for Big Tech, a lightning trip on the way to, and a swift descent from, from the trillion-dollar mark. Get the Full Story...

READ MORE >
Google Opens up Google Play Store Ahead of Potential Legislation
Google Opens up Google Play Store Ahead of Potential Legislation
July 05, 2022  |  Google

On June 30, Google announced in its blog an agreement with a group of U.S. developers to avoid costly and lengthy litigation about terms and...

READ MORE >
Weekly TechREG EMEA: EU Agrees on Crypto Regulation With Strict Controls on Stablecoins; EU Banking Regulator Proposes Standard APIs To Boost Open Banking 
Weekly TechREG EMEA: EU Agrees on Crypto Regulation With Strict Controls on Stablecoins; EU Banking...
July 01, 2022  |  Regulation

This week the most notorious development in the TechREG space is the agreement reached by EU institutions on the scope of the regulation that will...

READ MORE >
Apple Enables Third-Party Payments in South Korea in Response to New Law
Apple Enables Third-Party Payments in South Korea in Response to New Law
June 30, 2022  |  Apple

Apple is now allowing third-party payments in South Korea in response to a new law requiring major app stores to allow alternative payment methods, according...

READ MORE >
FCC’s Brendan Carr Asks Apple, Google to Remove TikTok App
FCC’s Brendan Carr Asks Apple, Google to Remove TikTok App
June 29, 2022  |  Big Tech

Brendan Carr, the senior Republican and the previous General Counsel on the Federal Communications Commission, sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet...

READ MORE >
EU Lawmakers Rush to Pass Online Platform Bills in Next Week’s Plenary Vote 
EU Lawmakers Rush to Pass Online Platform Bills in Next Week’s Plenary Vote 
June 29, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Parliament will hold the last plenary session before the summer recess from July 4 to July 7, and lawmakers are rushing to get...

READ MORE >