In the coming months and years we will become familiar with two new acronyms coming from the Brussels bubble: DSA (which stands for Digital Service Act) and DMA (which stands for Digital […]
EU tries to reshape the rules of the Internet
Commission dismisses shortcut for publishers’ right under the Copyright Directive
Art. 15 of the Copyright directive establishing a press publishers’ right over news aggregators and online platforms in general cannot be implemented via a mandatory collective licensing system. This is the answer […]
EU is working on new legislation fighting child sexual abuse material online
Remarkably, the Commission intends, as part of the strategy, to put forward a legislation to make it mandatory for internet service providers to detect, remove and report child sexual abuse. Main elements of […]
Commission opens public consultation on disinformation and democracy
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a European Democracy Action Plan: “Protecting European democracy from interference and manipulation”. The consultation is open for feedback until 15 September 2020. The […]
From ex-post to ex-ante: does European Internet regulation go telecom-style?
3 new consultations opened Today the European Commission published its well-awaited public consultation on the Digital Services Package. The deadline to respond is 8 September 2020. The consultation revolves around the […]
Why the European Court saved AirBnB and not Uber
Despite a European political climate suggesting a restrictive interventions over online platforms, the European Court of Justice has issued an important decision on AirBnB, the popular online platform for short-term rentals, which […]
A step ahead toward filtering over large social platforms?
Facebook may be ordered, de facto, to monitor the activity of its users in order to prevent them to repeat posting identical or equivalent unlawful content. This is what the European court ruled […]
The new European Commission, a nightmare for dominant online platforms?
The next European Commission may cause headache to dominant OTTs in Europe. In fact, the allocation of the portfolios announced today by the appointed President Von der Leyen reveals the intention to […]
The European copyright reform: next steps after Parliament’s approval, and risks for 2019 elections
Today the plenary session of the European parliament approved the controversial copyright reform proposal submitted by the rapporteur, Axel Voss, with a majority of 438 members (approx. 60 vote above the needed […]
Unlike the Shopping Case, now the European Commission strikes at heart Google’s dominance
Today’s decision of the European Commission strikes at the heart of the dominance of Google, namely its dominance in the Internet search, but not its business model and its ability to provide […]
