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Tech, Media and Comms

Mobile-gaming advertisements in the UK must play by the rules

UK regulator has published advice for advertisers in the mobile-gaming industry on harmful and offensive content
Tech, Media and Comms

Commission notified of France's mandatory parental controls on internet devices

The legislation makes further progress as France looks to protect minors and ease parental blocking of online access
Digitalisation

UK regulators consider online safety and competition in digital markets

Competition and communications regulators have recently published a joint statement - what does this mean for businesses?
Regulatory and compliance

EU's Digital Service Act to introduce first express ban on 'dark patterns'

Definition of dark patterns sheds light on concerns including exiting subscriptions easily while raising applicability questions
Regulatory Outlook

Consumer law | Regulatory Outlook July 2022

European Parliament adopts the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act | Changes to UK Online Safety Bill | Online
Tech, Media and Comms

EU gets one step closer to adopting the Digital Services Act

New regulation of digital services expected to come into force for all businesses in late 2023

Online Safety

Government introduces Online Safety Bill in Parliament and announces Online Advertising Programme consultation

Following a steady trickle of announcements of changes to the draft Bill, the government has introduced the Online Safety Bill
Online Safety

Online Safety Bill: changes to watch out for

Potential amendments could mean that the Bill is about to get even more complex and controversial
Digitalisation

Digitalisation | Five legal and regulatory predictions for 2022

As another year gets underway, and digitalisation continues to transform businesses across all sectors, we offer five predictions for tech
Tech, Media and Comms

Online Safety Bill: Parliament and DCMS proceed with separate scrutiny and inquiry into the draft online safety law

Parliamentary committee indicates timing of pre-legislative scrutiny as the government's digital and culture department launches probe into content of the

Online Safety

OSB in focus: will the Online Safety Bill increase the scope for actions brought by individuals against online platforms?

Draft legislation designed to make the UK the safest place to be online (while defending freedom of expression) requires difficult

Online Safety

OSB in focus: is the Online Safety Bill a skeleton or a springboard for dynamic regulation?

The UK's draft online safety legislation contains a range of powers for ministers to be able to change aspects of