Collaboration is a core value of our firm’s client service. Daily our lawyers with in-depth experience in different practice areas collaborate with each other to find joined-up and multi-faceted solutions to the legal issues facing our clients. This is particularly so in the field of online safety, where several legal regimes overlap. We have already
The Digital Services Act (DSA) entered into full force on 17 February 2024. This is a monumental EU regulation, containing 93 articles and 156 recitals, which is intended to impose:
What is the PSTI?
It is a new UK legislation which aims to regulate cyber security for home networks and IoT devices. It applies together with The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023 (“The Regulations”).
When does the PSTI enter into force?
29 April 2024.
What products does
We originally published an in July 2022, and have refreshed the article to include new information below.
There is increasing public pressure on internet companies to intervene with content moderation, particularly to tackle disinformation, harmful speech, copyright infringement, sexual abuse, automation and bias, terrorism and violent extremism. The new Online Safety Act is the British response to such public demand.
The Online Safety Act received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, giving Ofcom powers as online safety regulator in the UK. Online platforms around the world will get the first detail of requirements for complying with the Online Safety Act on 9 November, when Ofcom says it will publish its first draft codes of practice and enforcement guidance for consultation. Ofcom has published a timeline with a comprehensive implementation schedule extending over three years.Continue Reading UPDATED BLOGPOST: Online Safety in Digital Markets Needs a Joined-Up Approach with Competition Law in the UK
Burn After Reading is a black comedy spy movie by the Coen brothers. It could also be an extreme encapsulation of the core of data retention rules applicable to communications providers: data should only be kept for as long as:
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The Digital Markets Act, Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 was published on 12 October 2022 in the Official Journal of the EU.
Despite the mounting controversy around the DMA and its interplay with existing EU competition and privacy rules, the DMA establishes far-reaching obligations and prohibitions for large online platforms that act as ‘gatekeepers’ who will be facing stringent compliance requirements under the rules.Continue Reading DMA: EU Publishes The New Digital Markets Act
There is increasing public pressure on internet companies to intervene with content moderation, particularly to tackle disinformation, harmful speech, copyright infringement, sexual abuse, automation and bias, terrorism and violent extremism. The new UK Online Safety Bill (as introduced in the UK Parliament on 17 March 2022) is the British response to such public demand.
Continue Reading Online Safety in Digital Markets Needs a Joined Up Approach with Competition Law in the UK
Developments in digital markets regulation show no signs of slowing down in 2022. The sector has experienced accelerated growth and acquired reinvigorated strategic importance throughout the ongoing global pandemic.
Continue Reading And Now, Our Top 5 Global Digital Market Regulatory Developments to Watch in 2022
The continuing evolution and advancement of digital communications around the world, from software-defined networking in a wide area network to over-the-top media services, has created significant business opportunities and advantages across borders. In response to such evolution and advancement, regulators around the world are reviewing their existing telecom regulation to see if it is still fit for purpose in this converging digital environment.
The EU has been leading the charge with the implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) and elsewhere, several other jurisdictions outside the EU have reviewed or are looking to review their current regulatory approach to bring it in line with the new definitions contained in the EECC. Therefore, ensuring compliance with the code and other applicable communications laws will be a key theme for 2022.
Continue Reading Digital Communications Market Access Tool Launched on a Free Trial Basis
One of the main issues facing the enforcement of competition laws, and corresponding compliance efforts, in digital markets is the inherent global nature of the conduct of digital markets players. As the OECD noted in this respect, “Governments may need to enhance co-operation across national competent agencies to address competition issues that are increasingly transnational in scope or involve global firms.” Against this backdrop, the US, EU and UK competition agencies have recently issued joint statements to re-affirm their commitment to cooperate in this area. This blog post provides a short commentary and shows that… there is more in those statements than meets the eye.
Continue Reading Transatlantic Cooperation and Enforcement in Digital Markets