Advocacy Groups Criticise European Commission for Weak Regulation of Apple, Google

Existing European legislation still allows Apple to avoid interoperability and Google to dominate in the ad tech sector, according to advocacy groups and former European heads of state, respectively. Continue reading Advocacy Groups Criticise European Commission for Weak Regulation of Apple, Google

EU Provides Guidance on How AI Developers Can Obey Privacy Laws

The opinion addresses how AI companies can be exempt from GDPR, when they can process personal data without the individuals’ consent, and the consequences of developing a model with unlawfully processed data. Continue reading EU Provides Guidance on How AI Developers Can Obey Privacy Laws

Google’s DMA Search Test Ends with Predictable Results

Two weeks after it began testing a change to how Search works in the EU, Google reports that it delivered predictable results.
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Facebook and Instagram to Display Less Personalized Ads in the EU to Appease Regulators

Facebook and Instagram users in the EU users are getting a new option to use these platforms for free with less personalized ads, and Meta is also slashing the price of its ad-free subscription by 40%.
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Web Browser Makers Ask EU to Designate Microsoft Edge as a Gatekeeper

The European Commission declined to designate Microsoft Edge a gatekeeper under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). That was a mistake.
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