Digital Policy Digests

August 9, 2025

AU court dismisses X appeal, AU introduces age-restriction rules for platforms; EU begins enforcing the AI Act, Temu breaches DSA, AliExpress commits to compliance; French, German, Irish, and Italian authorities open new regulatory probes; UK expands OSA reviews; US and UN advance new AI governance measures.

June 10, 2025

EU closes minors safety review, probes Pornhub & others; Parliament backs stricter child protection; Canada consults on age checks; DPC flags Meta AI data use; UK tables Deepfake Bill; Ofcom issues safety guidance; US pauses state AI laws, ends FTC probe; TAKE IT DOWN Act signed; Kids Online Safety Act returns.

May 19, 2025

TikTok ad repository violates DSA; Apple fined €500M, Meta €200M under DMA; Berlin upholds adult site restrictions; courts clarify Meta’s AI data use; TikTok fined €530M for data breaches; Swiss data authority issues AI processing guidelines; US Congress passes TAKE IT DOWN Act on non-consensual imagery; US FTC updates children’s privacy rules.

April 23, 2025

Australia releases transparency report on extremist content; EU launches Apply AI strategy consultation, updates AI Code of Practice; Germany rules on Meta data use; Korea fines Meta; UK fined OnlyFans, Ofcom opens consultation on online safety for women and girls; US House votes on age limits, Trump orders probe into foreign tech fines on American companies.

March 6, 2025

Australia updates safety laws; EU strengthens DSA, drops AI liability rule; France enforces porn age checks; Germany targets digital violence; Korea passes AI trust law; UK advances data and AI child safety bills; US Senate acts on child protection, TikTok ban is delayed; Paris hosts global AI summit.

December 2, 2024

Australia plans to ban kids under 16 from social media; Canada orders TikTok closures; X files a lawsuit to challenge a California law on AI; The Canadian government launched its Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (CAISI); EU fines Meta €798M for violating antitrust regulations; UN drafts resolutions on AI's military use.

November 14, 2024

Recent developments in digital regulation include Germany's Bundestag addressing freedom of expression on social media, Ireland’s finalised Online Safety Code, and South Korea criminalising intimate AI-generated images. The Biden administration issued a National Security Memorandum on AI, while major EU nations and the UK introduced measures on data protection, AI and online safety.

June 18, 2024

US President Biden signed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act. The European Commission further increased its Digital Services Act enforcement efforts. Canada proposed the Online Harms Act, and the French National Assembly approved a wide-ranging online safety bill. The Australian Federal Court granted an interim injunction that requires X to hide extreme violent content.

February 12, 2024

The European Commission's actions under the DSA increased in preparation for it coming fully into force. The EU AI Act passed key final votes. The US Senate conducted a hearing on online child sexual exploitation. This Digest also provides an analysis of electoral protections in online safety legislation, as well as recent updates to platform electoral integrity policies.

November 17, 2023

The European Commission signed arrangements with the media regulators of France, Ireland, and Italy to support the enforcement of the DSA. New Zealand and France co-hosted the 2023 Christchurch Call Leaders’ Summit. In the UK, the Online Safety Act received Royal Assent.