10/06/2025
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.
19/05/2025
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.
23/04/2025
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.
06/03/2025
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.
02/12/2024
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.
14/11/2024
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.
18/06/2024
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.
12/02/2024
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.
17/11/2023
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.
28/08/2023
Ireland’s Media Commission holds consultations on the Online Safety Code for and the designation of video-sharing platform services. The UK prepares for the implementation of the Online Safety Bill. The FTC opened an investigation into OpenAI’s Large Language Model and the White House agrees voluntary principles with AI companies.
26/06/2023
Australia published a call for feedback on the Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2023. The Council of the EU adopted its approach on the European Media Freedom Act. New Zealand opened a consultation on a regulatory framework for safer experiences online.
28/04/2023
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Justice proposed key points for a ‘Law against digital violence’, whilst the Federal Office of Justice opened fine proceedings against Twitter. Switzerland prepares a draft bill on the regulation of communication platforms. The UK’s OSB entered its Committee Stage.
07/03/2023
Tech companies report their user numbers in the EU to be officially designated as VLOPs and VLOSEs by the European Commission. EU institutions negotiate the Commission’s proposal for a European Media Freedom Act. Ireland sets up a new media regulator, the Coimisiún na Meán (Media Commission).
10/11/2022
Germany fines Telegram for failing to comply with its obligations in the NetzDG to provide legally compliant reporting channels and to designate a domestic agent, and more developments at the EU level, including debates over the European Media Freedom Act and the proposed rules for online political advertising.
12/10/2022
The Irish Data Protection Authority issues a record GDPR fine of 405 million euros to Instagram over failure to protect children’s data, the Christchurch Call publishes new initiative on algorithmic outcomes, and California signs a social media transparency bill.
31/08/2022
Canada sets out a new broadcasting policy, the EU’s final vote over the DSA and DMA, and an overview of policy proposals and incoming laws in DPL countries concerning platform transparency.
22/06/2022
The lead up to the vote over the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, the 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation, and more.
18/05/2022
More than 60 countries, including DPL members, endorsed the ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet’ in support of an open, free, interoperable, reliable and secure internet, while committing to protect and respect human rights online.
04/04/2022
We look at the EU’s newly adopted sanctions against Kremlin-backed outlets RT and Sputnik, the US’s Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022, and more.
21/02/2022
In this issue, we outline the latest behind the Social Media (anti-Trolling) Bill in Australia, the EU’s proposal on a regulation on the transparency and targeting of political ads, and more.
23/11/2021
In this issue, we looked at digital policy developments regarding the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) proposal, the approach of member countries to cross-harms threatening electoral integrity, and more.
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