Ofcom has published a roadmap to regulating the new Media Bill, which is currently passing through the UK parliament. This article considers the aspects of most interest to SCL readers. The measures in the Bill include: The Bill will require changes to the Ofcom fee structures for many services that it currently regulates, as well…
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Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Helen Hart look at the recent case of Harber, a tax case involving fictitious case references generated by ChatGPT…
UK: Public Accounts Committee issues report on preparedness for online safety regulation The Public Accounts Committee has issued a report on Ofcom’s preparedness for online safety regulation. It says that Ofcom has made a good start in preparing for its new role as the online safety regulator. It benefited from time to prepare while the…
The guidance aims to help organisations caught by the Online Safety Act to also comply with data protection laws. The ICO has issued guidance to organisations that come within the scope of the Online Safety Act 2023 to help them comply with data protection law as they carry out content moderation to meet their online…
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The DSA started to apply on 17 February 2024. On 17 February, the Digital Services Act (DSA), started to apply to online intermediaries in the EU with the exception of certain SMEs and micro-businesses. The DSA aims to ensure that EU users are better protected against illegal goods and content and have their rights upheld…
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Only 20% of influencers disclose that their content is advertising. The European Commission and national consumer protection authorities have issued the results of a sweep of social media posts by 572 influencers. The sweep found that 97% posted commercial content but only one in five systematically indicated that their content was advertising. The objective of…
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Among other things, the EDPB adopted an Opinion on the notion of main establishment. During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted an Opinion on the notion of main establishment and on the criteria for the application of the One-Stop-Shop mechanism, following a request under Article 64(2) GDPR by the French data protection authority. The Opinion…
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ICO approves legal services certification scheme, ICO issues second Tech Horizons report, Provisional deal reached on EU-wide rules for platform workers and other techlaw UK and EU news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website. UK law ICO approves legal services certification scheme The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has approved a certification scheme aimed at…