Miscellaneous

Following the introduction of new rules by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the ASA will no longer regulate technical claims in ads for cryptoassets in non-broadcast media. As of 8 October 2023 the FCA is responsible for the regulation of ads for ‘qualifying cryptoassets’ – cryptoassets that are transferable and fungible, including cryptocurrencies and utility…

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The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued Snap, Inc and Snap Group Limited with a preliminary enforcement notice over potential failure to properly assess the privacy risks posed by Snap’s generative AI chatbot “My AI”. The preliminary notice sets out the steps which the ICO may require, subject to Snap’s representations about the preliminary notice. If…

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UK law Ofcom extends enforcement programme on age assurance measures on adult VSPs Ofcom is extending its assessment and enforcement programme regarding age assurance measures on adult video-sharing platforms that are established in the UK for a further three months.  It says that this is because it is still assessing the age assurance measures of…

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Ofcom has referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation. Its market study has identified features that make it more difficult for UK businesses to switch and use multiple cloud suppliers. Ofcom says that it is particularly concerned about the position of the market leaders Amazon and…

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The ICO has published guidance to help employers fully comply with data protection law if they wish to monitor their workers. The ICO commissioned research about the issue which has revealed that almost one in five (19%) people believe that they have been monitored by an employer. The ICO points out that if monitoring becomes…

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 The Advocate General has delivered his opinion in Case C-470/21 La Quadrature du Net and Others. The proceedings in this case were reopened and at the request of the Grand Chamber, the CJEU decided to refer the case to the full Court. The Advocate General had provided a previous opinion in these proceedings. The task…

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The case of Case T-172/21 | Valve Corporation v Commission arose in the context of geo-blocking. The European Commission received information about geo-blocking of certain PC video games on the Steam platform users’ geographical location and so investigated. It concluded that Valve and five games publishers, (Bandai, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and ZeniMax), infringed…

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UK law Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023 made The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023 SI 2023/1007 have been made. They were made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022. They introduce…

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The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has issued its report on the draft Media Bill, following an inquiry. It highlights that it is twenty years since the last significant piece of media legislation was passed, which was before streaming services and widespread internet access and TV was almost entirely analogue and…

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