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Irish Data Protection Commission fines Meta €251 Million

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced its final decisions following two inquiries into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. The DPC launched own-volition inquiries following a personal data breach, which was reported by MPIL in September 2018. The data breach affected approximately 29 million Facebook accounts globally, of which approximately 3 million were based in…

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CMA publishes provisional findings in Mobile Browsers and Cloud Gaming market investigation

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The Competition and Markets Authority’s independent inquiry group has carried out an in-depth assessment of the mobile browser markets and has provisionally concluded that they are not working well for UK businesses and millions of phone users. Most of the concerns that the group has identified relate to Apple’s policies that determine how mobile browsers…

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Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launches inquiry into social media, misinformation and algorithms

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The Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee has launched an inquiry into social media, misinformation and algorithms.  The inquiry follows the anti-immigration demonstrations and riots which took place across the UK earlier this year. Some targeted mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers, driven in part by false claims that spread on social media platforms relating…

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Online safety priorities for Ofcom published and study on effects of social media on children launched

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Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has set out his priorities for the Ofcom, as it prepares to implement and enforce the Online Safety Act next year. The Online Safety Act requires the government to publish a Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP). The SSP will be laid in Parliament for approval, before being formally designated by the…

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Ofcom issues update about its progress to bring Online Safety Act into effect

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Ofcom has published an update on its progress to bring the Online Safety Act 2023 into effect.  The Act means that companies that operate a wide range of online services are legally responsible for keeping people, especially children, safe online. Online platforms and services will soon have new duties to protect UK users by assessing…

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