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Apple fined €1.8 billion over App store rules for music streaming providers

News • March 5, 2024

The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users’) through its App Store. In particular, the Commission found that Apple applied restrictions on app developers which prevented them from informing iOS users about…

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-up

News • March 1, 2024

UK law ICO releases guidance on biometric data and recognition The ICO has issued guidance on biometric recognition, which highlights how the UK GDPR applies when biometric data is used in biometric recognition systems. The guidance also looks at the uses of biometric recognition and explains how these involve processing special category biometric data. It…

Human Rights and Technology: The harms behind the hype?

Analysis • December 19, 2023

Louise Hooper, of Garden Court Chambers, highlights how the existing human rights framework can be put to good use in the regulation of technology. Adapted from her talk at the SCL Annual Conference….

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

News • December 15, 2023

High Court dismisses application for reverse summary judgment in Getty v Stability AI case, Guidance issued for court office holders on AI, ICO fines MoD for data breach and other UK and EU techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….

Coimisiún na Meán consults on draft Online Safety Code

News • December 12, 2023

The consultation ends on 19 January 2024….

UK adult site introduces age verification measures

News • December 6, 2023

Tapnet Ltd, which provides the online adult video service RevealMe, has introduced age verification measures, after Ofcom raised concerns that it was not taking adequate measures to prevent children from being able to access pornography on its platform. Under the video sharing legislation, video-sharing platforms established in the UK are required to take measures to…

Ofcom consults on new guidance about age assurance under the Online Safety Act

News • December 5, 2023

Ofcom has published its next consultation regarding the Online Safety Act 2023 about age assurance. Part 5 of the Act imposes specific duties on service providers that display or publish pornographic content on their online services. These include the duty to implement age assurance to ensure that children are not normally able to encounter such…

Ofcom issues first consultation under Online Safety Act 2023

News • November 13, 2023

Ofcom has published its first consultation under the Online Safety Act 2023. It focuses on its proposals for how internet services that enable the sharing of user-generated content (user-to-user services) and search services should approach their new duties relating to illegal content. It covers: the causes and impacts of illegal harms; how services should assess…