On Friday, the EU Commission designated the online marketplace Temu as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This makes Temu the 24th platform to fall under the particularly strict rules that apply to very large online platforms and search engines under the Digital Services Act. With 75 million monthly […]
The EU Commission has categorized the Chinese online marketplace Temu as a very large online platform. Due to its size, the platform falls within the scope of the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission announced. This makes Temu the 24th platform to fall under the particularly strict rules that apply to very large online platforms […]
EU member states have agreed to higher tariffs on grain, oilseeds and other selected products from Russia and Belarus. The tariffs on these goods will be increased to such an extent that their import will effectively be halted, the EU states announced on Thursday in Brussels. Oilseeds are plants from which oil can be extracted, […]
Google, Amazon and Airbnb have secured a victory over Italy at the Court of Justice of the EU. The judiciary in Luxembourg supported the companies regarding whether they must provide information about their own businesses under an Italian regulation.“A member state cannot impose additional obligations on an online service provider established in another member state,” […]
Lucilla Sioli is taking over the management of the new Artificial Intelligence Office (AI Office) at the EU Commission. On Wednesday, the authority announced the corresponding restructuring of Department A of the Directorate-General for Communication Networks, Content and Technologies (CNECT). The task of the office is to promote the development, deployment and use of AI. […]
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is having a positive impact – at least that’s how the EU Commission sees it. One example: Meta has reactivated its Crowdtangle analysis tool and even introduced new functions ahead of the European elections. However, the elections in the USA will not benefit from this, as it will no longer […]
The European Court of Auditors has given the Commission a fair to poor rating for its performance in building a competitive ecosystem for artificial intelligence. Despite considerable efforts and investments, the EU is unable to keep pace with leading global players, the auditors state in a recent report. They criticize that the measures taken by […]
The effective implementation of the Digital Services Act should not just be a matter of ticking compliance boxes, demand Sally Broughton Micova and Daniel Schnurr from the Brussels-based think tank Center on Regulation in Europe (Cerre). Instead, the supervisory authorities should focus on reducing the damage. In their latest paper, they propose a number of […]
The Baltic states and Germany are presenting a plan today, Monday, on how they want to secure Europe’s competitiveness. Under the title “Make it simple: Our blueprint for a more innovative Europe,” it contains measures to promote innovation and technological transformation. Federal Minister for Digital Affairs Volker Wissing is presenting the proposals for an innovation-friendly […]