The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has launched an investigation into Apple over its compliance with the Digital Markets Act interoperability obligation that applies to Apple’s iOS and iPadOS operating systems. Pursuant to Article 6(7) of the DMA, Apple must ensure that third-party providers of consumer cloud are granted free and effective interoperability with the iOS […]

The UK’s planned ban on under-16s using major social media platforms marks an important step in addressing children’s online safety, but research from Incogni suggests the debate should not stop at screen time, harmful content, or contact with strangers. Incogni’s latest Social Media Privacy Ranking found that some of the platforms likely to be affected by […]

UK comms regulator Ofcom is publishing a new set of proposals on updating spectrum rules to support satellite networks and services, noting that this builds on the significant additional spectrum access it has enabled in recent years. First, it is consulting on its proposed approach to the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) band – […]

The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division has closed its investigation of the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros and determined, based on the evidence received in its investigation, that the transaction is not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers, including with respect to: (1) streaming video on demand (SVoD); […]

Around eight in 10 people support either banning under-16s from social media or forcing social media companies to remove features and content deemed inappropriate for children, according to polling for the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) conducted by YouGov. The research comes as the UK government has now confirmed social media restrictions for under 16s. While […]

The creator and writer of Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight, and a panel bringing the perspectives of the audience and workforce, will appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons on June 16th as part of its inquiry into what needs to be done to make the BBC fit for […]

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has entered a $9 million (€7.8m) default judgment against Brandon Weibley, a long-time digital piracy operator. Weibley ran multiple illegal streaming services, including Beast Mode Live, GreenWing Media, Viking Media, BTV, Von Wik, […]

Spain’s regulator CNMC, together with the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function and leading stakeholders from the audiovisual sector, has launched the signing process for a new co-regulatory agreement designed to enhance the protection of minors and improve audience information across audiovisual services. The agreement introduces a unified age-rating and content descriptor system that […]

As part of their efforts to combat digital audiovisual piracy, also developed in anticipation of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, financial officers from the Crotone Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police), with the support of the Special Unit for the Protection of Privacy and Technological Fraud and the Special Unit for […]

As the football World Cup kicks off, EU and national policymakers should rein in automated web-blocking systems that allow private parties to restrict access to online services without proper judicial oversight, warns trade body the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe). It contends that these anti-piracy systems rely on blunt blocking of Internet Protocol […]