Having a gap in enforcement would have “immediate and severe” consequences including “reduced detection, fewer reports to law enforcement, and greater impunity for perpetrators,” the commissioners said in their letter. “As lawmakers, we have a duty to act.”
The controversy shows how…
Apple is not required to implement age checks under U.K. law, as the Online Safety Act does not apply to app stores or operating systems. Ofcom is conducting a report on whether to expand the act to include them, due in January 2027.
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Jahrelang war Donald Trump ein Vorbild für die AfD. Aber im Schatten des Iran-Kriegs und drohender LNG-Lieferstopps bröckelt die Allianz. Während Alice Weidel intern eher vorerst eine Abkehr von den US-Republikanern wünscht, ignorieren andere Abgeordnete die Weisung. Es…
One group of teens will have access to social media totally disabled, while a second group will be limited to one hour per day on specific apps including Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. A third group will be blocked from social media between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., and a fourth will have regular…
The Swiss are “very angry, understandably, and [the pharmaceutical] industry are angry, because the U.K. has turned around and said: ‘No, we don’t really want to do this,’” said one of the people briefed on the talks. They were granted anonymity to discuss private…
The other contenders — Bucharest, Liège, Málaga, Porto, The Hague, Warsaw and Zagreb — went away empty handed.
Staffed by around 250 well-paid EU officials, EUCA will coordinate oversight of imports of everything from sketchy plastic toys to noncompliant cosmetics and illegal…
The incidents occurred on the same night that Ukraine launched a massive attack on Russia’s port of Ust-Luga, near the Estonian border.
The ruling could have broader implications for scrutiny of EU decision-making, pointing to limits on the Commission’s ability to keep countries’ positions confidential. It also adds to a growing line of cases testing how far transparency rules stretch when institutions argue disclosure…
The move should not however be seen as a “prelude to an outright and permanent ban, rather an interlude in which the regulatory environment can catch up with the reality of cryptoassets,” Rycroft, the former chief of Britain’s Brexit department, added.
Communities Secretary Steve Reed is…