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Platform workers: towards a European agreement on the employment presumption

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On March 11, 2024, an agreement around a draft directive to strengthen the protection of digital platform workers in Europe was approved by twenty-five Member States. For the time being, France and Germany are opposed to the...more

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Big Tech’s Growing Regulatory Burden in Europe—Failing to Prepare Is Preparing to Fail

On 25 April 2023, the same day on which the European Commission (EC) adopted its first designation decisions under its Digital Services Act (DSA), the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament published its long-awaited Digital Markets,...more

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Power to the CMA – UK publishes flagship draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

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On 25 April 2023, the Government published the long-anticipated draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill), consolidating the results of two consultations launched in July 2021. If enacted, the Bill will...more

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The Digital Markets Act (DMA): Entry Into Force Starts the Clock on the Application of Game-Changing Rules for Big Tech

The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) enters into force on 1 November 2022. It promises to be one of the most significant developments in the history of EU regulation, ushering in a new era for technology companies operating in...more

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The EU’s Digital Markets Act: What Does It Mean for Businesses and Data Privacy?

The EU’s Digital Markets Act seeks to ensure that EU digital markets are contestable and fair. The act imposes a set of obligations on designated “gatekeepers” (i.e., providers of core platform services (CPSs), including...more

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The entry into force of the Digital Markets Act kicks off new era of digital regulation in Europe

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On 12 October the Digital Markets Act (DMA)1  was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The DMA will enter into force on 1 November 2022 and will apply as of 2 May 2023. The DMA introduces European-wide ex...more

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The Digital Markets Act (DMA) goes live

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The DMA has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on 1 November 2022. The DMA aims to address concerns regarding "contestability" and "fairness" in the digital economy and...more

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EU Digital Markets Act Enters Into Force on November 1, Creating New Regulatory Regime for Large Tech Platforms

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 12 October 2022. The legislation, which regulates large technology platforms, enters into force on 1 November 2022 (20 days...more

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D(MA)-Day: Formal Adoption of the EU Digital Markets Act

On July 18, 2022, the long-awaited Digital Markets Act (DMA) received the final approval of the EU's co-legislators. The DMA will impose stringent far-reaching obligations on the largest digital platforms: the "gatekeepers."...more

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European Commission adopts new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation

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On May 10, 2022, the European Commission adopted the final text of the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) accompanied by the new Guidelines on Vertical Restraints (the VGL), which provide detail on interpretation...more

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Platform workers: The European Commission proposes a presumption of employment

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On 9 December 2021, the European Commission presented a proposal for a directive aimed at harmonizing the legal status of platform workers in the European Union, in particular by establishing a presumption of salaried status....more

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Revised Merger Assessment Guidelines Codify UK Interventionist Approach to Dynamic Markets

The U.K.’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has released new merger assessment guidelines that confirm the U.K. regulator’s intensified approach to merger control.1 The guidelines largely codify the CMA’s recent output,...more

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European Commission Adopts Roadmap for 2030 ‘Digital Decade’

The European Commission adopted a roadmap for the European Union's digital economy until 2030 on February 10, 2021. The roadmap aims to provide the following: This digital transformation targets European citizens, businesses,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Crossing the Enforcement Gulf for Digital Platforms

This 1970 hit by Simon & Garfunkel is a beautiful song about giving a helping hand to someone caught in a situation of distress. And there is also broad consensus around the world that the digital platform markets are caught...more

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Nota Bene Episode 112: How Europe is Filling Enforcement Gaps for Digital Gatekeepers with Robert Klotz and Ciara Barbu-O’Connor

Digital platforms and companies have transformed the world in ways no other industry has done before in such dramatic ways. However, these platforms have transitioned from alternative channels to major players (and often, the...more

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Digital Platforms Face New EU Regulations

With digital platforms present in every aspect of our lives, it was only a matter of time before regulators started to think about how to manage the new issues and competition concerns they raise. Leading platforms have grown...more

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The European Commission Publishes its Proposals for the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act

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On 15 December 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published its much-awaited digital regulation proposals, the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The new draft rules represent a...more

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Digital Platforms — New EU Regulations and Competition Law Tools

The ever increasing market power and often criticised conduct of data driven platforms is not new, but lately the efforts to tackle these appear to have taken a decisive turn. We are now on the verge of new rules and tools to...more

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[Webinar] 2020 Antitrust Trends: High Tech & The Global Wave Of Regulation - July 22nd, 8:00 am PT

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Working with a panel of international legal and technology experts, we will explore the following topics: - US – the expanding and extensive level of antitrust focus on the tech sector by regulatory agencies, as well as an...more

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European Commission Publishes Report on Liability for Artificial Intelligence

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The New Technologies formation of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Liability and New Technologies has published a report on liability regimes for artificial intelligence. The report discusses existing laws concerning...more

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P2B Regulation: Commission Consults Industry on Ranking Guidelines

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Only days after the announcement by the Swedish competition authority that it was launching a sector inquiry into Digital Platforms, the European Commission has published an online questionnaire seeking feedback on the...more

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EU Competition Commissioner Vestager Nominated for a Second Term – a Tale of Two Hats

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What Happened: On 10 September 2019, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen nominated Margrethe Vestager as Competition Commissioner for a second consecutive term. As part of a structural shake-up of the...more

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