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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – China looking to set global AI standards, reconstruction of ancient writings, growth of AI summarization, and...

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To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

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Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 19

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Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Can Privacy Be Bought? How Scrutiny of Meta’s Subscription Model Has Wider Implications – PART I

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In November of 2023, Meta launched a service in the European Union that allowed users to utilize the Facebook and Instagram platforms “ad free” for a monthly fee. The subscription service was meant to address regulatory...more

A&O Shearman

European Commission takes preliminary view that social media platform’s ‘pay or consent’ model does not comply with the DMA

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On 1 July 2024, the European Commission (the ‘Commission’) announced its preliminary findings in an investigation of a leading social media platform, concluding that its ‘pay or consent’ advertising model implemented in the...more

NAVEX

A Look at the Whistleblowers Who Made Lasting Impacts

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As seen in the previous article, whistleblowing cases regularly make the news headlines. And while some of the names of the reporters or the cases are well known, it’s worthwhile to take a closer look at the people behind the...more

Cornerstone Research

The EU AI Act: Using AI to Analyze the Public Response

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The AI Act was first proposed in April 2021. Since then, there have been around 135,000 posts on the topic,3 with activity peaking in June 2023, when the European Parliament adopted a “compromise” text, and in December 2023,...more

K2 Integrity

Corporate Activism In The U.S., U.K., Europe, And Asia—Different Regions, Different Goals

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On 10 January 2024, K2 Integrity and Schulte Roth & Zabel hosted a webinar on the state of corporate activism across various regions. Jason Wright, senior managing director at K2 Integrity, moderated the discussion with Lisa...more

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Global Financial Regulators Turn Their Attention to Social Media ‘Finfluencers’

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Financial regulators in the United Kingdom, European Union, and United States are proposing new rules to regulate how financial products are promoted on social media platforms. There is a particular focus on financial...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

‘Thread’-ing the Needle: ‘Gatekeepers’ and the DMA

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On 6 July 2023 (or 5 July 2023 in the US), Meta launched ‘Threads’—a text-based social media platform that is linked to users’ Instagram accounts. The launch of Threads closely followed the announcement by the European...more

Woods Rogers

Meta Fined €1.2 Billion in Facebook Data Privacy Case: Should US Companies Be Concerned?

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It has been a long time coming, but the other shoe has finally dropped. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta Platforms Ireland (parent of Facebook Ireland) €1.2 billion, the highest fine to date under the...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 31

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SEC Proposes Significant Updates to Regulation S-P and Cyber Risk Management Rule for Market Entities - At an open meeting on March 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission) issued a release and...more

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Online Travel Update: Antitrust Updates from the European Union and South America

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This week’s Update features two anti-trust / competition law updates from the EU (the Netherlands) and South America (Chile). Enjoy....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Policing the Digital Space - New Rules Require Platforms to Take Responsibility for Users’ Content

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Since the emergence of the Internet, under current European Union rules, services that host user-generated or user-contributed content have enjoyed legal immunity from liability, provided they take down unlawful content once...more

White & Case LLP

Intermediary liability frameworks for digital platforms in Latin America still a patchwork

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Digital platforms and other information intermediaries, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Twitter have shaped and transformed the way we communicate, connect, and do business. Just before the turn of the 21st...more

HaystackID

[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

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Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Coalition Of State Attorneys General Investigate TikTok’s Potential Harm To Children And Teens

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In early March 2022, a coalition of state attorneys general launched an investigation of TikTok to determine whether the social media platform, which is popular among young Americans, causes long-term harm to them....more

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EU Moves Forward with Broad Regulations on Online Services that Impose Fines up to 6% of a Company’s Annual Gross Revenue

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The proposed Digital Services Act will require online services (including social media platforms, search engines, and marketplaces) to implement policies and procedures aimed at increasing transparency and combatting illegal...more

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Colorado Attorney General Seeks Rulemaking Comments for the Colorado Privacy Act

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Colorado Attorney General Seeks Rulemaking Comments for the Colorado Privacy Act - With the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking set for fall 2022, Colorado’s Attorney General office is currently inviting preliminary comments for...more

Jenner & Block

SMO v TikTok – Another UK Representative Action Survives, For Now

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A UK High Court decision of 8 March 2022 in the case of SMO v TikTok, Inc. and Others has attracted attention in the wake of the UK Supreme Court’s decision last year in Lloyd v Google. The Supreme Court’s decision put the...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

US and EU Announce Preliminary Agreement on Data Transfers

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Nearly two years after the European Union’s top court overturned a transatlantic agreement regulating data flows between the U.S. and the EU after finding American “safeguards on Europeans’ data to be insufficient,” President...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Meta's Annual Report Says It May Have To Shut Down Facebook and Instagram in Europe Because of GDPR – A Fact, Not a Threat

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In July 2020, the Schrems II decision issued and the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework was invalidated. Further, and broader than the invalidation of Privacy Shield adequacy...more

A&O Shearman

European Securities and Markets Authority Issues Statement on Investment Recommendations on Social Media

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a statement on the requirements under the EU Market Abuse Regulation for firms and individuals that make investment recommendations on social media. ESMA is concerned...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - April to June 2021

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Welcome to the latest edition of Updata - the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Government Publishes Draft Online Safety Bill to Tackle Illegal and Harmful Content Online

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The proposals includes fines for non-compliance of up to the greater of £18 million or 10% of a provider’s annual global revenue. On 12 May 2021, the UK government published the Online Safety Bill (the Bill), which aims...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EU-U.S. Data Transfers Under Fresh Spotlight Following Irish DPC Ruling

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Today saw a key ruling by the Irish High Court which could have wide ranging implications in relation to a range of data use, targeted advertising and data transfers between Europe and the United States. The Irish data...more

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