Sep 27, 2023 'Groundbreaking' online safety law finally passes By Jack Higgins The UK’s new Online Safety Bill has finally been agreed, over two years after it was first introduced. The OSB, which the government...
Sep 22, 2023 CMA sets out early thinking on the impact of AI Foundation Models on competition and consumers By Sarah Jackson Earlier this year, the UK Competition and Markets Authority announced the launch of an initial review into the impact of AI Foundation...
Aug 25, 2023 DSA now in force for largest platforms By Catherine O'Callaghan Today, 25 August 2023, the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) takes effect for very large online platforms and search engines – the so-called...
Jul 11, 2023 Marathon or sprint: China's approach to generative AI By Elizabeth Huang Generative AI’s recent and explosive launch into the public consciousness has unsurprisingly landed it firmly at the top of global...
Jun 27, 2023 In the global race to regulate AI, will the EU get there first? By Issabella Cardu As pressure to regulate AI continues to mount around the world, the European Parliament has approved its negotiating position for the EU...
May 24, 2023 Blackjack, Poker and… Crypto? By Emily Bradley All bets are off for the cryptoasset (‘crypto’) industry following publication of the House of Common’s Treasury Committee report on...
May 11, 2023 CMA launches initial review of AI foundation models By Jennyfer Moreau In a bid to showcase its proactivity regarding the rising adoption of AI, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has recently announced...
Apr 05, 2023 Another change of tack: can a new code crack the TDM riddle? By Issabella Cardu As part of the continuing debate on how best to balance the rights of AI developers and IP rights holders in the context of text and data...
Mar 10, 2023 That's my crypto – fork it over! By Matthew Harman How far would you go to get your hands on billions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency? Dr Craig White, who also claims to be Satoshi...
Feb 14, 2023 Faces and breaches: ICO doubles down on tailored approach to UK data enforcement By Alex Buchanan In the first few weeks of 2023, the ICO has continued to espouse its commitment to exercising its full spectrum of enforcement powers....
Jan 26, 2023 ICO tech report highlights privacy challenges for four key technologies By Natalie Donovan The ICO is encouraging developers to consider privacy at an early stage when implementing new technologies and, in its first annual...
Jan 20, 2023 New app store Code of Practice By Jack Higgins In December last year, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published a new ‘first of its kind’ code of practice...
Dec 08, 2022 UK Government Scraps Controversial Proposals to Tackle Legal but Harmful Content Online By Catherine O'Callaghan The UK government has confirmed that it is abandoning controversial provisions in its Online Safety Bill to make tech firms take down...
Nov 29, 2022 EU expands scope of its cyber rules as NIS 2 agreed By Charles MacRae The EU has agreed changes to its cybersecurity rules. On 22 November 2022, the “NIS 2 Directive” received approval from the European...
Oct 31, 2022 G7 Publishes Compendium on Competition in Digital Markets By Katie Hudson Competition authorities from the G7, along with a number of guest authorities, have recently published a compendium on competition in...
Sep 07, 2022 And then there were three...Law Commission digital asset reform proposes 3rd class of personal property By Laura Monaghan In the introduction to its recent consultation on Digital Assets, the Law Commission states that it is proposing few changes to the law,...