X (Twitter) was designated as a Very Large Online Platform under the DSA and so must comply with certain obligations….
Human Rights and Technology: The harms behind the hype?
Louise Hooper, of Garden Court Chambers, highlights how the existing human rights framework can be put to good use in the regulation of technology. Adapted from her talk at the SCL Annual Conference….
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Amazon/iRobot: does the European Commission have an ‘echo’ problem?
Ben Evans takes a critical look at recent UK and EU developments in Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot….
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Teaching in the Clouds: A Year on Coursera
Christopher Millard and Johan David Michels chronicle the pleasures and the pains of launching a cloud computing law course in the cloud….
This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
High Court dismisses application for reverse summary judgment in Getty v Stability AI case, Guidance issued for court office holders on AI, ICO fines MoD for data breach and other UK and EU techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….
CJEU rules that fear of a possible misuse of personal data may constitute non-material damage
The case arose in the context of a hacking incident….
Political agreement reached on Platform Workers’ Directive
The Platform Work Directive aims to provide EU rules for a fair and competitive digital labour platform economy….
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Ofcom issues new guidance on customer information about fibre networks
The new guidance will apply from 16 September 2024….
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CMA seeks views on Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI
It seeks views on whether the partnership, including recent developments, has resulted in a relevant merger situation and, if so, the impact that the merger could have on competition in the UK….
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Coimisiún na Meán consults on draft Online Safety Code
The consultation ends on 19 January 2024….
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