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European Commission finds Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act

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The European Commission has fined Meta €200 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act. Under the Digital Markets Act, gatekeepers must seek users’ consent for combining their personal data between services. Those users who do not consent must have access to a less personalised but equivalent alternative. In November 2023, Meta introduced a binary “Consent…

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Select Committee report on British film and high-end television

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The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has published a report on British film and high-end TV which includes several conclusions and recommendations which will be of interest to tech lawyers. The Committee has considered how the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools might transform the industry. For AI to be a…

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European Commission issues Apple with fine under Digital Markets Act

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The European Commission has announced that it has decided to close its investigation into Apple’s user choice obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In less good news for Apple, it has also decided that Apple’s steering rules breach the DMA and fined it 500 million euros.  It has also made a preliminary ruling regarding…

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Business and Trade Committee issues report on strengthening UK-EU relations: techlaw aspects

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The House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee has published a report ahead of the UK-EU summit in May. The Committee highlights that the UK government has described raising growth as its number one mission and has a target for the UK to achieve the highest rate of sustained growth in the G7. Currently…

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Ofcom launches first investigation of individual service provider under Online Safety Act 2023

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Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the provider of an online suicide forum has failed to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023. This is the first investigation opened into an individual online service provider under the OSA. Specifically, Ofcom is investigating whether this provider has failed to: Due to its…

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This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

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UK law Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Designated Vendor Directions) (Penalties) Order 2025 The Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Designated Vendor Directions) (Penalties) Order 2025 SI 2025/443 has been made.  It makes consequential amendments to the Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Penalties) (Rules for Calculation of Turnover) Order 2003, SI 2003/2712 which in summary covers…

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ICO reports on use of children’s data in financial services sector

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The ICO’s Assurance department has recently approached organisations in the financial services sector to review how they process information. The review looked at how they use children’s data and how they use AI and automated decision making. The ICO also wanted to gather views on experiences of implementing good data protection practice, compliance challenges, competing…

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ICO publishes anonymisation guidance

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The Information Commissioner’s Office has published guidance about anonymisation and pseudonymisation techniques, aimed at helping organisations handle personal data in compliance with data protection laws.  Anonymisation is the process of representing data in such a way that individuals are not identifiable.  Once data is anonymised, it falls outside the scope of data protection laws. Pseudonymisation…

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Consumer aspects of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act in force

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Most of the consumer aspects of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force on 6 April 2025. This includes the repealed and replaced Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, which update the provisions about unfair commercial practices, as well as new powers for the CMA, including GDPR-style fines, and new…

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