Big tech companies have released monthly active users (MAU) numbers to comply with a regulation. Reuters reported Friday (Feb. 17) that the firms released the numbers because they were required to do so by Friday to comply with the European Union’s (EU’s) Digital Services Act (DSA). Under...
In the U.K., increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies...
Global tech companies like Google and Facebook have started lobbying against the U.K.’s proposed “duty of care” rules meant to prevent online harms, the Financial Times reported. The Internet Association (IA) — based in Washington, and including Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter — said the...
May 01, 2023
The U.K.’s new anti-fraud strategy reportedly places less burden on tech companies. As the Financial Times reported Monday (May 1), the British government is set to unveil the strategy as early as Wednesday (May 3), with the goal of coordinating lawmakers, police and private companies. However, the report — citing sources with knowledge of the matter — […]
February 17, 2023
Big tech companies have released monthly active users (MAU) numbers to comply with a regulation. Reuters reported Friday (Feb. 17) that the firms released the numbers because they were required to do...
July 01, 2019
Global tech companies like Google and Facebook have started lobbying against the U.K.’s proposed “duty of care” rules meant to prevent online harms, the Financial Times reported. The Internet Association...