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EU tech regulation

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  • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
    EU set to accuse Apple of distorting competition in music streaming

    Brussels will formally charge tech company used its dominance to squeeze out App Store rivals

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    Data protection
    EU must overhaul flagship data protection laws, says a ‘father’ of policy

    Axel Voss warns landmark GDPR is already out of date for post-Covid world

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    Technology regulation
    UK competition watchdog warns Big Tech of coming antitrust probes

    CMA move signals tougher approach over next year to reining in sector after Brexit

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Dita Charanzová
    Turning Europe’s internet into a ‘walled garden’ is the wrong path to take

    Following China in erecting new internet barriers risks isolating the EU

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Interview
    France pushes for big changes to proposed EU tech regulation

    Paris wants member states to have more power to act against illegal content

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast8 min listen
    EU wants Big Tech to pay for news, SoftBank Vision Fund gains

    EU lawmakers want to force Big Tech companies to pay for news, similar to a move in Australia

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Irish data regulator under fire over dated software

    Privacy activists argue IT systems at leading EU regulator not equipped for demands of regulation

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    EU ready to follow Australia’s lead on making Big Tech pay for news

    Move by lawmakers would strengthen hand of publishers against Google and Facebook

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Brussels Briefing
    Brussels urged to speed up action against Big Tech Premium

    MEPs call for larger fines and faster legal action from Brussels

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  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Nvidia
    UK and EU to open probes into Nvidia’s $40bn acquisition of Arm

    Rivals to US chipmaker lobby regulators to block deal to acquire UK chip designer

  • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
    Martin Sandbu
    Europe’s digital economy needs analogue wings to fly

    Shallow and fragmented capital markets are holding EU companies back

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Business greets Biden, Vestager warns of patchwork tech regulation

    Company chiefs warn they will fight moves to raise corporate taxes and the minimum wage

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    Big Tech told work with EU or face patchwork of national laws

    Competition chief Vestager says online groups should support Brussels if they want to be under single set of rules

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Biden inauguration, Yellen hearing, Vestager on tech regulation

    Joe Biden has a narrow window to get things done once sworn in as the 46th US president today

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    MEPs threaten Big Tech with sanctions if chiefs fail to attend hearing

    Silicon Valley executives may not appear at hearing on tax and competition despite threat of ban on lobbyists

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Brussels Briefing
    Tech on trial in 2021

    Bigger budgets for antitrust regulators will help ramp up scrutiny of internet giants

  • Sunday, 20 December, 2020
    Martin Sandbu
    Regulation alone will not strengthen Europe’s digital sector

    The EU needs more risk-taking capital and reformed product markets

  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
    Apple Inc
    Apple Pay draws antitrust attention

    Fast-growing fintech business is likely to be tech group’s next regulatory battleground

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
    Brussels Briefing
    Brussels’ plans to tackle digital ‘gatekeepers’ spark fevered debate Premium

    Commission’s proposed Digital Markets Act divides opinion and tees up legislative battles

  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    #techFT
    Big Tech’s duty of care on content

    Uber charges for benefits, Europe’s cyber shield, Xmas gadget gifts

  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    EU warns that it may break up Big Tech companies

    Repeat offences under new rules will trigger action to force divestments, Brussels warns

  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    EU needs new teeth as watchdog of Big Tech

    Brussels is right to update its toolbox but is at risk of overreaching

  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    Twitter Inc
    Twitter fined €450,000 by Irish data regulator

    Social media platform hit with penalty for GDPR breach under new EU privacy regime

  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    Big tech
    Tech companies face multibillion-pound UK fines over harmful content

    Long-awaited legislation will set out new duty-of-care requirements for online platforms

  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    Brussels Briefing
    Brussels faces reality check as it prepares to overhaul tech rules

    Announcement of proposed digital legislation just the beginning of the battle

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