While Simon Harris was quick to say that the era of self-regulation for social media companies is over, the reality is that the measures are in place – or at least about to take effect. The real question for Harris is what do you do next?
Temu’s e-commerce platform launched in the EU just over a year ago. Company filings in Ireland show how the Chinese firm’s foray into Europe is going.
The European Commission sent an infringement notice to Ireland over its failure to appoint an authority to oversee the Data Governance Act.
The bank had moved its EWC to Ireland after Brexit but faced a challenge from UK-based representatives claiming it should retain some functions in the UK. The courts disagreed.
The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is just six months away and the financial services sector must prepare for a raft of new rules and standards.
Ireland chaired the informal group of digitally like-minded EU member states for six months and one of its findings on tech policy is gathering more steam in Europe.
New EU sustainability reporting rules have been dubbed the “most complex piece of legislation” for businesses in the last five years. Ireland is due to implement them in the coming days.
Fiona Garvey, CEO of software distribution platform Softonic, discusses how the EU’s new competition rulebook will shake up the way people find and use apps.
If there’s one thing we have learned in recent months, it is that big tech companies have different ideas about how the rules should be implemented and enforced. That is what makes the Reddit and Tumblr cases so interesting.
The local ecosystem and multinationals in Ireland are getting their legal ducks in a row for MiCA, the EU’s raft of new rules for the sector.
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