The European Commission has introduced three interconnected legislative proposals aimed at modernizing the EU’s digital infrastructure and cybersecurity frameworks while reducing regulatory burdens on businesses.

Digital Networks Act

The European Commission’s proposed Digital Networks Act consolidates multiple EU telecommunications laws—including the European Electronic Communications Code, the BEREC Regulation, the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, and parts of the ePrivacy Directive – ...

Robot.txt file is not a technological barrier.

Judge Sidney H. Stein of the Southern District of New York issued a remarkable ruling in the OpenAI copyright litigation relating to web scraping and AI training practices. In partially granting OpenAI’s motion to dismiss claims brought by digital publisher Ziff Davis, the court delivered a significant holding: robots.txt files do not constitute ...

Recent enforcement actions across three major data protection and digital services regimes demonstrate that regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly willing to impose substantial penalties for non-compliance. From France to California to Brussels, companies face mounting consequences for violating privacy and transparency obligations.

EU Commission fines X.

In the most high-profile action, the European Commission on December ...