Digital, Tech & Data

Political advertising: progress and prospects as trilogues begin

Over two years ago, the Commission announced its planned regulation on political advertising, designed to increase transparency and clamp down on disinformation in EU elections. Trilogue negotiations on the proposed regulation are now underway, with…

GDPR enforcement seen from Ireland

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner plays a critical role in enforcing the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Euractiv discussed  enforcement trends, different legal interpretations with other data protection authorities and recent decisions on cross-border cases…

The Digital Services Act – what next?

The coming weeks will be fundamental for the DSA to take shape, as the European Commission is working on secondary legislation to define critical provisions of the regulation, and large online platforms are taking their…

The prospects of the tech sector

In the past weeks, Big Tech companies have slashed their staff in preparation for an economic recession. What do these mass layoffs mean for the tech sector? Are we looking at structural adjustments or temporary…