Digital Policy Alert

Tomorrow, the European Commission will close its public consultation on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (https://bit.ly/3TdUwTK). The framework aims to balance data protection with regulatory clarity. 🗓️The Commission’s report on the findings is expected in Q3 2024. Key questions👇 💻 Are the data access limits and safeguards functioning as expected? ⚖️ How effective is the independent review court at ensuring oversight? Curious about global data privacy trends? Digital Policy Alert has tracked over 340 related policy events across the globe 👉 https://bit.ly/3XwlmZS #DataProtection #DataPrivacy #AI #Cybersecurity #Data

The St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade is excited to partner with the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) on the groundbreaking Digital Trade Acceleration Initiative. This comprehensive effort encompasses detailed regulatory assessments for all 16 DCO member states, insights from a regional business survey and stakeholder interviews, as well as an annotated model text for digital trade agreements. Right now, our Digital Policy Alert team conducts a comprehensive regulatory assessment on a dozen policy issues at the intersection of trade and the digital economy - from data flows and artificial intelligence to digital payments and consumer protection online. Through this partnership, we create comprehensive evidence for a region rarely studied for its digital regulatory environment. Drawing on our experience in rapidly capturing and verifying global policy changes and our systematic approach to data collection and analysis, we aim to provide timely and relevant insights to the DCO and its membership with the joint aim of enabling #DigitalProsperity4All. Our focus is on delivering high-quality, actionable information that can help policymakers create an environment where businesses can thrive and consumers can trust in digital trade. Want to learn more about our work? Reach out to Johannes Fritz and Tommaso Giardini at the WTO Public Forum next week.

📱Last week Telegram Messenger CEO Pavel Durov was detained at an airport near Paris amid allegations that his platform is being exploited for illegal activities. This development highlights the broader regulatory pressures the platform faces around the world. Here’s our dedicated page with all of Telegram’s regulatory activities since 2022 👉 https://bit.ly/3APmWx2 Highlights: ✍️ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 has been the primary focus of regulations affecting Telegram, with the most recent action coming from 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 in June 2024. 📁 Governments are also focused on 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 and 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 concerns tied to Telegram. 📊 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲 has been the most active regulator with 11 interventions aimed at the platform, followed by 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 and 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥. #DigitalPolicy #TechRegulation #Telegram #ContentModeration #DataPrivacy

🔍 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 📜 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 & 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • California adopted laws on generative AI, children's privacy, and youth social media addiction. • China's Provisions on Internet Anti-Unfair Competition entered into force. • The UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership was fully ratified. • The EU and China announced a Cross-Border Data Flow Communication Mechanism. 🔨 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: • Brazil suspended preventive measures banning Meta from processing personal data from its social media platforms for AI training. • The Dutch data protection authority fined Uber EUR 290 million due to data transfers to the United States. • The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that the Section 230 immunity shield does not apply to TikTok's algorithmic organisation of third-party content, because this constitutes first-party speech. Check our in-depth updates and official sources👉https://bit.ly/47j5XPR #DigitalPolicy #DataProtection #Cybersecurity #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechRegulation #DataTransfer

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰? ☕ Our 10-minute Digital Digest briefing will help bring you up to speed in the time it takes to finish your morning coffee 👉https://bit.ly/3YV6Eg2 Our primer offers details on the latest UK regulatory developments, including: 🌐 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: The UK’s novel data protection rules and cross-border data flow regulations. 🛡️𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The Online Safety Act, and new measures targeting media content and sexually explicit deepfakes. ⚖️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆: The implementation of the UK’s digital competition regime. 🤖 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Investigations into AI companies across different policy areas. This report is part of our first batch of the 2024 Digital Digest series. Explore the full collection here 👉https://bit.ly/3SZ20tB #ContentModeration #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Competition #Privacy #Data #UK #DigitalPolicy

Which 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 are Falling into the EU's Regulatory Crosshairs? The EU is increasingly regulating major digital platforms in areas related to data governance, #privacy, #competition, #AI and content moderation. Affected companies include: 🕺 Social media Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Snap Inc., X 👨💻 Tech Giants Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Adobe, OpenAI 🛍 E-commerce AliExpress, Zalando, SHEIN, TEMU_US, Booking.com 💋 Pornography Pornhub, Xvideo, Stripchat ☕ Want to learn more? Our 2024 Digital Digest will help bring you up to speed in the time it takes to finish your morning coffee 👉https://bit.ly/4dTUzw3 #ContentModeration #ArtificialIntelligence #Data #EU #EuropeanUnion #DigitalPolicy

Tomorrow, Saudi Arabia’s SDAIA closes the public consultation on the guide to the preparation of binding data transfer rules. The country is strengthening its focus on data protection by introducing Binding Common Rules (BCRs) for entities transferring data abroad. 💡Highlights: • Compliance with the 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘄. • 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 to countries lacking adequate data protection. • Covers companies 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 Saudi Arabia. Read more in our detailed analysis👉https://bit.ly/3YXsPCq More insights available on Digital Policy Alert website👉https://bit.ly/3ztlZK6 #DataSecurity #Privacy #DataCompliance #DigitalPolicy

📢 Save the Date! Digital Policy Alert is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming World Trade Organization Public Forum session "𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀: 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲". Discover cutting-edge insights on AI-related trade measures and regulations from emerging economies—unveiled for the first time. The session, organized by the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)'s Digital Trade Acceleration initiative, will explore how these new norms can drive a more inclusive and equitable global digital economy. 📅 12 September 2024 🕔 17:00-18:15 CET 🔗 https://bit.ly/46ReKbp #WTOPublicForum #AI #DigitalEconomy #Economy #WTOPF24

🔍 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 📜 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 & 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • Australia adopted a law to criminalise the sharing of AI-generated sexually explicit material without consent. • Indonesia's regulation on the collaboration between digital platforms and media companies entered into force. • The EU regulation on electronic freight transport information was implemented. 🔨 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: • The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority closed its investigations into Google (Play Store), Apple (App Store), and Meta (display advertising, by accepting Meta's commitments). • The US Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys General filed a lawsuit against RealPage, Inc. for algorithmic discrimination. • Nigeria's data protection commission fined Fidelity bank NGN 555.8 million for violations related to a data breach. Check our in-depth updates and official sources👉https://bit.ly/4cGQoCA #DigitalPolicy #DataProtection #Cybersecurity #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechRegulation

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀? We’ve got you covered. Check out our 10-minute Digital Digest primer 👉https://bit.ly/4dTUzw3 ☕ In the time it takes to finish your morning coffee, our 2024 Digital Digest will bring you up to speed on topics such as: 🌐 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Including the Data Governance Act, the Data Act, and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. 🛡️𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Including the Digital Services Act, and other rules covering media freedom and political advertising. ⚖️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆: Including the Digital Markets Act, the digital “gatekeepers” regime, and various European Commission investigations. 🤖 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Including the EU AI Act. This report is part of our first batch of the 2024 Digital Digest series. Explore the full collection here 👉https://bit.ly/3SZ20tB #ContentModeration #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Competition #DataPrivacy #Data #EU #EuropeanUnion #DigitalPolicy