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23 October 20
How have governments and major digital platforms reacted to the European Commission’s plans to regulate gatekeeper platforms?
Cullen International’s new report analyses reactions from national governments, BEREC and major digital platforms to the European Commission’s plans to regulate digital gatekeeper platforms, as part of its Digital Services Act.
22 October 20
Latest updates on telecoms regulation from the Middle East and North Africa
Our latest report looks back at the main regulatory updates in the Middle Eastern and North African telecoms sector between April and October 2020.
20 October 20
AVMS Directive transposition Progress Report October 2020 - UK and Netherlands have transposed the directive
19 September 2020 was the deadline for the transposition of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive into the national legislation of each EU Member State. Since this deadline, the UK and the Netherlands have transposed the directive and the transposition process has moved forward in a number of other countries.
19 October 20
New Americas benchmark on private copying exception and levies
Cullen International’s new benchmark shows that most countries in the Americas provide a private copying exception for audiovisual media. This exception permits acts of copying done by individuals for private non-commercial use but may still trigger some form of compensation (a levy) to the rights holder.
14 October 20
European Spectrum benchmarks now cover 21 European countries, with a new benchmark on licensing in the traditional mobile bands
Cullen International has published the October 2020 update of its spectrum regulatory benchmarks across 21 European countries.
08 October 20
European Commission expert group suggests ethical principles for connected and automated vehicles
The European Commission published a report by independent experts on the Ethics of Connected and Automated Vehicles. Our handy analysis summarises the group’s recommendations for road safety, ethics for data and algorithms, and the identification of responsibility.
08 October 20
New global benchmark on regulation of social media and video-sharing platforms
This new benchmark provides an overview of how social media and video-sharing platforms are currently regulated around the world.
14 September 20
How do countries regulate social media?
According to a new Global Trends report by Cullen International, policy makers and regulators around the world are facing similar challenges on how to adapt existing regulatory frameworks to new online services and related business models. Approaches to social media regulation, however, tend to vary.
11 September 20
AVMS Directive transposition Progress Report September 2020 – Most Member States will not meet the implementation deadline
The deadline for member states to transpose the Audiovisual Media Services Directive expires in a few days (on 19 September 2020). However, the transposition process has not moved forward significantly in any of the countries compared to what was reported in Cullen International's July Report.