Digital Markets Act: European court confirms Apple designation as gatekeeper in relation to its App Store and iPhone operating system
14 July 26
Javier Huerta Bravo
The EU General Court dismissed Apple’s action on the illegality of the hardware/software interoperability obligation in article 6(7) of the Digital Markets Act. This issue is however likely to be addressed by the court in the future in another ongoing case. The court also dismissed the company’s action against the classification of iMessage, Apple’s messaging app, as a number-independent interpersonal communications services (NI-ICS).
EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
12 July 26
Alessandra Vaes
This edition features news about the Commission’s action against four member states for late transposition of the NIS2 Directive; the Commission's action plan to strengthen the EU’s AI capabilities in cybersecurity while reducing technological dependencies; the European Parliament’s proposed amendments to reinstate rules on voluntary detection of child sexual abuse by messaging apps; an update on guidelines adopted by the European Data Protection Board; a European court decision confirming Apple’s designation as a gatekeeper in relation to its App Store and iOS operating system under the Digital Markets Act; the Commission’s announcement that a proposal for an EU-wide social media “delay” (ban) will be adopted; and the Commission’s criticism of France’s proposed social media ban. It also lists events taking place this week.
Digital Omnibus: European Parliament co-rapporteurs propose amendments to the data-sharing framework
08 July 26
Miljana Todorovic
The co-rapporteurs left untouched the Digital Omnibus’s proposed consolidation of the EU framework for data access, sharing and re-use into the Data Act. However, they proposed amendments aimed at preserving, and in some cases strengthening safeguards from the existing data-sharing framework that the Digital Omnibus proposal would modify. In particular, proposed changes concern data intermediation service providers, third-country data access requests, government-to-business (G2B) and business-to-government (B2G) data sharing provisions.
European Commission refers France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain to the European court for not transposing cybersecurity rules
08 July 26
Javier Huerta Bravo
According to the Commission, these countries did not notify measures transposing the directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU (NIS2) into their national legislation.
EU Digital Markets Act: broadcasters call for operating systems of connected TVs and virtual assistants to be designated as gatekeepers
06 July 26
Miljana Todorovic
Commercial and public service broadcasters have called on the European Commission to designate certain providers of operating systems for connected TVs and virtual assistants as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act.
EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
06 July 26
Javier Huerta Bravo
This edition covers the adoption of the AI Omnibus; a Council proposal to reinstate rules on voluntary detection of child sexual abuse online by messaging apps; a European Parliament (EP) draft report proposing amendments to the Digital Omnibus proposal; discussions held during Cullen International's 40th anniversary conference on challenges in implementing the AI Act and the possibility of introducing an EU-wide social media ban; the Commission's preliminary findings on the potential designation of Amazon and Microsoft as gatekeepers in relation to their cloud services under the Digital Markets Act; and the adoption of an EP committee report proposing changes to improve the European Democracy Shield. It also lists an event taking place this week.