EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
06 September 26
Marianna Mattera
This edition covers EU-level policy and regulatory developments tracked by Cullen International’s Digital Economy and Media services over the past week, as well as key reports published during the summer. These include an analysis of EU countries’ positions on the framework restricting high-risk suppliers under the proposed Cybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2); reports on the European Commission guidance on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA); an analysis of core amendments to the EU AI Act, following the entry into force of the AI Omnibus; a story about the reinstatement of temporary rules on voluntary detection of child sexual abuse by messaging apps; a story about France’s Constitutional court ruling against a blanket social media ban for under-15s, with a potential impact on the Commission’s upcoming social media delay proposal; and developments in cases under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Service Act (DSA). It also lists events taking place this week.
France: recent developments in the media sector
04 September 26
Jerome Dheur
This report highlights the Constitutional Court's ruling on the social media ban proposal; a bill to fight against deepfakes; a legislative proposal to fight foreign interference; an Arcom consultation on services of general interest; the EU Commission's rule of law report on France; Parliament's call for a "YouTube" tax; Arcom's first report on artifical intelligence usage; Arcom's action against new pornographic websites, and more.
Germany: recent developments in the media sector
04 September 26
Michele Ledger
This report highlights the application of media law to AI search tools and chatbots; a court decision which decides that Google is responsible for its AI output in its AI Overviews service; progress on the implementation of EU legislation; draft legislation that would facilitate cooperation arrangements in the media sector; and more.
Canadian telecoms regulator set to launch next phase of consumer protection agenda
02 September 26
Jose Jehuda Garcia
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is preparing a public hearing in November 2026 to discuss stakeholder views on how to harmonise its four sectoral consumer protection codes into a single, unified code. This is the latest in a series of consumer protection proceedings the CRTC began earlier this year, and is part of its Consumer Protection Action Plan.
Italy: recent developments in the media sector
01 September 26
Laura Sboarina
This report highlights the EU court ruling on the liability of YouTube channels; AGCOM's annual report and report on activities as Digital Service Coordinator; the blocking of non-EU adult website for insufficient age verification; a draft parliamentary initiative to revise the funding system for cinema and audiovisual productions; a new contact point to report problems with accessibility of audiovisual media services.
Digital Services Act: EU Commission designates Roblox, Reddit and ChatGPT as very large online platforms/search engine
31 August 26
Laura Sboarina
The EU Commission announced the designation under the Digital Services Act of ChatGPT as a very large online search engine, and of Reddit and Roblox as very large online platforms.