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The Commission indicated that it may increase sanctions against companies that breach EU consumer law under the future enforcement framework. It also confirmed that it will present the Digital Fairness Act as a regulation by the end of 2026.
This report gathers policy and regulatory developments at EU level covered by Cullen International’s Digital Economy and Media services during the last week. It also lists events taking place this week.
This report highlights recent developments since January 2026: publication of the list of services of general interest that will be given prominence; a €14m fine imposed on Cloudflare for failure to comply with an order to disable access to pirated content; new parliamentary initiatives to ban access to social media for children below 15; to fight AI-manipulated electoral content; and to protect people from AI-generated or manipulated content that reproduces their image, voice, or facial expression.
Many of the questions of MEPs were about the budget, mandate and legal status of the new centre. Commissioner McGrath also addressed the tasks of the new centre and clarified that there will be no overlap with member states' competence in the field of elections.
The benchmark shows that an increasing number of member states are discussing a potential social media ban on children.
Many of the questions of MEPs were about the protection of minors online and how the Commission would address internal market fragmentation in this area. Commissioner Virkkunen also addressed the upcoming reform of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the implementation of the European Media Freedom Act, AI and the gaming industry.
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