EU Kids Act: EU Commission unveils gradual and differentiated approach to protect children online, including a social media delay
20 September 26
Laura Sboarina
As announced by EU Commissioner Von der Leyen in her State of the Union address, the EU Commission unveiled a gradual and differentiated approach to protect children online, where “each age benefits from a tailored protection level”.
Spain: recent developments in the media sector
18 September 26
Jerome Dheur
This report highlights a new co-regulatory code on age classification of audiovisual content, an agreement on amendments to a draft law aiming to ban access to social media for minors under 16, a consultation on the review of the market for wholesale broadcasting transmission services (ex-market 18), and more.
European Parliament resolution calls for strengthened measures under the European Democracy Shield
17 September 26
Olha Hruba
The European Parliament has approved the report of its Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield. It calls for stronger enforcement of the Digital Services Act regarding systemic risks linked to disinformation, AI and recommender systems. It also urges platforms to avoid the undue content moderation of lawful editorial media content and calls for risk-mitigation measures that give due prominence to editorially independent media and verified sources.
Mexico’s CRT publishes revised guidelines for the protection of media audience rights
15 September 26
Jose Jehuda Garcia
Mexico’s telecoms regulator, CRT, published a new set of binding guidelines to protect media audiences from advertisements that pose as programme content; to provide access to disabled media consumers and to grant other rights to media audiences generally. These will apply from 27 September 2026 to all media outlets.
EU Timeline
10 September 26
Marianna Mattera
This edition of Cullen International’s EU Timeline highlights key policy and regulatory developments foreseen at EU level until the end of 2026.
United Kingdom: recent developments in the media sector
09 September 26
Emilie Degand
This report highlights discussions on the protection of minors online, including a potential social media ban; the new Media Green Paper which sets out a plan for the managed withdrawal of Digital Terrestrial Television services; new measures under the Media Act for radio selection services and listed events; updates on the implementation of the Online Safety Act, including the publication of the register of categorised services; a new BBC online material code and the appointment of the new Chair of Ofcom.