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Following a suspension of three months, the new deadline for the divestiture is 3 August 2020. The measure does not affect the other conditions that the Federal Institute of Telecommunications imposed when it conditionally cleared Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of parts of 21st Century Fox in March 2019.
The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee discussed for the first time a draft opinion on AI in education, cultural and the audiovisual sector. The draft opinion suggests introducing a ban on automated content filtering by platforms.
The research shows that only two countries out of the fourteen covered are discussing the adoption of rules on prominence, while the others have not introduced such rules in their national legislation, or have not yet taken a clear position.
The obligation of over-the-top (OTT) audiovisual platforms, whether national or foreign, to include 30% of national content in their catalogues was approved by the Mexican Senate’s commissions of finance and public credit and legislative studies. The draft targets among others Netflix, Amazon Prime, Claro Video, Blim and HBO.
COVID-19 has revealed the importance of providing citizens with access to scientifically authoritative medical information and accurate information on the spread of the epidemic and the health emergency measures taken by governments in the different EU countries. This report covers some of the measures taken by governments and regulators to ensure that citizens have access to essential/ specific content and to mitigate some of the negative effects of the pandemic on the media industry.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has triggered quarantine and isolation policies, increasing reliance on home-office and teleworking. As a result, the use of telecommunications networks is intensifying and, consequently, some governments are adopting policies to guarantee service provision for the population. Government also adopted initiatives on privacy issues and to prevent disinformation. This report covers telecommunications and ICT-related policies adopted in the Americas as a result of the current emergency situation, including initiatives taken by operators.
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