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This report highlights recent developments since April 2026: Parliament reopens the legislative process on the cinema and audiovisual culture draft law; the media regulator issues compliance notices to major influencers over hidden advertising practices; stakeholders sign agreement on a new co-regulatory framework for age ratings and child protection, and more.
The report gives an overview of systemic risks identified and the mitigation measures taken across very large online platforms and search engines, with a focus on the protection of minors online.
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.
The European Commission President announces legislative initiative, without giving much detail.
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.
Stakeholders, Meta, members of the European Parliament and the Commission discussed the protection of minors online during a public hearing in the European Parliament on 24 June 2026. All speakers broadly agreed that minors deserve stronger protection online, but they had different views on the best approach, especially on the social media delay (or ban).
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