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In her State of the Union address, Commission president von der Leyen announced the launch of a new “media resilience programme” to support independent journalism and media literacy. She also announced the setting-up of a panel of experts to advise the Commission by the end of 2025 on the “best approach for Europe” on the access to social media by children.
The General Court annulled the European Commission’s decisions setting the 2023 supervisory fees for TikTok and Meta platforms, while temporarily maintaining the effects of the annulled decisions.
On 3 September 2025, the General Court of the EU ruled in favour of the European Commission’s decision to designate Zalando as a very large online platform under the Digital Services Act.
The new Brazilian digital terrestrial television (DTT) system will feature higher-quality audio and video resolution, reception on mobile handsets, and integration of over-the-air and internet content. The government expects the transition to the new system to take up to 15 years.
This report highlights recent developments since May 2025: new rules for influencers; amendments to piracy regulation; developments on publishers' rights; enquiries on audience measurement and HbbTV; consultations on web accessibility and prominence of radio services in cars.
This report highlights developments since the end of April 2025: Ofcom calls for urgent action to strengthen and maintain PSM; YouTube becomes a direct competitor to ad-funded TV services; online age checks enter into force amid surge in VPN downloads; repeal of the video-sharing platform regime; and more.
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