EU regulation

The European Commission designated ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox Very Large Online Platforms under the DSA, giving all three until January 2027 to comply.

France's Autorité de la concurrence found Meta likely abused its dominant position and ordered it to negotiate in good faith with press publishers over unpaid neighbouring rights.

Italy's competition authority launched its first DMA-powered probe on June 16, examining whether Apple blocks rival cloud services from offering full iPhone backups.

The European Parliament voted 458 to 103 on March 11 to restrict scanning of private communications to judicially authorized, targeted investigations, rejecting years of pressure for blanket surveillance of encrypted messaging platforms.

All six DMA gatekeepers filed annual compliance reports on March 9 as the Commission prepares its first formal review of the regulation, with AI designation and transatlantic tensions at stake.