July 25, 2023
UK Data Regulator Probes Worldcoin Launch
The United Kingdom’s data regulator is reportedly investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Worldcoin. “We note the launch of Worldcoin in the U.K. and will be making further inquiries,” a spokesperson...
July 24, 2023
Red Bull Challenges EU Antitrust Raids
The Austrian energy drinks maker Red Bull has recently contested the EU antitrust raids conducted against the company four months ago. The company has stated that the regulators’ allegations of...
July 12, 2023
Meta Plans to Challenge EU Over Facebook Marketplace Abuse
Meta plans to challenge antitrust accusations that the European Union has leveled against it. The EU alleged that Meta stifled competition from classified ad competitors by integrating Facebook Marketplace into its...
July 11, 2023
EU and US Reach Much-Anticipated Data-Sharing Accord
In a victory for companies like Google and Meta, Europe and the U.S. have reached a data-sharing agreement. The European Commission announced Monday (July 10) the finalizing of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy...
July 09, 2023
EC Proposes New Regulation to Address Cross-Border GDPR Cases
As the European Commission (EC) published a proposed regulation to address cross-border GDPR cases, the European Consumer Organisation said the new rules are “unlikely to be of much help to...
July 05, 2023
Meta’s Threads App Launch Postponed in EU Amid Data Privacy...
Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, which is due to release worldwide on Thursday (July 6), will not be offered in the European Union. Per a preview image of the app displayed in Apple’s...
July 04, 2023
European Commission Takes Steps To Address Criticism Of Slow Privacy...
The European Commission has taken steps to address the ongoing criticism of the slow-moving privacy investigation process and the resulting fines put in place by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner...
July 04, 2023
EU’s Top Court Backs German Watchdog’s Probe Into Meta’s Data...
Meta Platforms suffered a major blow on Tuesday when the European Union’s top court backed a German antitrust watchdog’s order to probe into the company’s data harvesting practices. The Court...
June 29, 2023
How AI Regulation Could Shape Three Digital Empires
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a new tool to genuinely help advance human learning and thought. We are the first generation in the history of humanity to create machines that can...
The Merchants Guide To Navigating Global Payments Regulations, a PYMNTS and Ekata collaboration, is the go-to monthly resource for updates on the trends and changes regarding PSD2 as well as other privacy and data protection regulations.