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This section contains a list of the main regulatory tools which have recently been deployed in different countries to address the economic and legal challenges raised by digital platforms. In particular, three typologies  of regulation have been taken into consideration: national / domestic laws, court decisions, antitrust authorities deliberations.

All the regulatory measures stored in the section can be easily accessed through links which allow to read their official version. Keywords and tags are associated to each of the regulatory measures with the aim of providing a short description of their content.

 
COUNTRYDOCUMENTTAG 
UKGovernment appointmentOfcom, online media harms 
UKUK Competition Appeal Tribunal - 2023Facebook, data, monetisation, dominant position abuse 
UKUK Data protection authority - 2023TikTok, data 
ItalyEU copyright directive-related DecreeGoogle, publishers, online contents 
ItalyAgcom - Delibera 275/2022Google, ads, YouTube 
ItalyGPDP - 2023ChatGPT, data, privacy protection 
ItalyAutorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato - March 2024TikTok, fine, online content 
USAFederal Trade CommissionFacebook, consumer protection 
USADoJ - 20 October 2020Google, antitrust, unlawful monopolistic behaviour 
USAFacebook Privacy Lawsuit Settlement - 2021Facebook, data management 
USAUS Supreme Court - March 2021Facebook, users tracking 
USADaily Mail lawsuit against Google - April 2021Daily Mail, Google, advertising market 
USAUS District Court District of Columbia - Facebook antitrust lawsuits 2021Facebook, antitrust 
USAUS Senate - September 2021Facebook, Instagram, mental health 
USAFilter Bubble Transparenct Act - 2021Social media, algorithms 
USAUS District Court for the District of Columbia - January 2022Facebook, FTC, Antitrust 
USACenter for AI and Digital Policy complaint - 2023ChatGPT, FTC 
USACalifornia Federal Court - Complaint against Meta - October 2023Meta, Instagram, mental health 
USAUS House - March 2024TikTok, United States 
IndiaDraft Intermediary Amendmentcontent regulation 
AustraliaSharing of Abhorrent Violent Material Actcontent regulation, social media platforms 
AustraliaDraft news Media Bargaining CodeGoogle, Facebook, news media, advertising revenues 
ItalyAGCM - February 2021Facebook, fine, data management 
ItalyConsiglio di Stato - March 2021Facebook, data management 
ItalyAGCM - 2023Apple, privacy, abuse of dominant position 
FranceFrench Competition Authority - April 2020Google, copyright, press 
FranceParis appeals court - January 2022Twitter, hate speech 
PolandCase C-401/19 (European Court of Justice)Online contents, right to freedom of expression 
GermanyNetzDGcontent removal, hate speech, freedom of expression 
GermanyFederal Court of Justice - June 2020Facebook, data management, dominant position 
GermanyAct against Restraints of Competitionplatforms, competition, self-preferencing, dominant positions abuse 
IrelandData protection commissioner - September 2020Facebook, data transfer 
IrelandDPC draft decision - October 2021Facebook, GDPR 
IrelandIreland Data protection commission - 2023Meta, personal data 
TurkeySocial media law - 2020Social networks, content moderation 
TurkeyTurkish Competition Authority - 2021WhatsApp, Facebook, data 
IndiaIT Rules 2021social media networks, online content moderation 
EUSlack competition complaint against MicrosoftMicrosoft Teams, Slack, dominant position 
EUEuropean CommissionApple, e-book retailers, competition 
EUEuropean CommissionWhatsApp, Facebook, merger 
EUEuropean Court of JusticeGoogle Spain, right to be forgotten 
EUEU Parliament and Councilcopyright directive 
EUEuropean Court of JusticeYoutube, Google, copyright infringement 
EUEuropean Court of JusticeFacebook, data transfer, Safe Harbour 
EUEuropean Court of Justiceprivacy protection, data transfer 
EUAdvocate General's Opinion in Case C-645/19Facebook, data transfer 
EUDigital Services Act Packageantitrust, competition

 

EUCase C-746/18 - 2021electronic communications, data, privacy protection 
EUAntitrust investigation on Google - June 2021Google, dominant position abuse, ad market 
EUAntitrust investigation on Facebook - August 2021Facebook, Kustomer, merger, advertising 
EUStatement of Objections - December 2022Facebook, abuse of dominant position 
EUCourt of Justice of the European Union - November 2023Google, Meta, TikTok, hate speech, Austria 
RussiaLaw on tech giants local officesinternet companies, local offices 
RussiaInvestigation on Google - April 2021YouTube, contents moderation, dominant position abuse 
AustriaAustrian Supreme Court - 2021Facebook, data management, GDPR 

 

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