AI Act: European Commission consults on draft guidelines on transparency obligations
17 May 26
Elisar Bashir
The draft guidelines would clarify core notions (e.g. deepfakes), main concepts, and related transparency obligations under article 50 of the AI Act as well as exceptions to the rules. The draft guidelines will further complement a code of practice on transparency of AI-generated content which is being finalised in parallel.
EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
17 May 26
Visiola Pula
This edition features news about the Commission’s consultation on the draft guidelines on transparency obligations under the AI Act; an event touching upon the ICT supply chain requirements under the proposed Cybersecurity Act 2; a ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU concerning press publishers’ rights; details revealed during an exchange of views in the European Parliament on the upcoming Digital Fairness Act; data released by the Eurobarometer on the protection of minors and an update of Cullen International's Digital Economy Trackers. It also lists events taking place this week.
Impact of Cybersecurity Act 2 on telecoms industry discussed at telecoms security forum
14 May 26
Javier Huerta Bravo
The European Commission admitted that some aspects of the proposed framework on high-risk suppliers (HRS) under the draft Cybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) are challenging for telecoms operators. The telecoms industry raised concerns about several aspects of the proposal, such as its interaction with existing national rules and contractual arrangements, the lack of proportionality of the envisaged measures, and the absence of funding for covering the costs of removing equipment from HRS.
EU consumer protection commissioner reveals further details on forthcoming Digital Fairness Act during parliamentary debate
11 May 26
Olha Hruba
The commissioner outlined possible measures on addictive design, dark patterns, online influencers, targeted advertising, digital age limits and the protection of vulnerable consumers, especially children. He also referred to possible simplification measures in EU consumer law.
EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
10 May 26
Marianna Mattera
This edition features news about the past two weeks including the European Parliament and Council provisional agreement on the AI Omnibus; the first report on the review of the Digital Markets Act; developments around age-verification solution in social media platforms; a European Parliament hearing on the audiovisual policy framework and the future of creative freedom, as well as a resolution on platforms’ responsibility to address cyberbullying and online harassment. It also lists events taking place this week.
AI Omnibus: EU co-legislators reach provisional agreement
07 May 26
Elisar Bashir
European Parliament and Council agreed to postpone the application of rules for high-risk AI systems and introduce a new ban on AI practices regarding the generation of non-consensual sexual and intimate content (or child sexual abuse material). Co-legislators also clarified the competences of the AI Office for the supervision of AI systems based on general-purpose AI models.