Commission opens formal proceedings against TikTok on election risks under the Digital Services Act

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Commission opens formal proceedings against TikTok on election risks under the Digital Services Act Today, the Commission has opened formal proceedings against TikTok for a suspected breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to TikTok’s obligation to properly assess and mitigate systemic […]

The Commission sends request for information to X under the Digital Services Act

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the European Commission services sent to X a formal request for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This request follows indications received by the Commission services of the alleged spreading of illegal content and disinformation, in particular the spreading of terrorist and […]

Digital Services Package: Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the EU’s new rulebook for digital services

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, proposed by the Commission in December 2020. The Digital Services Package sets out a first comprehensive rulebook for the online platforms that we all depend on […]

Digital Services – A brave new World

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Antonio Guevara Lopez, a third-year medical student at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and […]

Digital Services: managing harmful content while protecting freedom of expression

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Legal Affairs Committee calls on the Commission to review existing laws applicable to online providers and put forward new legislation on online content management. The legislative initiative, adopted with 22 votes in favour and 1 against, will contribute to the upcoming Commission’s Digital […]

Trade in digital services is booming. Here’s how we can unleash its full potential

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sherry Stephenson, Senior Fellow; Member, Services Network, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) & Jimena Sotelo, Project Lead, Digital Trade, World Economic Forum Cross-border trade in digital services such as videoconferencing, entertainment and professional services has grown hugely in […]

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