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  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    Data protection
    EU must overhaul flagship data protection laws, says a ‘father’ of policy

    Axel Voss warns landmark GDPR is already out of date for post-Covid world

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    US removes stumbling block to global deal on digital tax

    Biden administration drops insistence on ‘safe harbour’ for companies, opening door to agreement

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Big tech
    Australia passes law to make Big Tech pay for news

    Move to force Facebook and Google to remunerate publishers could be model for other countries

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook strikes deal with Australia to restore news on its platform

    Canberra agrees to amend draft law that would force Big Tech to pay for journalism

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Brussels Briefing
    Big Tech faces European discord as regulators tune up Premium

    UK mirrors aggression towards digital behemoths in Brussels and big member states

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    UK competition watchdog warns Big Tech of coming antitrust probes

    CMA move signals tougher approach over next year to reining in sector after Brexit

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    UK plan to lift lockdown, UK vs Big Tech, McKinsey leadership

    Boris Johnson is set to reveal on Monday a road map out of Covid lockdown

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Australia’s Big Tech fight does not provide a model

    Global approach is needed to ensure digital giants do not distort competition

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    News in-depthMedia
    Big Tech versus journalism: publishers watch Australia fight with bated breath

    Consequences of Facebook and Google’s radically different approaches unclear for other news groups

  • Promoted Content
  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Brexit
    ‘Slash and burn’ of EU rules ruled out post-Brexit

    Duncan Smith says reform group advising PM would seek ‘fast and sensible’ regulatory changes

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Dita Charanzová
    Turning Europe’s internet into a ‘walled garden’ is the wrong path to take

    Following China in erecting new internet barriers risks isolating the EU

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Technology sector
    Big Tech opens wallet for publishers as Australian news code looms

    Google and Facebook agree generous deals with media groups in effort to stymie rules on paying for content

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    InterviewEU tech regulation
    France pushes for big changes to proposed EU tech regulation

    Paris wants member states to have more power to act against illegal content

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    Big tech
    Nine Entertainment urges Australian MPs to ignore Big Tech threats over news code

    Media group pushes government to back measure to force Google and Facebook pay for content

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast8 min listen
    EU wants Big Tech to pay for news, SoftBank Vision Fund gains

    EU lawmakers want to force Big Tech companies to pay for news, similar to a move in Australia

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    EU tech regulation
    Irish data regulator under fire over dated software

    Privacy activists argue IT systems at leading EU regulator not equipped for demands of regulation

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    EU tech regulation
    EU ready to follow Australia’s lead on making Big Tech pay for news

    Move by lawmakers would strengthen hand of publishers against Google and Facebook

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Brussels Briefing
    Brussels urged to speed up action against Big Tech Premium

    MEPs call for larger fines and faster legal action from Brussels

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Nvidia
    UK and EU to open probes into Nvidia’s $40bn acquisition of Arm

    Rivals to US chipmaker lobby regulators to block deal to acquire UK chip designer

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Big tech
    Australia’s push for new media law undeterred by Google threat to quit

    Competition watchdog head says making Big Tech pay for news content justified by ‘near monopoly’ status

  • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
    Martin Sandbu
    Europe’s digital economy needs analogue wings to fly

    Shallow and fragmented capital markets are holding EU companies back

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Big Tech’s reckoning over paying for news

    A viable fourth estate is important for democracy

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Business greets Biden, Vestager warns of patchwork tech regulation

    Company chiefs warn they will fight moves to raise corporate taxes and the minimum wage

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    EU tech regulation
    Big Tech told work with EU or face patchwork of national laws

    Competition chief Vestager says online groups should support Brussels if they want to be under single set of rules

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Biden inauguration, Yellen hearing, Vestager on tech regulation

    Joe Biden has a narrow window to get things done once sworn in as the 46th US president today

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