Tag: regulation
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Pacing frontier AI models – The EU regulatory perspective
Last week, the news was filled with reports on statements from a former Anthropic developer who had warned that AI could “kill us all by the end of the decade”. One of Anthropic’s senior safety researchers agreed and put the likelihood of this occurring at higher than 10%. Following this, Dario Amodei, head of Anthropic,…
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The CMA publishes Final Report on online platforms and digital advertising
Last Wednesday the CMA published its voluminous Final Report on its market study on online platforms and digital advertising, accompanied by 27 (!) detailed Appendices. This is a massive piece of work, and the CMA should be commended for completing it within just one year. The Report examines ad-funded online platforms with a focus on…
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European Commission issues terms of reference for study on “platforms with significant network effects acting as gatekeepers”
Last week, the terms of reference (“ToR”) of the above-mentioned study started circulating in Brussels. While Christian Borggreen of the big tech’s lobby CCIA criticized this planned study as a “political hitjob”, I have a more positive view of it. As the Commission has to assess the impact of all its legislative proposal, there is…
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Launching The Platform Law Blog
My team and I at Geradin Partners are excited to announce the launch of the Platform Law Blog, a blog dedicated to (digital) platforms and the issues they raise in the digital economy for competition policy and privacy. Do not forget to subscribe to receive the latest news and commentary on these topics! (Image source:…
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Facebook calls for regulation
In February 2020, Facebook issued a white paper calling for stricter regulation of harmful content online and for the creation of new type of regulator that will have “proficiency in data, operations, and online content.” Facebook advocates for a regulatory framework whereby governments, companies and civil society share responsibilities and work together to reduce harmful…