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PPA submits evidence to House of Lords Committee on the Digital Competition Bill

The PPA has submitted written evidence to the Communications and Digital Committee in the House of Lords as part of its ongoing inquiry into the Digital Markets, Consumer and Competition Bill.

Creative industry experts assert the need for regulation in evidence session on AI

This comes as part of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s ongoing inquiry into the Governance of AI.

PPA briefs MPs on digital competition legislation ahead of parliamentary debate

The PPA has sent a briefing to a select group of MPs ahead of the Second Reading debate for the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill.

Government publishes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

The Bill will give statutory powers to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to regulate the digital market.

PM appoints John Whittingdale as Media and Digital Minister in Cabinet reshuffle

John Whittingdale has been appointed Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure in a Cabinet reshuffle which took place on the back of Dominic Raab’s resignation.

MPs debate Data Protection Bill

Ahead of the debate on 17 April, the PPA briefed MPs about the importance of maintaining EU adequacy, and concerns that the Bill will allow for centralised cookie controls with browsers, at the expense of publishers.

PPA to respond to Government consultation on AI

The PPA will be responding to the Government’s consultation on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) White Paper, which sets out proposals for the regulatory arrangements for AI.

Media Bill – Government latest

The Government has today published its draft media bill.

New Government paper looks at AI regulation

The Government has today launched its AI White Paper which it says will "guide the use of artificial intelligence in the UK, to drive responsible innovation and maintain public trust in this revolutionary technology."

Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan announces Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

It’ll replace the EU’s GDPR regulations and could save British businesses billions of pounds over the next decade.

ChatGPT raises questions about exploitative AI practices

News conjured by rogue algorithms must be avoided, according to News UK’s General Counsel, Angus McBride.

DCMS Committee Report echoes PPA calls to empower Digital Markets Unit

The House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has cited the PPA’s arguments for the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) to receive statutory powers as soon as possible.

Key report flags the impact of platforms and regulation in 2023

The Reuters Institute "Journalism, media and technology trends and predictions 2023" report states that the relationship between platforms, publishers, and regulators will be critical over the coming year.

Competition claim filed against Google for ad tech abuses

It is alleged that the tech giant abused its dominant position in ad tech to earn excessive profits at the expense of thousands of UK publishers.

Text and Data Mining copyright exceptions unlikely to go ahead, says Minister

Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure, Julia Lopez has stated that she is "fairly confident" that proposals for a copyright exception for Text and Data Mining (TDM) will not be taken forward.

Government commits to bringing forward Digital Markets Unit legislation, and Online Sales Tax abandoned

In the Autumn Budget, it has been announced that the government will bring forward the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill – the legislation that will empower the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) – to parliament in the current parliamentary session (i.e. before next summer). This is a significant victory as before now the Government had only promised to introduce a draft Bill with no timetable on when it would materialise.