A €25bn lawsuit is being launched against Google in the UK and EU, accusing the tech giant of abusing its market power in ad tech.

John Innes, Chair of PPA Scotland, and the PPA's Senior Public Affairs Executive, Sebastian Cuttill, met last week with Scottish Parliament member Neil Gray to discuss the key economic and social role of our sector, the potential for focused sector support, and ways in which the PPA and Scottish Government can work more closely going forwards.

Around 115,000 Royal Mail workers will strike on 26 and 31 August and 8 and 9 September, after the Communications Workers Union (CWU) rejected the company’s pay rise offer “worth up to 5.5%”.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, the two Conservatives vying to be party leader and the UK’s next Prime Minister, have both committed to bringing forward the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) legislation this Autumn if they are selected by Tory party members.

Penny Mordaunt MP, one of the final three candidates running for leadership of the Conservative Party, has indicated her commitment to bring forward legislation to empower the Digital Markets Unit in an effort to bolster competition in the digital economy.

The House of Lords’ Communication and Digital Committee has published its report into the BBC’s future funding.

Ofcom has set out how it will regulate Royal Mail over the next five years, including continuing to set annual delivery targets and to impose a cap on second-class stamp prices.

The Online Safety Bill’s progress through parliament has been delayed as the Conservative Party leadership race hots up.

The Online Safety Bill’s progress through parliament has been delayed as the Conservative Party leadership race hots up.

The Government has proposed to severely weaken IP protections for publishers and fellow sectors of the creative industries by creating a ‘full exception’ for text and data mining (TDM).

The Government has recently published its response to its ‘Data: A New Direction’ consultation, which the PPA responded to with input from data protection experts in our member businesses.

Following the Government’s announcement that its BBC Mid-Term Charter Review will encompass the Corporation’s market impact on UK content makers, regulator Ofcom has published a statement on its regulation of the Corporation.

Journalism trade title Press Gazette has highlighted a ‘glaring omission’ in the Online Safety Bill affecting PPA members.

An amendment to the Online Safety Bill that would protect specialist media publishers was debated in the Public Bill Committee scrutinising the Bill on Tuesday (June 14).

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its Final Report following an extensive Market Study into Mobile Ecosystems.

SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport John Nicolson MP has tabled an amendment to the Online Safety Bill that would protect specialist media publishers.