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Access Alert: The Online Safety Bill awaits Royal Assent – what does this mean for businesses operating in the UK?

The UK’s Online Safety Bill has passed through the final stages of parliamentary scrutiny and will shortly come into effect,...

21 Sep 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: The Online Safety Bill awaits Royal Assent – what does this mean for businesses operating in the UK?
Access Alert | TikTok ban would create USD 431 billion opportunity for alternative social media platforms

Access Alert | TikTok ban would create USD 431 billion opportunity for alternative social media platforms

America may ban TikTok Earlier this month, the Montana House of Representatives sent a bill that would ban TikTok to...

24 Apr 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | Looming Media and Digital Platforms Inquiry in South Africa

Access Alert | Looming Media and Digital Platforms Inquiry in South Africa

On 17 March 2023, the Competition Commission in South Africa published a draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for a market...

23 Mar 2023 Opinion
Türkiye Amends Internet Law and Brings OTTs Under Regulation

Türkiye Amends Internet Law and Brings OTTs Under Regulation

The Grand National Assembly of Türkiye passed a long-awaited bill titled “The Law Amending Press Law and Other Laws” on...

17 Oct 2022 Opinion
Access Alert | UN Chief Calls for Regulation of Social Media

Access Alert | UN Chief Calls for Regulation of Social Media

In usual tradition, the UN Secretary General (UN SG) opened the Member State Debate at last week’s UN General Assembly....

28 Sep 2022 Opinion
Tech Policy Trends 2022 | Internet and Social Media Platforms – The ITU Steps Up

Tech Policy Trends 2022 | Internet and Social Media Platforms – The ITU Steps Up

It is sometimes hard to believe that over a decade has passed since the emergence of digital platforms, given how...

1 Feb 2022 Opinion