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Autocontrol, the Spanish organisation that promotes self-regulation in the advertising industry, has made certain amendments to the code of conduct on advertising through influencers, which came into force in October 2025. This update is part of the commitment of Law No.13/2022, of 7 July, on Audiovisual Communication (LGCA), to self-regulation and co-regulation codes, and continues a long tradition of self-regulation in the advertising sector in Spain. Although the Code of Conduct on advertising through influencers follows the lines of the previous 2021 code, which it replaces, Autocontrol...

The decision issued on 7 August 2025 by the Luxembourg Independent Audiovisual Authority (ALIA) follows a self-referral concerning the LiveJasmin video-sharing platform. In the course of its investigation, the ALIA assessed the compliance of the age-verification measures implemented by the providers JWS Americas S.à r.l. and JWS International S.à r.l. with Article 28 septies of the amended Law of 27 July 1991 on Electronic Media, transposing article 28 ter of the Directive on audiovisual media services. LiveJasmin offers its users access to sexually explicit content reserved for...

A 46-page-long set of sweeping amendments to the Audiovisual Media Services Code (AVMSC) of the Republic of Moldova, previously adopted by the national parliament, was officially published and came into force (with some exceptions) on 21 August 2025. Among the definitions that were amended, is, once again (see IRIS 2023-9:1/14) the definition of disinformation. It now closely follows the definition provided by the 2018 EU Action Plan against Disinformation. A new definition – “hate speech” – now follows and expands the wording of the Recommendation of the Committee of...

Amendments to the 2005 Law of Georgia “On Broadcasting” were adopted by the Parliament of Georgia on 12 June 2025, and entered into force on 13 June 2025. The Law provides stricter accountability requirements for “media service and video sharing service providers” and “media service and video sharing service platforms” to the national media regulator, the Communications Commission (ComCom). It rephrases para 9 of Article 70 (last amended on 22 December 2022 by Law No 2482-Xრს-Xმპ) by stipulating that the media shall also provide, if requested by the...

The UK’s public service broadcasters (PSBs) – the BBC, ITV, STV, Channels 4 and 5, and S4C – remain central to public service media (PSM). Yet Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, warns that their survival, and with it a cornerstone of UK culture, is threatened by mounting financial pressures, technological change, and global competition. Ofcom’s July 2025 review presents stakeholder proposals, weighing their benefits and practical implications, building on its statutory five-year assessment under section 264 of the Communications Act 2003. In December 2024,...