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In a recent decision of the Национална агенция за приходите (the National Revenue Agency – NRA), the regulatory body provided clarifications on the interpretation of the latest amendments to the Bulgarian Закона за хазарта (Gambling Act) concerning the ban of gambling advertising (see IRIS 2024-6:1/18). Historically, the origins of these legislative changes date back to August 2022, when a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Съвет за електронни медии (Council for Electronic Media – CEM) and the NRA. This collaboration stemmed from growing concerns over aggressive gambling...

On 16 August 2024, the US District Court Judge Margaret Garnett issued a temporary injunction freezing the launch of the streaming service planned by Walt Disney Co., Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery. For a monthly fee of USD 43, the three players planned, with the signature of a non-binding term sheet on 6 February 2024, to launch their new platform dedicated to live sports competitions. However, on 8 April 2024, a direct competitor called “Fubo", which also offers sports content, filed a complaint against the alliance, accusing it of violating competition law. According to...

On 20 June 2024, the High Court of Ireland confirmed the designation by Coimisiún na Meán (the Commission), the Irish media regulator, of online platforms Reddit and Tumblr as video-sharing platform (VSP) services. Under the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act of 2022 (OSMR Act), the Commission was granted the power to designate online services as VSPs, to which the online safety code to be drafted by the Commission may apply. The Commission issued ten designation notices (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Udemy, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Tumblr and Reddit) at the end of 2023,...

First, the Italian Council of State (through Judgment No. 4277 of 13 May 2024, regarding the Google Search service) and then the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) for Lazio (through Order No. 1940 of 16 May 2024, regarding the YouTube video-sharing platform service, and Order No. 2272 of 31 May 2024, regarding the X service) confirmed the sanctioning measures adopted by the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) against Google Ireland Limited and Twitter International Unlimited Company for violating the ban on advertising gambling with cash winnings introduced by Article 9 of Decree Law No....

Law No. 2024-449 of 21 May 2024 aiming “to secure and regulate the digital space” was published in the French Official Gazette after being examined by the Conseil constitutionnel (Constitutional Council). The first section of the law aims to prevent minors accessing pornographic websites. To this end, it gives the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (French audiovisual regulator – ARCOM) the task of drawing up minimum technical standards that must be met by age verification systems set up by publishers and online video-sharing...