Politique

As the European Union prepares its future cloud and AI strategy, France is making its move with SecNumCloud, which has become the cornerstone of its “trusted cloud.” Behind…

By upholding the bulk of the investment obligations in the Walloon audiovisual sector imposed on Netflix, the Belgian Constitutional Court reinforces the ability of states to regulate streaming…

Passed by the French National Assembly, the Balanant bill aims to address structural flaws in the neighboring rights of press publishers. By imposing unprecedented transparency requirements to platforms,…

By targeting Snapchat and several pornographic platforms, Brussels is refining its interpretation of the DSA regarding the protection of minors. This offensive is accompanied by active promotion of…

In the span of a few days, two verdicts have ushered in a new phase of litigation against social media platforms in the United States. Behind these landmark…

Faced with the impossibility of competing with the United States and China on key AI infrastructure, a report calls for a paradigm shift: managing dependence rather than pursuing…

With the Conseil d’Etat’s approval, the Senate’s proposed law on the presumption of AI use of works has reached a decisive milestone, positioning France as a pioneer in…

As the first review of the Digital Markets Act approaches, European broadcasters are urging the Commission to expand its scope to include smart TVs and voice assistants. In…

Adopted without debate and with few amendments tabled in plenary, the Digital Omnibus on AI will be put to a vote in the European Parliament on March 25.…

Expected to be a cornerstone of the European digital strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act (CAIDA) has faced repeated delays and remains shrouded in unusual uncertainty. Despite…

A report by Stuart Thomson confirms the explosion of piracy in the streaming era, which has become both instantaneous and systemic. Despite estimated losses of 30 billion euros…

The British government is cautiously backtracking on one of its most controversial proposals regarding AI and copyright. In areport published on March 18 on AI and copyright, London…

The AI Digital Omnibus is moving full steam ahead in Brussels. But the rushed timeline and the limited space given to parliamentary input are raising questions about the…

The “digital fitness check” turns into group therapy for digital industry players Launched to assess whether European digital law is still fit for purpose—if it ever was—the Commission’s…

Adopted by a large majority, Axel Voss’s own-initiative report on artificial intelligence and copyright sends a clear political signal to the European Commission. Faced with arguments from technology…

In the Netherlands, a legal study on AWS’s sovereign cloud has sparked an unexpected debate. Deemed too lenient by some critics of American hyperscalers, it led the Ministry…

The AI Act simplification project is bogged down in the European Parliament. According to our information, political groups are now considering splitting the vote on the text in…

While several member states and European institutions are now considering restricting minors’ access to social media, warnings are mounting. International institutions, researchers, NGOs, and young people themselves are…

The European Commission wants to protect public debate. But by creating a Center for Democratic Resilience with a platform bringing together the media, it is opening up a…

With the mandatory review of the 2019 directive approaching, the European Parliament is stepping up its initiatives on AI and protected works. Between the Voss report in JURI,…

Faced with international governance of artificial intelligence that too often marginalizes cultural issues and copyright, a large majority of States Parties to the 2005 Convention support the development…

Disinformation exists, foreign interference has been documented, and social media raises real political questions. But the most robust scientific studies show that their effects on opinions and polarization…

While artificial intelligence now accounts for more than half of global venture capital, the European Union as a whole weighs barely as much as the United Kingdom alone.…

Two years after it came into force, the Digital Services Act has resulted in 50 million moderation decisions being overturned and increased accountability for platforms. But the data…

At a time when the use of protected works to train AI models has become one of the most defining—and explosive—issues in the global debate, the AI Impact…

By considering classifying ChatGPT as a very large search engine, the European Commission would shift the focus of the Digital Services Act. Designed to regulate the public circulation…

Presented as a simple simplification exercise, the Digital Omnibus on the AI Act reveals a much more strategic ambition on the part of the Commission: to regain control…

2025 was not the year of the predicted shift, but rather a period of consolidation in which, under regulatory pressure, legacy engines and networks held their ground, with…

Despite repeated pro-European declarations in Brussels and other capitals, a much more fundamental debate is taking hold: should integration be deepened further to boost competitiveness, should the regulatory…

Originally designed to counter foreign interference, the European fight against disinformation has gradually expanded and become structured around an institutionalized ecosystem combining public funding, certified expertise, and partnerships…