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Members of the European Parliament welcomed the AgoraEU proposal but raised concerns over merging cultural and political objectives, what support would be given to independent producers, to cross-border projects, and to ensuring strong parliamentary oversight.
Colombia seeks to strengthen child protection in online environments. A new legal framework sets shared duties for the government, schools, platforms, families, and civil society to prevent online risks for children, foster healthy digital habits, and guarantee their digital rights.
During an exchange of views with the EP IMCO committee, the Commission announced guidelines on age estimation methods (and the related risk review methodology) to further clarify the implementation of art.28 of the Digital Services Act. National laws can ban children from accessing social media if they do not set rules that contradict the DSA, the Commission says. The Commission will evaluate an EU-wide approach.
The Culture and Education committee's resolution aims to reiterate the EU's support for the Audiovisual Media Services Directive after the US administration listed the directive as a "foreign trade barrier."
The US telecoms regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), wishes to encourage more TV broadcasters to transition to ATSC 3.0, the next-generation broadcast standard. To this end, the FCC issued a public notice to clarify the procedures involved in processing ATSC 3.0 licence applications.
Most copyright challenges arise at the training stage under article 4 of the Copyright Directive in the DSM, with unresolved issues on opt-outs and transparency. Licensing was seen as central, while concerns over deepfakes and personality rights put Denmark’s draft Deepfake Act in the spotlight.
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