Insights on Tech Law, Regulation & Policy: AI, IoT and More
Ofcom announced on 9 July 2025 that it has contacted certain providers of “user-to-user” and “search” services that are “likely to be accessed by children”, requesting that they submit records of their children’s risk assessments (“CRA”) by 7 August 2025 or face enforcement action.
As noted in our previous blogpost here, in-scope providers have…
On June 5, 2025, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) launched its new AI and biometrics strategy. The strategy aims to increase its scrutiny of AI and biometric technologies focusing on three priority situations, namely where: stakes are high; there is clear public concern for the technology; and regulatory clarity can provide immediate impact.…
Federal legislation to “pause” state artificial intelligence regulations will not become law—for now—after the Senate stripped the measure from the budget reconciliation package, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1).
The Senate voted 99–1 to strike the moratorium language from the bill during a marathon 27-hour “vote-a-rama” on July 1. The Senate voted 51–50,…
On June 17, the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models (“Working Group”) issued its final report on frontier AI policy, following public feedback on the draft version of the report released in March. The report describes “frontier models” as the “most capable” subset of foundation models, or a class of general-purpose technologies…
Updated June 27, 2025. Originally posted May 28, 2025.
At an Open Meeting in May, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that proposes to permit more intensive and efficient use of the 12.7 GHz and 42 GHz bands by satellite communications, either as an alternative or complement…
Today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in FCC v. Consumers’ Research (No. 24-354), upholding the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund (“USF”). The Court in a 6-3 majority opinion penned by Justice Kagan explained that the USF does not violate the “public nondelegation doctrine” or the “private nondelegation doctrine” because Congress provided adequate…
On 24 June 2025, the European Commission published its “roadmap” for ensuring lawful and effective access to data by law enforcement (“Roadmap”). The Roadmap forms a key part of the Commission’s internal security strategy, which was announced in April, and follows on from the November 2024 recommendations of the High-Level Group on…
The European Commission has opened a consultation to gather feedback on forthcoming guidelines “on implementing the AI Act’s rules on high-risk AI systems”. (For more on the definition of a high-risk AI system, see our blog post here.) The consultation is open until July 18, 2025, following which the Commission will publish a summary…
In a surprise move, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a proposed moratorium on state and local AI laws satisfies the Byrd Rule, the requirement that reconciliation bills contain only budgetary provisions and omit “extraneous” policy language. While MacDonough’s determination allows the Senate Commerce Committee’s version of the moratorium to remain in the bill, its…
On June 3, 2025, the OECD introduced a new framework called AI Capability Indicators that compares AI capabilities to human abilities. The framework is intended to help policymakers assess the progress of AI systems and enable informed policy responses to new AI advancements. The indicators are designed to help non-technical policymakers understand the degree of…
