On February 7, 2025, the OECD launched a voluntary framework for companies to report on their efforts to promote safe, secure and trustworthy AI. This global reporting framework is intended to monitor and support the application of the International Code of Conduct for Organisations Developing Advanced AI Systems delivered by the 2023 G7 Hiroshima AI
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ICO announces its online tracking strategy for 2025
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) recently announced a new online tracking strategy, which aims to ensure a “fair and transparent online world where people are given meaningful control over how they are tracked online.”
Online advertising is one of the ICO’s current areas of strategic focus (others areas of focus include AI and…
Introduction of the Revised Code of Conduct+ and the Digital Services Act
The Commission and the European Board for Digital Services have announced the integration of the revised voluntary Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online + (“Code of Conduct+”) into the framework of the Digital Services Act (“DSA”). Article 45 of the DSA states that, where significant systemic risks emerge under Article 34(1) (concerning…
FCC to Tackle Robust Agenda at February Open Meeting
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the agenda for its February Open Meeting, which is scheduled for February 27, 2025. This is the first agenda released by the FCC under new Chairman Brendan Carr. The agenda items on which the commissioners will vote at the meeting will include the following:
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What Commerce Secretary Nominee Howard Lutnick’s Confirmation Hearing Tells Us about Technology Policy in the Trump Administration
U.S. Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick delivered a detailed preview of what to expect from the Trump Administration on key issues around technology, trade, and intellectual property. At his nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday, January 29, Lutnick faced questions from senators about the future of the…
Trump Administration Releases “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review” Executive Order
On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration released a memorandum, “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” to halt agency rulemaking processes (the “EO”).
The EO orders all executive departments and agencies to “not propose or issue any rule in any manner, including by sending a rule to the Office of the Federal Register (the ‘OFR’), until a…
AI Accessibility Software Provider Settles FTC Allegations
On January 3, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it reached a settlement with accessiBe, a provider of AI-powered web accessibility software, to resolve allegations that the company violated Section 5 of the FTC Act concerning the marketing and stated efficacy of its software. …
NTIA Seeks Comment on Potential Effects of Satellite Direct-to-Device Operations in the L-band on GPS L1 Signal
On December 27, 2024, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Request for Comment (“RFC”)that seeks public input on the potential impacts on the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) L1 signal by the growth of satellite-based direct-to-device (D2D) operations that use frequencies between 1610-1660.5 MHz (the “L-band”). As the lead spectrum advisor to the…
FCC Allocates New Spectrum for Commercial Space Launches
On December 31, 2024, the FCC issued a Report and Order (Third R&O) formally allocating additional spectrum for commercial space launch applications, fulfilling a provision of the Launch Communications Act (LCA) of 2024. The LCA, which President Biden signed on September 26, 2024, directed the FCC to make the 2025–2110 MHz, 2200–2290 MHz, and 2360–2395…
Sixth Circuit Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules
On January 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down the FCC’s Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet Order, which had attempted to reclassify broadband access as a regulated “telecommunications service” and adopted net neutrality regulations. As we previously covered here, a different panel of the Sixth Circuit…