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The EU Says No Way to Meta's 'Pay or Ok' Under the DMA

The EU Says No Way to Meta's 'Pay or Ok' Under the DMA

The Verge, along with most of the data protection commentariat on LinkedIn reported that Apple and Meta are the first companies to be fined for violations under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European Commission announced today that Apple has been served a €500 million (about $570

‘You're Fired'—What Trump’s Regulatory Sackings Mean for EU & US Data Relations

‘You're Fired'—What Trump’s Regulatory Sackings Mean for EU & US Data Relations

President Trump’s recent sacking of FTC Commissioners & disbanding of the PCLOB is worrying. It’s a major shift in policy, but also calls into doubt the independence of the watchdog orgs. This may cause the EU pause on whether the US remains ‘adequate’ for cross-border data transfers.