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Digital Regulation
News & analysis tagged Digital Regulation — diplomacy, politics, and global affairs coverage from Model Diplomat.
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EU Orders Google to Open AI and Search Data
The European Commission's July 16 decisions force Google to open Android's AI plumbing and search data to competitors, targeting its data flywheel before it locks in the next market.
2026-07-19
EU's Google Endgame Turns Search Data Tap to
The EU is set to fine Google and order it to share search data with rivals including AI chatbots, turning a competition remedy into an AI-market intervention.
2026-07-16
EU Google Crackdown Quietly Rewards US AI R
The EU's DMA crackdown on Google will force data sharing with rivals, but American AI firms like OpenAI and Perplexity are best positioned to exploit the data tap, not European search engines.
2026-07-16
EU Digital Omnibus centralizes AI enforcement
The EU's Digital Omnibus on AI delays high-risk obligations by 15-plus months while handing the AI Office exclusive enforcement authority over AI systems on the bloc's largest platforms — a centralization of power paired with a deferment of its use.
2026-07-16
UK puts Microsoft, Google, Amazon under bank-
Britain becomes first jurisdiction to subject hyperscalers to direct prudential regulation for systemic risk, setting a global template.
2026-07-10
Coupang penalty tests Korean sovereignty vs.
South Korea's near-trillion-won penalty stack against Coupang—including a record data-breach fine and back taxes—has triggered a House Judiciary subpoena and a Section 301 review, testing the limits of digital regulatory sovereignty against US trade leverage.
2026-07-10