The Turkish Competition Authority will host a workshop in Ankara next month focused on the challenges digitalization and artificial intelligence pose for competition policy and regulation. The event, titled “Competition Policies in the Digital Age,” […]
Category: Digital Markets
Digital markets policy, regulation, enforcement; AI
Turkish Authority Ends Mastercard and Visa Probe After Accepting Commitments
Turkey’s competition regulator has concluded an antitrust investigation into Mastercard and Visa after accepting commitments designed to address concerns over competition in payment systems and digital wallet services. The Turkish Competition Authority said Thursday that […]
Czech Authority Upholds Cybersecurity-Related Restrictions in Public IT Tender
The head of the Czech Competition Authority has ruled that contracting authorities may impose stricter conditions in public tenders related to cybersecurity, even if those requirements partially restrict competition, provided they are objectively justified and […]
Irish Watchdog Finds Widespread Non-Compliance in Online Platform Sweep
DUBLIN, May 1, 2026 — The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has identified widespread potential breaches of EU platform rules following a sweep of 17 online platforms operating in Ireland. The review, launched after a […]
Italian Authority Secures AI Transparency Commitments Over ‘Hallucination’ Risks
ROME, April 30, 2026 — The Italian Competition Authority has closed three investigations into generative AI providers after securing commitments aimed at improving transparency around the risk of so-called “hallucinations,” or inaccurate outputs generated by […]
CADE Upholds Daily Fine Against Meta and WhatsApp Over Alleged Non-Compliance
BRASÍLIA, April 23, 2026 — Brazil’s Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) has upheld a daily fine against WhatsApp and Meta Platforms for failing to comply with a precautionary order related to access for artificial-intelligence […]
EU Antitrust Regulator Moves Toward Interim Measures Against Meta Over WhatsApp AI Access
BRUSSELS, April 16, 2026 — The European Commission has intensified its antitrust investigation into Meta by issuing a Supplementary Statement of Objections outlining plans to impose interim measures over the company’s treatment of third-party AI assistants on WhatsApp. […]
Turkish Competition Authority Launches Study on Competition Policy in the Digital Age
ANKARA, April 14, 2026 — The Turkish Competition Authority has launched a new study examining how digitalisation is reshaping competition and regulation, as part of efforts to adapt competition policy to rapidly evolving digital markets. […]
Türkiye Competition Authority Launches Sector Inquiry into AI Ecosystem
ANKARA, April 7, 2026 — The Turkish Competition Authority has launched a sector inquiry into the artificial intelligence ecosystem to examine how rapid developments in AI are reshaping market dynamics and competition. The inquiry, initiated […]
CADE Reaches Settlement in Probe into Fuel Pricing Algorithm
BRASÍLIA, April 8, 2026 — Brazil’s antitrust authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade), has approved a settlement with a software developer as part of an investigation into the use of algorithmic pricing tools […]
