The committee wants a shift towards proactive ex-ante regulation of digital markets with the finalisation of the competition bill and introduction of an ecommerce code of conduct. The post Lowdown: Parliamentary committee on finance calls for digital competition bill, e-commerce code of conduct appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that police do not need prior court permission to freeze a bank account during an investigation. The post Karnataka HC: Police can freeze bank accounts without court order appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Germany’s federal police agency, the BKA, said three suspects were picked up in Europe and charged with fraud, and Brazil’s federal police said four others were arrested on similar charges.

The partnership between InternetLab, Núcleo Jornalismo, and Democracia em Xeque will analyze offensive comments directed at female candidates on Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok O post MonitorA 2026: Project Expands Monitoring of Online Platforms During Elections with a New Methodology apareceu primeiro em InternetLab.

French authorities confirmed that someone gained unauthorized access to systems at the Directorate General of Public Finances in late June after stealing or misusing someone’s identity.

A French press association has asked France’s competition regulator to act against Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode, alleging unpaid use of news content and significant declines in publisher traffic. The post French publishers want Google to pay for AI news summaries appeared first on MEDIANAMA.