Technology Regulation

Since the 1980s, Europe has been at the forefront of privacy regulation in the world. Today, UK and EU legislators are focused on regulating a much larger and more complicated international technology sector, encompassing key areas such as digital competition, artificial intelligence, and illegal and harmful online content.

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For businesses operating in Europe, understanding and staying on top of this framework of regulations is critical, both for compliance and from a brand and reputational perspective. New regulation also brings new opportunities for businesses to enter new markets and differentiate themselves from the competition.

At Fieldfisher, our market-leading technology and regulatory teams help companies prepare for and navigate European technology regulation.

This Technology Regulation hub brings together key insights from our experts to help you understand and address the complex and evolving landscape of technology regulation.

Please see below a list of tools and resources to help you identify forthcoming developments and assess the impact of different regulations on the technology sector.

Fieldfisher Data Compliance Manager

Fieldfisher's 24/7 Data Compliance Manager service helps organisations manage their data compliance obligations by ensuring they have greater capacity to meet the 72-hour window mandated by the relevant supervisory authorities for the initial data compliance assessment and reporting to regulators.

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UK DMCC Act

The UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act is the most significant overhaul in years of the UK's consumer and competition law regimes. Click to download our short guides, which cover the key parts of the Act and what actions businesses should take:

Consumer law reforms

Competition law reforms

Digital markets regime

The impact of UK and EU regulatory reforms on MSPs

A swathe of forthcoming regulatory changes – in the form of DORA, NIS 2 and updates to the UK NIS Regulations – will soon have significant impacts on organisations that provide managed services.

Read more here.

Cyber security rules for consumer smart devices

In our Q&A, we address the requirements of the UK's new Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure regime for products such as smartphones, smart TVs, smart speakers, connected baby monitors and connected alarm systems.

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France bans telemarketing without consent

05/06/2025

On 21 May 2025, the French Parliament adopted the final version of the legislation regulating telephone marketing.

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Tech Regulation Newsletter – June 2025

02/06/2025

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Online Safety Regime: Fees and Penalties Consultation

28/10/2024

Evaluating Online Safety Measures: Ofcom's economic discussion papers 10 and 11

14/10/2024

RESPAWN: Ireland and Spain revive potential bans on loot boxes

02/08/2024

Since the flurry of activity at the end of 2022 during which we saw proposals from the Dutch, Spanish and UK authorities to tighten regulation on loot boxes, there's been a comparative lull in activity with many assuming these initiatives had died in the turmoil of the legislative process. However, a few recent updates suggest that legislators in Europe are (gradually) turning their eyes back to the issue; and that some of these proposals might not be as dead as they seem.

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Brussels, Belgium +32 2 742 70 36 Email Tim

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Olivier Proust

Partner, Technology
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