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On 21 May 2012, the Commission issued a press statement inviting Google to submit remedies to address four concerns it identified pursuant to the antitrust investigation it launched.

On 27 March 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") responded to a preliminary question of the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof) on the interpretation of Article 8(3) of Directive 2001/29/EC of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (the "Directive").

The EU's Cyber Resilience Act introduces comprehensive cybersecurity requirements for connected devices and software sold in the European market. With key compliance deadlines approaching in 2026 and 2027, manufacturers, importers, and distributors must understand their obligations regarding security by design, vulnerability reporting, and lifecycle maintenance to avoid penalties and build customer trust.

On 13 May 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down a significant judgment regarding the protection of personal data on the Internet.

The European Parliament and Council have formally adopted amendments to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act as part of the Digital Omnibus package, introducing extended compliance deadlines for high-risk AI systems, a targeted prohibition on AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery, and measures to reduce regulatory duplication for businesses operating in the EU.

On 15 July 2011 the Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy (Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer/Commission de la protection de la vie privée – the "Privacy Commission") launched a public consultation on cyber surveillance.

Article 5(3) of the Brussels I Regulation provides that, in matters relating to tort, a person domiciled in an EU Member State may, in another EU Member State, be sued "in the courts for the place where the harmful event occurred or may occur".

On 13 March 2015, the Brussels Court of First Instance (Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg / Tribunal de Première Instance) found that internet service providers ("ISPs") should not pay copyright fees ...

On 3 June 2016, the Court of Appeal of Brussels denied the Belgian Association for Authors, Composers and Publishers the right to collect remuneration for communication to the public from internet service providers.

On 5 April 2012, a new bill amending various provisions concerning Electronic Communications (the "Bill") was submitted to the Belgian Parliament.

The Electronic Communications Act of 13 June 2005 was recently amended in order to implement, amongst other provisions, the new European rules on the use of cookies.

On 20 December 2023, the European Commission designated Pornhub, Xvideos and Stripchat, three widely-used porn sites, as ‘very large online platforms' under the new Digital Services Act.

The European Commission has effectively rejected the established telecoms network operators' calls for their networks to be "subsidized" by edge providers.

First, the European Commission aims to ensure a wider access to online content across Europe.

On 13 February 2007, the Brussels Court of First Instance found Google Inc. guilty of copyright violations as a result of its unauthorised reproduction and making available to the public of newspaper content, including full articles, headlines, snippets of text and pictures.

The Proposed Regulations implement, in part, the Digital Single Market Strategy which the Commission adopted on 6 May 2015.