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Digital policy for 🇪🇺 European Commission
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When you witness a heinous crime against Europe
May 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Protecting you if things go wrong.

The new Product Liability Directive enters into force.

From today, as a 🇪🇺 consumer, you have more rights if something goes seriously wrong because of a product you bought.

A win-win for European consumers and for business ↓

europa.eu/!NFwbfG
December 8, 2024 at 8:41 AM
🇪🇺🤖 New liability rules for victims to seek compensation for damages caused by defective products online and offline

single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-lia...
New liability rules for victims to seek compensation for damages caused by defective products online and offline
The new Product Liability Directive enters into force on Sunday, 8 December. The revised legislation establishes a clear, predictable, and effective system for victims to seek compensation.
single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu
December 6, 2024 at 10:53 PM
🇪🇺 Finally here, the new Product Liability is law.

All products, incl. Software and AI systems are now fully covered by the EU liability rules - revamped for the digital age.

eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
November 18, 2024 at 10:28 AM
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Six years after a major congressionally chartered cybersecurity commission urged lawmakers to make software vendors legally liable for product failures, very little has been done.

My new story explores the legal, technical, and political challenges facing software liability.
The struggle for software liability: Inside a ‘very, very, very hard problem’
Legal experts, technologists and tech-industry representatives say software liability is extremely difficult to design, with multiple competing approaches. But some lawmakers want to make it a top pri...
therecord.media
October 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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Apple, Google and Meta may not be complying with new digital competition rules, the European Commission said as it opened investigations that could lead to fines.
EU probes Apple, Google and Meta over digital rules compliance
Companies face fines of up to 10 percent of their global annual turnover if European Commission decides they are breaking the laws.
www.politico.eu
March 25, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Step by step - almost there.

The European Parliament has approved the new European liability regime allowing to claim compensation for damages caused by any defective products, including software and AI-systems. 🇪🇺

Full text: www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
March 12, 2024 at 8:40 PM
🇪🇺🤖 In case you’re wondering what the future EU rules on liability for software, AI will look like - agreement reached on PLD has been confirmed by COREPER, next the EP - the consolidated text is available here ⤵️

data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...
data.consilium.europa.eu
January 26, 2024 at 7:31 PM
After some long months of work, an agreement has been reached to update the EU liability regime covering also software and Al system! 🤖
Council and EP have reached an agreement on the Product Liability Directive!
Agreement between the Council and the European Parliament makes EU liability rules fit for the digit...
The Council and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on a new EU law on liability for defective products.
www.consilium.europa.eu
December 15, 2023 at 11:36 AM
First trilogue on the Product Liability Directive - Done. (Thrilling! especially when it’s your very first one)
October 23, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Great news from EP Plenary, green light on the report for the Product Liability Directive - Let the trilogues begin! www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
Better protection for consumers against damages by defective products | News | European Parliament
The new rules would ensure victims get fair compensation when defective products, including digital or refurbished products, cause them physical and psychological harm.
www.europarl.europa.eu
October 19, 2023 at 9:06 AM
Was thinking about the first post, but let’s start with a request for advice/tips - which account to follow for some EU news?
October 13, 2023 at 5:21 PM