Brands face big squeeze over fatty food ad clampdown
Most advertisers, broadcasters and online platforms might have already voluntarily started adhering to the Government’s new Less Healthy Food (LHF)…
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Last orders: Govt mulls calling time on £6bn booze ads
The Government is risking the wrath of the booze industry – as well as the advertising and marketing sector –…
The £161bn question: Will EU renew data transfer deal?
The European Commission has launched a major consultation on whether to renew the UK’s data transfer deal with the EU,…
Data Act jitters build as firms face race to get in shape
The Data (Use & Access) Act 2025 might already be on the Statute Book but the Law Society of England…
DMA claims Data Act victory as privacy groups seethe
Industry trade body the DMA is giving itself a big slap on the back following the UK data reforms officially…
Four years in the making, UK data reforms are passed
The Data (Use & Access) Bill has finally cleared both houses, despite a last-minute attempt by the Lords to introduce…
Ministers invoke 1678 law to block AI copyright protest
The Government has been accused of abandoning the creative sector after ministers used a parliamentary procedure dating from 1678 to…
Data reforms hit as Lords mount revolt over AI copyright
The Data (Use & Access) Bill has been hit by a major revolt in the House of Lords after peers…
Data reforms inch closer but Govt fails to defuse AI row
The Government’s data reforms have moved ever closer to becoming law with the third reading of the Data (Use &…
Charities warned over abuse of new email soft opt-in
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned the charity sector to tread carefully if and when the proposed ‘soft opt-in’ for…