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A class action lawsuit has been filed in the federal court in East St. Louis against Apple, Visa and Mastercard companies. The companies are accused in it of a conspiracy aimed at illegally eliminating competition and as a result artificially inflating fees for credit and debit transactions.

No more automatic video playback, endless scrolling, and design based on monetizing attention - the European Parliament has just adopted an initiative aimed at combating such practices and the generally addictive nature of online platforms.

The Sejm approved the amendment to the law on electronic deliveries and thus postponed the implementation deadline for solutions enabling the use of registered electronic delivery service. The change also concerns the introduction of a public hybrid service.

On December 8, 2023, after three days of intense negotiations, the European Union countries reached a preliminary agreement on the content of the AI Act - the world's first comprehensive regulations governing the use of artificial intelligence.

The European Center for Digital Rights has sued Facebook and Instagram's subscription service in the Austrian data protection office. The organization argues that Meta in this way creates an illusion of data protection choice and makes users pay for their basic right to privacy.

In the UK, opposition is growing against Adobe's plans to take over Figma. The British Competition Authority (CMA) opposes the transaction, fearing a negative impact on the market and monopolization of services in the field of graphic software delivery.

Google and telecommunications leaders appeal to the European Commission for Apple to respect existing regulations. Together, they emphasize the need for fair competition and compliance with the law, which affects the stability of the sector.

AI conducted legal contract negotiations without human involvement. This is a clash between artificial intelligence and... artificial intelligence. The company Luminance fully entrusted AI with contract negotiations and as it says, they took place "without human interference, between two opposing parties".

Significant changes for the development of startups in Poland will come into effect on November 10, 2023. On that day, four new provisions of the commercial companies code will come into force, which will eliminate the possibility of using equity crowdfunding by limited liability companies.

The European Union has decided to extend the ban on so-called behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram services. The previous ban introduced by Norway, a country not a member of the EU, will now apply in 30 community countries.