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Strengthening child protection online is aim of Irish regulators’ new collaboration

MLex: Strengthening children’s protection online is the aim of a new cooperation agreement between Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) and its media safety regulator. In a joint statement published on Thrusday, the two authorities committed to collaborate and to share information to better safeguard children’s data and safety online, with the aim of advancing the rights and best interests of minors in the digital environment.

EU Commission urged to assess independence of Irish data regulator appointee

MLex: The European Commission has been asked by a group of civil society organisations to assess whether it can guarantee the independence of a former Meta Platforms lobbyist who was recently appointed to be a commissioner in Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC). In a statement on 14 October 2025, European Digital Rights (EDRi) and 40 other groups said the DPC’s appointment of the former Meta lobbyist raised ‘serious questions’ about both the perception and reality of its independence.

EU, Competition & Procurement—Freedom to set resale price never goes out of fashion: The EU fines Gucci, Chloé and Loewe over €157m

Ireland—Commercial analysis: This article, was written by A&L Goodbody’s EU, Competition & Procurement Team. On 14 October 2025, the European Commission fined Gucci, Chloé and Loewe over €157m for engaging in illegal resale price maintenance.

Microsoft's education software broke EU privacy rules, Austrian regulator finds

MLex: Microsoft and Austrian educational institutions broke EU data protection law over their use of Microsoft 365 Education, Austria's privacy regulator has found. It found unlawful tracking of students and incomplete responses to data access requests, ordering both schools and the Austrian education ministry to provide fuller disclosures, while requiring Microsoft itself to explain how it uses user data for its own business purposes.

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