Data
Cyber
Platform
Content
AI
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Misc
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~2025?
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act (UK)
Data Governance Act (EU)
Nov 2020
June 2022
Sept 2023
Data Act (EU)
Feb 2022
Nov 2023
Sept 2025
Health Data Spaces Regulation (EU)
May 2022
~Autumn '24?
~2028?
ePrivacy Regulation (EU)
Jan 2017
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (UK)
July 2022
NIS2 Directive (EU)
Dec 2020
Jan 2023
Oct 2024
Digital Operational Resilience Act (EU)
Sept 2020
Dec 2022
Jan 2025
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Cyber Resilience Act (EU)
Sept 2022
~2024?
~2027?
CSAM Regulation (EU)
May 2022
~2024?
European Media Freedom Act (EU)
Sept 2022
May 2024
Aug 2025
Artificial Intelligence Act (EU)
Apr 2021
AI Liability Directive (EU)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act (UK)
Apr 2023
Online Safety Act (UK)
Mar 2022
AI Regulation (UK)
Mar 2023
Digital Markets Act (EU)
Dec 2020
Nov 2022
2 May 2023
3 July 2023 – gatekeeping notification deadline
Digital Services Act (EU)
Dec 2020
Nov 2022
Feb 2024
May 2023 – operators designated as very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSEs) will have to comply with stricter obligations from mid-2023 deadline
Online Sale of Goods (Safety) Bill (UK)
June 2022
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~2025?
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May '24
Oct 2024
Aug 2024
Aug 2026
European Accessibility Act (EU)
June 2022
June 2025
Apr 2019
October 2023
Nov 2021
Dec 2022
April 2024
European Digital Identity Regulation (eID) (EU)
May 2024
May 2026
May 2021
Feb 2025 – first phase of staged
rollout begins, including provisions
on "Prohibited AI" come into force; GPAI provisions in force from Aug 2025
Sept 2022
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July 2024 – new Labour Government confirms
Digital Information and Smart Data Bill will take
forward content from previous abandoned Bill
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July 2024 – new Labour Government confirms legislation to regulate most powerful artificial intelligence models forthcoming
Q4 2024 – first phase of
staged rollout planned to begin,
with illegal harms Codes coming
into force and services expected to complete illegal harms
risk assessment
Last updated: 23 July 2024
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~April 2026?
European Technology and Digital Regulation
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Data, cyber, platform, content and AI legislation
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