PEOPLE OF INTERNET RESEARCH 30% B-BBEE ownership requirement 0 Starlink licence applications filed
South Africa
South Africa Competition Commission tech giant probe
ICASA's June 2026 gazette notice confirms Starlink still has no licence application on file, with entry blocked by a 30% B-BBEE ownership rule Parliament alone can change.
2026-07-11
RESEARCH 33% ASML China revenue share 2025 ~20% Projected 2026 China share
Netherlands
2026-07-11
The Hague embraces voluntary US chip-alliance cooperation but is fighting a bill that would let Washington dictate ASML'...
RESEARCH €750,000 New §19a fine ceiling 5 Firms designated under §19a
Germany
2026-07-11
The BMWE's June 2026 GWB draft lifts Section 19a's fee cap to €750,000 while dodging the unresolved question of how Germ...
RESEARCH 46 AI systems classified high-risk 31 of 46 Systems in transportation
Vietnam
2026-07-11
Decision 33/2026 names 46 high-risk AI systems, but strict liability and a local-presence mandate could favor incumbents...
RESEARCH ~400 km² Territory retaken 5,175 Terminals USAID delivered
Ukraine
2026-07-11
A Pentagon IG report shows a private firm's whitelist toggle reshaped the front line — proof Ukraine's resilience strate...
RESEARCH 2021 CJEU Prokuratuur ruling 3 yrs Taro's proposed retention
Estonia
2026-07-11
Interior Minister Igor Taro wants 2-3 year bulk data retention near borders; Justice Minister Pakosta's bill would end i...
RESEARCH #1 & #2 EU cloud market rank €7.5B DMA turnover threshold
India
2026-07-11
The EU designated AWS and Azure as DMA gatekeepers below statutory thresholds, using AI lock-in as justification — a pre...
RESEARCH $15M CAD Max daily penalty $100M CAD Google's annual payment
Canada
2026-07-11
Bill C-18 pushed Meta out of Canadian news entirely and left one company funding the rest — now Washington cites it whil...
RESEARCH 5 years No government-wide oversight 12 / 26 Bodies and server rooms audited
Israel
2026-07-11
A State Comptroller report finds Israel's Privacy Protection Authority skipped physical-security audits of government da...
RESEARCH 90% Parental support in consultation 116,000+ Consultation responses received
UK
2026-07-11
The UK's spring 2027 ban relies on age-verification tech that early Australian data shows most under-16s are already rou...
RESEARCH 267-117 House vote margin 14 Bills consolidated into one
US
2026-07-11
The House-passed KIDS Act leans on a porn-site ruling to justify sweeping age checks across general-purpose platforms an...
RESEARCH 624 Reconsideratio n requests dismissed 51% Local ownership required
Africa
2026-07-11
CRAN's dismissal of 624 appeals over a 51% local-ownership rule reveals a quieter, procedural form of the state control ...
RESEARCH Life Max penalty, betting fraud rings 28/100 Egypt internet freedom score
Egypt
2026-07-11
Parliament's plan to criminalize betting apps targets real fraud, but a vague 'climate of despair' clause risks becoming...