Platforms regulation
Digital Omnibus Stalls Again: No Council Mandate and No New Cookie Rules
The Digital Omnibus was reported removed from Sunday's Coreper agenda with no new date. What European marketers should change now, and what remains draft.
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Platforms & Regulation
Platform design and European regulation increasingly shape the environment in which digital marketing operates.
NEMO follows changes involving major platforms, privacy systems, the Digital Markets Act and other developments with practical marketing consequences.
Platforms regulation
Poland Charges Google Over Publisher Pay. Here’s What UOKiK Says Google Failed to Disclose
Poland's competition authority has charged four Google companies with suspected abuse of dominance in publisher-pay negotiations covering Search, News and Discover. The case centres on information publishers say they need to evaluate Google's remuneration offers.
Platforms regulation
OpenAI Will Watermark ChatGPT Text in the EU. What Article 50 Compliance Actually Changes
OpenAI will add invisible textGrain watermarks to eligible ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU. The signal can help identify provenance, but editing weakens detection and it does not prove authorship, accuracy or ownership.
Platforms regulation
ChatGPT Ads Are Live in Europe. Germany Is Warning About Chat-Based Profiling
ChatGPT Ads are available across Europe, but broader ad personalisation using past chats is a separate feature state. German regulators and a Cologne court show why advertisers need to separate contextual advertising from persistent profiling.
Platforms regulation
Booking.com Changed How It Uses Hotel Prices in the EEA. Run This Direct-Rate Check
Booking.com no longer uses off-platform hotel prices when assessing Sponsored Benefit eligibility in the EEA. The change closes a remaining pricing link under the DMA, but it does not mean Booking ranking ignores price altogether.
Platforms regulation
The EU AI Act’s Transparency Rules Are Live: A Marketing Checklist for AI-Generated Creative
Article 50 transparency obligations now apply across the EU. Here is a practical checklist for marketing teams using AI-generated images, video, audio and text.
Platforms regulation
Google vs Brussels: Where the DMA Search Fight Stands in October 2026
Google's European search results have changed, two new court cases are pending, and the DMA's search-data rules are moving toward a 2027 milestone. Here is what is confirmed, what is still unsettled and what marketers should watch.
Platforms regulation
UK Search Choice Screens Could Include AI Assistants. Here’s What the CMA Is Proposing
The UK CMA wants Google Android and Chrome choice screens to include qualifying AI assistants, alongside annual search-choice prompts and publisher-attribution requirements.