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Digital & AI Regulation

Where digital rules are being written, and where the leverage is.

Forward-looking · What is coming, not what has passed

What it is

A focused read of digital and AI regulation across the EU, UK, and key international forums. Covers implementing acts, enforcement priorities, and the political dynamics behind the technical detail. Every issue carries the consultations and comment windows that are still open, with their closing dates, because a rule still being drafted can still be changed.

Best suited for

Digital rights NGOs, civil society groups working on AI and data, and government policy staff, alongside the platforms and tech companies inside scope of the rules.

What is in each issue

Structured so you can skim it in five minutes.

  • 01Regulatory and enforcement updates
  • 02Implementing acts and guidance tracking
  • 03Where implementation is behind the deadline set in law
  • 04Open consultations and comment windows, with closing dates

Sample issue

A recent edition, as it lands on Sunday.

The masthead, the TL;DR of the week ahead, and the opening featured story. This is what arrives in your inbox. Structured, forward-looking, five minutes to read.

An InStone Publication
Sun, 26 April 2026
Edition No. 002

Digital rules; distilled

UK · EU · US · China

Good morning. The AI Act's first serious enforcement case lands today as the Commission opens formal proceedings on general-purpose model obligations. The first real compliance test begins.

TL;DR · Week ahead

  • European Commission: First AI Act Article 55 formal proceedings opened this morning.

  • UK AI Safety Institute: Third evaluation of frontier models published.

  • ICO: New guidance on generative AI and lawful basis for training.

  • OECD AI Group: GPAI code of practice second draft circulated to members.

European Commission
The AI Act's first enforcement case will define what compliance actually means

Today the Commission opens formal proceedings on Article 55 GPAI obligations, the first real test of what the Act requires in practice. The targeted provider has 60 days to respond, a timeline that signals seriousness...

Why this matters

For any organisation deploying general-purpose AI, the outcome of this case will define the compliance cost of GPAI integration for the next decade. Waiting for clarity is no longer a risk-free position.

Sample topics

What recent issues have covered.

  • EU AI Act implementation milestones
  • Digital Services Act enforcement cases
  • UK AI Bill progress and divergence from EU
  • Competition enforcement on gatekeeper platforms
  • Data transfer and adequacy developments

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