PYMNTS.com February 12, 2025
The European Commission (EC) will stop pursuing three draft rules that would have regulated technology patents, artificial intelligence (AI) liability and consumer privacy on messaging apps.
The three draft rules faced opposition from the industries they would have affected, and the EC said it did not expect them to be approved by European Union lawmakers, Reuters reported Wednesday (Feb. 12).
The EC announced its decisions in annexes to a EC work program it released Wednesday.
As a reason for withdrawal of the draft rule having to do with technology patents, the EC said in the annexes: “No foreseeable agreement — the Commission will assess whether another proposal should be tabled or another type of approach should be chosen.”
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