Focus on enforcing existing digital rules, Irish regulator tells EU authorities
By Matthew Newman ( February 25, 2026, 11:44 GMT | Insight) -- European regulators should focus on building their capacities to enforce existing digital rules rather than crafting new ones, a key enforcer for the EU's Digital Services Act said on Wednesday. The comment by John Evans, Ireland’s digital services commissioner, comes as European legislators are drafting the Digital Fairness Act that may impose new obligations on platforms to protect minors.European regulators should focus on building their capacities to enforce existing digital rules rather than crafting new ones, a key enforcer for the EU's Digital Services Act said on Wednesday....
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