Big Tech firms, including Meta and Open AI, lobbied the European Commission to delay rule implementation and compliance deadlines for major digital regulations, such as the AI Act and EU General Data Protection Regulation, Bloomberg reports. More than 500 comments were made through the European Commission’s public consultation on simplifying digital rules. The companies specifically called for an extension to implement AI Act requirements. They also wanted the EU to streamline what they consider “overlapping” cyber requirements by consolidating cyber incident reporting under multiple laws, such as the Digital Operational Resilience Act, GDPR and AI Act.Â
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