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2025 closes with two publications that, read together, provide a comprehensive picture of the ongoing transformations in the online search sector. EPRS analyzes the macro-systemic impact on the open web, while Gartner focuses on the security risks of agentic browsers. The convergence of these perspectives reveals a transformation affecting online search as critical infrastructure, with implications for the digital market, data protection, cybersecurity, and the European regulatory framework.

A European Parliament study commissioned by the ITRE Committee analyzes the interactions between the AI Act and the EU digital legislative framework, highlighting regulatory overlaps, regulatory complexity and recommendations to ensure the competitiveness of the European AI industry.

Public consultation open until 4 December 2025 on guidelines regulating the interplay between Digital Markets Act and GDPR

Ensure interoperability among different communication system providers

Some considerations to bear in mind and on which to ponder.

The intent to qualify «gatekeepers» and ensure their platforms are interoperable with other systems could undermine privacy.