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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.

On December 3, 2025, the European Commission announced the opening of Safer Internet Forum 2025, highlighting three fundamental pillars: DSA guidelines on protection of minors (July 14, 2025), age verification blueprint (July and October 2025), and first enforcement actions against platforms including Snapchat, YouTube, Apple App Store, and Google Play (October 2025). A comprehensive analysis of the European framework for child online safety.

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.

Under the magnifying glass are online platform providers and online search engine providers