On this edition of The Current Report, Damian Fowler and Zac Wang go in-depth on lessons learned five years after Europe’s sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Plus, Cannes Lions will kick off its International Festival of Creativity next week, and The Current will be on-the-ground all week to report on all the biggest trends from the annual advertising gala. 

To read the full stories included in this episode: 

1. What will win a Lion? Our top creative picks https://www.thecurrent.com/cannes-lion-top-creative-advertising-marketing
2. British advertising leaders on 5 lessons from 5 years of GDPR https://www.thecurrent.com/british-advertising-gdpr-ai-data-privacy
3. EU commission files antitrust complaint against Google https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-14/google-hit-with-eu-charge-sheet-over-ad-tech-dominance
4. Beatles to release "new" AI-assisted song https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65881813