US lawmakers: ‘EC weaponising digital rules to muzzle US interests’
US lawmakers have accused the European Commission of weaponising its “regulatory regime” to “silence American speech” online.
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Facebook owner Meta has defended its revised advertising model at a closed-door hearing with the European Commission.
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US Department of State officials have warned Irish regulators that if they censor speech, they could face visa restrictions.
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Meta shuts out identitarians and nationalists across Europe
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European Commission says TikTok violates Digital Services Act, risking mega fine
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Meta takes on European digital rights watchdog over user data for AI training
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US says EC fines for Apple, Meta ‘economic extortion’ as Trump hints at China tariffs deal
The White House has said European Commission fines on Apple and facebook owner Meta Platforms by the European Union were a "novel form of economic extortion" that…
EC ‘will defend in court’ its combined €700m fines on Apple and Meta
The European Commission says it is prepared to defend the fines imposed on Apple and Facebook owner Meta.
Moscow court finds Google guilty of disclosing Russian war casualties
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Facebook owner Meta to use EU users’ data to train its AI systems
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‘EC will enforce digital laws against US tech companies,’ says Commissioner Virkkunen
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Romania election: EC tech chief lauds TikTok’s tighter grip over ‘foreign interference’
European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Technology Henna Virkkunen has expressed support for TikTok’s newly introduced measures aimed at preventing foreign…
Italy targets Meta and LinkedIn with tax demands amid alleged fraud probe
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EU prioritises DMA enforcement despite US tariffs threats
The European Union’s latest enforcement actions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) have set the stage for a confrontation with some of the world’s largest tech…
Telegram founder Durov allowed to temporarily leave France
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‘EU building too many data centres on vastly overestimated AI economy,’ says report
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US threatens retaliation over planned Polish digital tax
The US has warned Poland it will retaliate if Warsaw brings in a planned digital tax on Big Tech firms, calling the idea "not very smart".
What happened when police questioned me for an alleged speech crime
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German NGOs urge incoming government to get tough on social media platforms
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Berlin NGOs sue Musk’s X over German election data access
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German judge taken off controversial digital services act case against X
In a case brought against US social network X in Germany, a regional court has decided to remove a judge from the proceedings in Berlin.
WhatsApp faces tougher DSA rules while most porn sites do not
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Thomson Reuters wins AI copyright ‘fair use’ ruling
Canadian conglomerate Thomson Reuters has received a partial summary judgment in its favour in its copyright infringement lawsuit against Ross Intelligence, an AI…
US VP Vance slams EU censorship at Paris AI Summit
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‘Take X down if it refuses to conform,’ says German SDP MP Wiese
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Amazon hits reverse and ramps up ad spending on X
US technology giant Amazon has boosted its advertisement spending on social media giant X.