Social media bans for youngsters spread across the EU
Austria is set to join other European Union countries in banning young people from accessing social media.
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UK, France mull social media bans for youth as debate rages
Countries including France and Britain are considering following Australia's lead by banning children and some teenagers from using social media, but experts are…
Polish Government calls on Brussels to stop TikTok videos calling for ‘Polexit’
Poland’s government has asked the European Union to take measures against the social media platform TikTok after allegedly AI-generated clips appeared on the platform…
Meta and TikTok defeat European Commission in court on DSA fees
The European Commission has suffered a major defeat in court over its plans to make large tech platforms pay it to enforce the Digital Services Act.
‘Masculinist influencer’ taunts French minister after TikTok ban lifted
French influencer Alex Hitchens, known for his controversial masculinist views, has returned to TikTok after a brief ban that followed his appearance before the…
Flawed methods or right-wing tilt? TikTok’s ‘political influence’ under NGO’s scrutiny
NGO Global Witness has alleged that TikTok’s algorithm disproportionately promoted "far-right political content".
‘Social media incompatible with democracy,’ warns French digital council
Co-President of the French National Digital Council, Gilles Babinet, has warned that social media "in their current forms are not compatible with democracy".
European Commission says TikTok violates Digital Services Act, risking mega fine
The European Commission has determined Chinese-owned social-media app TikTok violated European online content rules about transparency in who pays for advertisements.
TikTok fined €530 million by EU regulator over data protection
TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) by its lead EU privacy regulator on May 2 over concerns on how it protects user information and was ordered to…
Dutch authorities arrest 14 for alleged incitement to terrorism via TikTok
Dutch authorities have carried out a series of co-ordinated raids across the Netherlands resulting in the arrest of 14 individuals suspected of alleged incitement…
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…
French watchdog warns against ‘Romanian-style’ digital interference
France’s digital watchdog, Viginium, has warned that online content creators were in danger of being exploited for political gain as foreign actors manipulated…
TikTok, five other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaints
TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed by Austrian advocacy group Noyb, which alleged the firms were unlawfully…
Albania bans TikTok for a year after killing of teenager
Albania announced on December 22 a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the…
EU opens investigation into TikTok over Romania election interference
The European Commission opened formal proceedings on December 17 against social media firm TikTok over its suspected failure to limit election interference, notably in…
To express ourselves as we please, that is what elites fear most
TikTok, the Chinese-owned short-form social media platform, has lately been in the spotlight on both sides of the Atlantic. Not without good reason.
EU invokes DSA powers over TikTok’s Romanian election ‘activities’
The European Union has invoked some of its powers under the Digital Services Act amid increasing scrutiny related to the activities of TikTok during the recent elections…
Calin Georgescu just blitzed Romanian politics: will his formula spread?
Never in the history of liberal democracy anywhere – let alone in the Western camp – has a candidate shot from quasi-total obscurity straight to first place…
US takes action against Beijing’s espionage and propaganda. What will Europe do?
The news is getting so common that it is hardly news anymore. Chinese espionage is becoming a major threat for Western security.
EU demands info from YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok on content algorithms
The European Commission requested information on October 2 from YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok on the parameters used by their algorithms to recommend content to users…
Big tech deboosted millions of posts during EU elections
Big Tech platforms limited the spread of millions of posts throughout the period of the European Parliament elections in June, newly released documents have confirmed.
EC torpedoes TikTok rewards programme in latest DSA purge
The European Commission has taken down a TikTok rewards programme amid fears it could have been operating in violation of the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA).
TikTok Lite ‘fails to protect users’, claims Mozilla and AI Forensics report
A report by the Mozilla Foundation and AI Forensics has pointed out what they said was a lack of security features in the version of social media giant TikTok Lite…
Anti-migrant hit song defies censorship ahead of French elections
An anti-migrant electro-dance song titled Je Partira Pas (I won't leave) has taken French social media by storm, despite efforts to ban it.
France elects: left-wing activists take to social media in desperate attempt to narrow right-wing lead among the young
Internet activism has taken France's electoral campaign by storm with left-wing supporters using social media to reach young voters.
EU elections: X outperforms competitors in anti-disinformation test
Elon Musk's social media platform X has come first in an anti-disinformation test held ahead of the European elections.
Meta, TikTok and X main targets of EU’s Big Tech crackdown
The three companies have been the primary targets of the EU’s Digital Services Act crackdown on big tech, Brussels Signal has found.
‘Fast-fashion’ firm Shein falls under Brussels’ control as the Digital Service Act applies
The European Union has designated Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein as a very large online platform (VLOP) after it reported a huge number of users, the…
TikTok kills controversial rewards programme after EU threats
Chinese technology firm ByteDance has killed a controversial TikTok rewards programme amid threats from senior EU officials.
EC threatens imminent shutdown of TikTok rewards service
"We suspect TikTok Lite could be as toxic and addictive as cigarettes 'light'," Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, said.