EC quizzes TikTok over Lite app’s risk to children
Brussels is pushing ByteDance on whether it is respecting EU transparency and child-protection rules with its newly released app
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If you can’t beat ’em? European politicians embrace TikTok despite security fears
When Simon Harris became Ireland's prime minister-in-waiting in March, he turned to a favoured platform to express himself: TikTok.
TikTok clips wings of AfD lead politician Krah
Maximilian Krah, who leads the European Parliament vote list for Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, has apparently been stifled by TikTok.
EC hits China’s AliExpress with DSA investigation amid rising tensions
Brussels is investigating China-based platform AliExpress over allegations it broke a number of rules under the European Union’s Digital Services Act.
Down wi da kidz? Germany’s Schulz looks to TikTok amid AfD’s rising popularity
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he wanted the Government to open an account on TikTok, apparently amid concerns about the hard-right Alternative für Deutschland…
EC launches DSA probe into TikTok over ‘radicalising minors’ concerns
The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into TikTok over fears the platform could be “radicalising minors”.
TikTok threatens to censor politicians who promote ‘misinformation’
Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has threatened to censor politicians it deems to be promoting "misinformation" in the run-up to elections in Europe later…
Meta and TikTok launch legal case against EC over Digital Services Act
Big Tech giants Meta and TikTok have both launched legal attacks on the European Commission over its Digital Services Act (DSA).
Nepal bans TikTok over concerns it disrupts ‘social harmony’
Nepal has banned TikTok, with the government claiming the app disrupts the country's "social harmony".
TikTok, Youtube contribute to minority gang violence in Ireland, say security sources
TikTok and YouTube are contributing to minority gang violence in Ireland, security sources in the country claim.
EC launches investigation into TikTok, Meta over alleged ‘illegal content’
The probe follows an investigation into Elon Musk's X over similar claims that the social media firm might not be doing enough to fight "disinformation" as outlined…
Big Tech bosses can ‘no longer hide’ from EU censorship, Breton says
Big Tech bosses can "no longer hide" from the European Union's censorship drive, said European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton.
TikTok fights back over €345 million teen privacy fine in EU
TikTok, the Chinese-owned video—sharing platform, is fighting back in the courts after regulators in Europe slapped it with a €345 million data privacy fine…
EU turns screw on X over alleged ‘hate speech’ as censorship crusade expands
The European Union has launched a preliminary investigation into Elon Musk's X over claims it allowed "hate speech" and other forms of "illegal content" on the site.
TikTok fined 345 million euros over handling of children’s data in Europe
TikTok has been fined €345 million for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children's personal data in the European Union, its lead regulator in…
Musk dodges designation as EU labels TikTok, Facebook owners as digital ‘gatekeepers’
US billionaire Elon Musk and his X social media platform, formerly Twitter, appear to be off the hook for now with the European Commission leaving the company outside…
Digital Services Act: EU censorship rules to come into force
The European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), a piece of legislation partly aimed at censoring the internet in the bloc, is about to come into force.
TikTok announces ‘hate-speech’ censorship plan to pacify the EU
Chinese social media platform TikTok has announced plans aimed at censoring so-called "hate speech" on its platform in an effort to appease the European Union.