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EU warns Elon Musk that Twitter must follow local content rules to avoid ban
An EU official has warned Elon Musk that Twitter still has to follow content rules in the region.
European Union limits targeted advertising and content algorithms under new law
Following a marathon 16-hour negotiation session, the European Union reached an agreement early Saturday to adopt the Digital Services Act. E
US and EU aim to revive transatlantic data flows in new privacy deal
President Biden said the preliminary agreement will 'enhance the Privacy Shield framework.'
European Union reaches provisional agreement on antitrust law targeting tech giants
The European Union has reached an agreement to adopt the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a sweeping antitrust law meant to rein in Apple, Google, Meta and other tech giants.
Amazon wins EU approval for its $8.45 billion purchase of MGM
The company's still awaiting the go-ahead from US regulators.
Meta fined $18.6 million over 12 GDPR-related data breaches
Ireland's data watchdog received a dozen data breach notifications in 2018.
Internet backbone provider Cogent cuts off service to Russia
Cogent Communications has begun cutting ties with Russian businesses in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Musk says Starlink won’t block Russian media outlets ‘unless at gunpoint’
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said some governments told the company to block Russian media outlets from its Starlink satellite broadband service.
YouTube blocks RT and Sputnik channels across Europe
It previously barred them from being able to generate ad revenue.
Russia withdraws from European spaceport in response to sanctions
Russia is dropping out of a European spaceport after being sanctioned over its invasion of Ukraine.
European publishers lodge EU antitrust complaint against Google's ad tech
European publishers have levelled an EU antitrust complaint against Google for allegedly abusing its ad tech dominance.
EU unveils a $49 billion plan to address chip shortages
Along with a US effort to bolster semiconductor production, the Chips Act aims to prevent future scarcity.
Google hit with $2.4 billion lawsuit in Europe for favoring its own shopping service
Sweden-based price comparison service PriceRunner has announced that it's suing Google after a European court ruled that Google breached EU antitrust law
Italian regulator fines Amazon $1.28 billion for abusing its market dominance
Italy's antitrust authority has fined Amazon €1.13 billion for "abuse of dominant position," the second such penalty it has imposed over the last month.
EU seeks to block political ads that target people's ethnicity or religion
Organizations would need to disclose how ads are paid for and how they are targeting certain groups.
Google loses appeal to overturn $2.8 billion EU shopping antitrust fine
The EU's General Court has upheld the European Commission's decision in a 2017 antitrust case against Google.
Facebook will add 10,000 jobs in Europe to help build virtual worlds
Facebook will step up work on its virtual 'metaverse' by adding 10,000 EU jobs over the next five years.
European Parliament calls for a ban on facial recognition in public spaces
MEPs also said private facial recognition databases like Clearview AI should be prohibited.
Study says Europe is 21 years behind its emissions reduction goals
Europe's largest utility has shared a study claiming the EU will be 21 years late on emissions goals unless it accelerates its pace.
Germany wants phone makers to offer 7 years of security updates
Germany's government is pushing the EU to mandate seven years of security updates for phones.