Apple joins Meta and ByteDance in contesting the EU’s ‘gatekeeper’ designationThe Digital Markets Act lets the EU impose heavy fines on infringing companies.By W. Shanklin, 11.17.2023
Google and major mobile carriers want Europe to regulate Apple's iMessage platformThe EU's Digital Market Act prohibits Apple and other tech giants from favoring their own systems. By S. Fielding, 11.08.2023
The EU is probing X's response to Israel-Hamas misinformationX faces huge fines for missteps under the bloc's Digital Services ActBy W. Shanklin, 10.12.2023
EU official gives Mark Zuckerberg 24 hours to respond to Israel misinformation concernsIt comes a day after a similar letter to X owner Elon Musk.By W. Shanklin, 10.11.2023
European regulators fine TikTok $368 million over failing to protect the data of young usersIrish Data Protection Commission investigated the social network for its handling of children's data.By M. Moon, 09.15.2023
EU confirms the six tech giants subject to its strict new competition lawsThe bloc will compel Apple to let iPhone owners access alternative app stores, for instance.By K. Holt, 09.06.2023
Facebook and Instagram may offer paid, ad-free plans in Europe to sate EU privacy concernsAmong other recent penalties, the EU fined Meta €1.2 billion in May for moving EU citizens’ data to US-based servers.By W. Shanklin, 09.01.2023
Adobe's $20 billion purchase of Figma is being scrutinized by the EUThe commission will make a decision by December 14th on the planned $20 billion acquisition.By W. Shanklin, 08.08.2023
Meta blocks EU users from accessing Threads through a VPNIf you haven't signed up for Threads, you'll have to be patient.By J. Fingas, 07.14.2023
Broadcom gets EU approval for its $61 billion merger with VMwareThe tech giant will have to meet some conditions to move forward.By J. Fingas, 07.12.2023
New privacy deal allows US tech giants to continue storing European user data on American serversThe Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework gives Europeans a way to file a complaint about what US firms do with their data.By I. Bonifacic, 07.10.2023
Facebook will need permission to show personalized ads in the EUThe EU is limiting how Meta can use your data.By J. Fingas, 07.04.2023
Google forced to delay Bard AI's EU launch over privacy concernsRegulators want to know how the generative AI protects privacy.By J. Fingas, 06.15.2023
Twitter pulls out of EU’s voluntary Code of Practice against disinformationEuropean Commissioner Thierry Breton said the company still had "obligations" to honor.By I. Bonifacic, 05.27.2023
Google and the European Commission will collaborate on AI ground rulesGenerative AI is advancing so rapidly, world leaders are establishing a voluntary pact while working on enforceable regulations.By W. Shanklin, 05.24.2023
Microsoft will reportedly unbundle Teams from Office to avoid antitrust concernsIt hopes to head off an EU investigation, but ‘a deal is not certain.’By W. Shanklin, 04.24.2023
EU agrees to allow sales of e-fuel internal combustion engine cars past 2035Germany had demanded an exemption for synthetic fuels. By I. Bonifacic, 03.26.2023
Project Clover is TikTok's effort to get ahead of EU privacy and security concernsThe company says it will implement new "security gateways" to control employee access to user data.By I. Bonifacic, 03.08.2023
WhatsApp will make it easier to reject updates to its terms of serviceThe EU has reached a deal with Meta following the uproar over WhatsApp's privacy policy.By J. Fingas, 03.06.2023
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase will reportedly be approved by the EUThe company’s licensing offers to competitors reportedly helped it clear the obstacle.By W. Shanklin, 03.02.2023