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Dutch online platform watchdog struggling to connect with EU countries

The Digital Services Act started applying to all platforms in 2024.

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Amazon to call on EU judges for online platform rules exemption

The hearing is the second in which a company contests the European Commission's reasoning behind the Digital Services Act.

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Belgian watchdog checking Telegram for EU anti-terror compliance

The regulator received more than 450 injunctions issued against Telegram.

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EU Commission probes four porn websites amid concern for minors

Protection of minors has been singled out as one of the priority areas under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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TikTok’s ad database breaches EU platform rules, says Commission

If the Commission's preliminary views are confirmed, the company could be fined up to 6% of the total worldwide annual turnover.

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Commissioner Virkkunen to meet critics of EU tech rules on US trip

The EU Commissioner received letters from US officials complaining about the effect of EU tech legislation.

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French AI minister on mission to ‘protect minors’ from social media

“In the absence of a European agreement, France will have to take action,” Clara Chappaz said.

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EU Commission sues five countries for not applying platform rules

Czechia, Cyprus, Poland, Portugal and Spain did not give their national watchdogs enough powers to enforce the Digital Services Act.

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Irish watchdog to prioritise child safety online in 2025

The Digital Services Act regulator is involved in the drafting of EU guidelines on child safety – which are expected this year.

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Battleground: Big Tech — Where US tariffs and EU trade collide

The EU has a 90-day breathing space to negotiate while a blanket 10% US tariff rate continues to apply. The bloc is hoping for the best, while preparing for the worst - with targeting of US Big Tech among its options. How feasibly could Europe smite the tech it relies on?

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EU Commission ramping up digital platform enforcement

The platform rules were heavily criticised by the US government, claiming they are an attack on free speech.

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EU Commission gathered €58m in fees for supervising digital platforms

Several online platforms have launched a legal proceeding against the fees imposed for being a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act.

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Irish privacy watchdog has ‘unresolved questions’ about Meta’s AI tool

The tech giant has introduced MetaAI across Europe, after it halted the launch in the bloc last year due to ‘regulatory uncertainty’.

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Irish regulator says EU needs common approach to digital platforms

The Coimisiún na Meán warned about variety of different concepts steering DSA implementation.

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Tiktok, Meta, Google and X invited to Romanian election stress test

The November presidential vote has been annulled due to attempts to influence votes through social media.

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Online platforms fail to assess risks in annual reports, study says

Reports required under the Digital Services Act must be sent to the European Commission every year.

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Bluesky finally found in Belgium

Any Digital Services Act questions will go to the Belgian telecom regulator as Bluesky established its legal headquarters in the country.

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Facebook tops content removal complaints at Irish dispute body

Appeals Centre Europe says Meta started implementing its non-binding decisions.

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Who's met EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen in her first 100 days?

An overview of which industries were represented and which topics were the highest on the agenda.

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Zalando’s legal case to spark EU Commission online platform headache

So far the EU Commission hasn't published an explanation on how exactly it calculates a platform’s user numbers under the Digital Services Act.