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Meta, TikTok, X invited to stress-test DSA election guidelines
Companies will work through possible scenarios such as a disinformation campaign that aims to undermine the EU vote.
Paid ad-free platforms should not be default option, watchdogs say
Opinion comes after Meta introduced its consent or pay model last October.
TikTok questioned over its Lite app launched in France and Spain
The European Commission opened a formal probe into the video sharing app under the DSA last February.
Online platforms' ad databases lack clarity as EU vote nears; study
Most companies do not provide enough details for researchers to understand paid influence.
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Amazon needs to comply with ad database under platform rules; court
The EU's highest court rejected interim measures requested by the US online marketplace.
Ex-French minister suggests 'rationing' Internet data to 3GB a week
An editorial by a former education minister calling to "ration the Internet" to 3GB a week has sparked controversy in France.
Eight countries lack formal regulator to oversee platform rules
Poland and Lithuania, home to online platforms such as Allegro and Vinted, are among countries still missing regulators.
AliExpress probed under DSA, LinkedIn gets request for information
The commission already started two formal investigations under the EU’s platform rules.
E-commerce platform Temu quizzed by Irish regulator
Irish authority is conducting a sweeping review of companies within the scope of the DSA.
Commission sets out policy options to ease cross-border operations for telcos
Commission’s digital network plan strongly divides bloc’s telecom companies and industry.
Commission opens probe into TikTok under EU platform rules
TikTok is the second company that faces an investigation under the DSA.
Digital services oversight board to start meeting as EU online platform rules kick in
Consumer and trade groups worry about lack of enforcement and guidance as rules take effect for all platforms.
Block on online child sexual abuse material extended until April 2026
More permanent solutions to tackling online crimes have run headlong into privacy concerns.
Leaked digital network plans hint at broader telecom rules
The draft EU policy paper seen by Euronews comes as telecom operators and big tech giants squabble over who should pay for broadband network rollout.
TikTok sets up in-app ‘election centres’ to fight fake news
Major online platforms must tackle disinformation, under new EU digital service rules that take effect Saturday.
Online platforms to receive election guidelines ahead of June vote
Online platforms are invited to give feedback to draft guidelines under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) on the integrity of elections, the European Commission said today (8 February).
Meta files legal complaint about platform supervisory fee under DSA
Meta has filed a legal complaint for having to pay a supervisory fee under the DSA.
Platform rules to apply this month as member states lag on oversight personnel
The Digital Services Act, Europe’s platform rules, will apply to all companies later this month, but the majority of EU countries still haven't appointed national regulators or transposed the rules into domestic law.
Amazon invites lawmakers to warehouses in face of ban from Parliament
Amazon remains prepared to throw open the doors of its warehouses for EU lawmakers, the tech giant said today (6 February) as politicians called for its lobbyists to be kept out of the European Parliament after failing to appear at a recent hearing.
Lawmakers back fix absent deal to block child sexual abuse material online
The European Parliament today voted in favour of extending a temporary solution to combat child sexual abuse material online, as a deal on proposed legislation will unlikely be reached before the end of the mandate of this European Commission.