EU denies bowing to tech lobby on data centre green impactThe European Commission denies allegations of copying industry lobbyists' proposals for data centre environmental impact rules. A probe sug...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
EU launches investigation into Snapchat over child safety concerns under Digital Services ActEuropean Union regulators are probing Snapchat. Concerns exist that the platform inadequately protects children. Risks include exposure to ...
27 Mar, 2026, 08.53 AM IST
EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult contentThe European Union accused four pornographic platforms on Thursday of allowing children to access adult content in breach of digital rules,...
26 Mar, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
Meta to allow AI rivals on WhatsApp in bid to stave off EU actionThe European Commission, the EU's competition enforcer, last month threatened interim measures to prevent potential serious and irreparable...
05 Mar, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
EU to launch antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp: FTBrussels is preparing an antitrust probe into Meta over how it introduced Meta AI inside WhatsApp. The European Commission is expected to a...
04 Dec, 2025, 10.44 AM IST
EU queries Apple, Google, Microsoft over financial scamsThe European Union on Tuesday demanded Big Tech players including Apple and Google explain what action they are taking against financial sc...
23 Sep, 2025, 09.52 PM IST
European Union fines Apple €500 million and Meta €200 million in separate digital casesThe commission, which is the EU's executive arm, also fined Meta Platforms 200 million euros because it forced Facebook and Instagram users...
23 Apr, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Why Europe shouldn't bow to Trump on Big TechPresident-elect Donald Trump's influence seems to extend to Europe, with the European Commission reassessing investigations into the market...
17 Jan, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
EU reassesses tech probes into Apple, Google and Meta, Financial Times reportsThe European Commission is reevaluating its probes into Apple, Meta, and Google's regulatory scrutiny under the Digital Markets Act. This r...
14 Jan, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Ireland fines Meta €91 million over EU data breachAn Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Friday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 91 million euros ($102 millio...
28 Sep, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
EU presses Meta on plans after disinformation tracker axedMeta has been criticised on both sides of the Atlantic over the decision to shut down CrowdTangle -- a feature considered vital by research...
17 Aug, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
Explainer: Why is the EU probing Big Tech under the Digital Markets Act?EU probes Big Tech for Digital Markets Act violations, focusing on anti-steering and self-preferencing practices. Companies face fines up t...
25 Mar, 2024, 10.14 PM IST
Tech lobby slams EU 'rush' to probe Apple, Google and MetaThe EU probes launched Monday into Apple, Google and Meta send a "worrying signal", one of the main tech lobbying groups said after the Eur...
25 Mar, 2024, 04.32 PM IST
Apple iMessage set to avoid EU's crackdown on digital dominanceEuropean Commission officials are leaning toward the reprieve for Apple as part of a five-month market investigation which concludes in Feb...
06 Dec, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
Dominance, data, disinformation: Europe's fight with Big TechHere is a summary of the tussles between Silicon Valley and Brussels.
14 Jun, 2023, 09.26 PM IST
New EU rules regulating US tech giants likely to set global standardEurope's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager won backing from European Union members and EU lawmakers for her proposal, the Digital Markets ...
25 Mar, 2022, 09.52 AM IST