EU urges fast rollout of age-verification app to protect minors onlineThe call followed the EU's announcement earlier this month that the app was ready, amid a broader push by member states to limit children...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
EU accuses TikTok of 'addictive design,' seeks changes to protect usersThe European Union has accused TikTok of breaching digital rules over “addictive design” features such as autoplay and infinite scroll. EU ...
06 Feb, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechEuropean regulators are taking strong action against major tech firms. Investigations are underway into Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Tik...
22 Dec, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
EU fines X $140 million for breaching online content rules, TikTok settles with concessionsEU tech regulators have fined Elon Musk's social media company X 120 million euros for breaching online content rules under the Digital Ser...
05 Dec, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
Meta set to face EU finding it failed to police illegal postsThe European Commission is preparing to issue preliminary findings saying that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram lack an adequate “notice and a...
25 Sep, 2025, 09.55 PM IST
EU says it will enforce digital rules irrespective of CEO and locationThe EU is committed to enforcing its Digital Markets Act and other tech regulations regardless of company origin, targeting firms like Appl...
21 Apr, 2025, 06.05 PM IST
Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisionsThe center is similar to Meta's Oversight Board, a quasi-independent body set up in 2020 that acts like a supreme court for thorny decision...
08 Oct, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
Musk's X breached DSA online content rules, EU saysElon Musk's owned social media platform X (previously known as Twitter) has breached EU online content rules. This move by the European Com...
12 Jul, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
EU vs Big Tech: the cases keep mountingEuropean regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest move, the European Commission asked Amazon for more infor...
07 Jul, 2024, 08.26 PM IST
Apple is first company charged under new EU competition lawApple is facing intense regulatory scrutiny globally, with charges in the EU, legal battles in the US, and regulatory actions in Britain, s...
25 Jun, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
Germany wants Big Tech to pay towards compliance costs of new digital lawThe landmark rules set out a list of requirements for the six companies, such as allowing rival services to inter-operate with their servic...
29 Feb, 2024, 10.18 PM IST
TikTok challenges EU supervisory fee, following Meta's footstepsUnder the Digital Services Act (DSA), 20 very large online platforms, including TikTok, Meta, Google, Apple and two very large online searc...
09 Feb, 2024, 03.03 PM IST
EU warns Twitter to beef up content moderation as new rules loom"If the technology is not ready they need to have enough resources to match the gap. I spoke on this specific topic with Elon Musk," EU com...
23 Jun, 2023, 08.58 AM IST
EU 'enforcer' visits Twitter, Meta as new rules loomThe two-day visit by Thierry Breton comes just weeks before the European Union's Digital Service Act (DSA) comes into full force for the wo...
22 Jun, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformationEU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said the ability of a new generation of AI chatbots to create complex content and visuals in seco...
06 Jun, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Auto firms line up billions for EV capex; a look at regulatory penalties on Big TechIndian carmakers are lining up capex to the tune of billions as they shift gear to focus on electric vehicles. A capex outlay of Rs 80,000 ...
23 May, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: EU’s $1.3 billion fine on Meta is one of many penalties on Big Tech globallyBig Tech companies worldwide have come under the lens of antitrust regulators, policymakers and enforcement agencies amid concerns about pr...
23 May, 2023, 12.51 PM IST