No liability exemption for Google in Italian YouTube spat, EU court saysThe case before the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) centred on a spat between Google and Italy's communica...
16 Jul, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
Google loses court fight against $854,250 Italian fine over gambling advertisingEurope's top court upheld a fine against Google's YouTube platform. This ruling concerns gambling advertisements shown on the video service...
16 Jul, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
OpenAI fails to trademark name in EUOpenAI, the owner the ChatGPT chatbot, lost Wednesday its appeal against the EU's refusal to register its name as a trademark. OpenAI had p...
15 Jul, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
Google urges EU top court to back ruling scrapping $1.7 billion antitrust fineGoogle urged Europe's top court to dismiss an EU antitrust appeal. Regulators challenged a lower court ruling which annulled a fine imposed...
15 Jul, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
EU moves closer to kicking kids off social mediaRestrictions on children's use of social media in the European Union could come as early as this summer, as a long-awaited expert report ne...
09 Jul, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
EU tells France to amend social media ban lawThe EU on Monday ruled that a French draft law to ban social media for under-15s would infringe the bloc's rules if approved in its current...
07 Jul, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
When in India, play by Indian rulesIn response to a BBC Eye investigation, India's government has instructed Meta to deactivate Instagram ads that promote child abuse. Meta h...
07 Jul, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
EU launches new measures to attract skilled foreign workers, speeds up single work-residence permit processThe European Union is easing entry for skilled non-EU workers to combat labour shortages. A revamped Single Permit Directive streamlines ap...
02 Jul, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fineThe EU's top court will decide Thursday whether to uphold a record 4.1 billion euro ($4.7 billion) fine the bloc slapped on Google for anti...
02 Jul, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
Swedish court orders Google to pay $1.5 billion to Klarna in antitrust damagesA Swedish court has ordered Google to pay approximately $1.5 billion in antitrust damages to PriceRunner, a price comparison firm owned by ...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
Meta to halt political advertising in EU from October, blames EU rulesMeta's announcement echoed Alphabet unit Google's decision announced last November, underscoring Big Tech's pushback against EU rules aimed...
25 Jul, 2025, 08.19 PM IST
EU accuses TikTok of violating digital rules over adsThe EU accused TikTok of violating the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to provide sufficient transparency about its advertisements. T...
15 May, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
Amazon loses court fight to suspend EU tech rules' ad clauseUnder the Digital Services Act (DSA) which kicked in last year, Amazon was designated as a very large online platform subject to tough rule...
28 Mar, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
Big Tech to face tougher rules on targeted political ads in EUThe new political advertising rules, which were agreed by EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers late on Monday, will force social ...
07 Nov, 2023, 09.56 PM IST
Google vows more transparency on ads as new EU rules kick inThe DSA will go into effect on Friday and requires companies to do more to tackle child sexual abuse material and disinformation, be more t...
24 Aug, 2023, 02.27 PM IST
Meta explores ban on political ads in EuropeEU lawmakers in February agreed to tougher rules on targeted political advertising aimed at countering misinformation during elections. The...
30 Mar, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
EU lawmaker backs ‘country of origin’ principle to regulate Big TechThe principle means Ireland is responsible for regulating Apple, Google and Facebook because they have their European headquarters there wh...
06 Oct, 2021, 09.20 AM IST