Court rules EU must drop strict curbs on Facebook MarketplaceThe appeal before the EU's General Court in Luxembourg regarded the platforms' designation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), one of seve...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Social media companies pay $27 million to settle Kentucky school district's lawsuit over social media harms, records showMeta settled the case brought by Breathitt County School District on May 21, a few weeks before a planned June trial, following earlier set...
30 May, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
UN says protecting children online an 'urgent priority'The United Nations is demanding tech companies prioritize child safety on their platforms. Officials state that business practices and desi...
29 May, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
Google, Meta, TikTok hit by EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scamsThe move highlights growing pressure worldwide on Big Tech to do more to address the negative impacts of social media, particularly for chi...
22 May, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
Google, Meta, TikTok hit by EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scamsBig Tech firms Google, Meta, and TikTok face complaints in Europe. Consumer groups allege these platforms fail to stop financial scams. Use...
21 May, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
EU plans new rules targeting addictive design on TikTok, Meta, to protect childrenThe European Union is creating new regulations to safeguard children from addictive social media platform designs. These rules will target ...
12 May, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
TikTok challenges EU 'gatekeeper' status at Europe's top courtTikTok is fighting its EU 'gatekeeper' status in court. The company argues it does not meet the strict criteria set by the Digital Markets ...
12 May, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
Irish regulator investigates Shein over data transfers to ChinaIreland's Data Protection Commission is investigating Shein. The probe focuses on how the Chinese online retailer transfers European user d...
05 May, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
TikTok EU-China data transfers should be allowed during appeal, Irish Supreme court confirmsTikTok can continue transferring data from the EU to China. This decision comes as the company appeals a regulator's order to stop these tr...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Sweden to fine social media sites over 'murder adverts'Sweden's government said Wednesday it planned to introduce legislation requiring social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat to take do...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
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
TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in FinlandTikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storag...
08 Apr, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
From India to US, here’s a list of countries that have banned TikTokCanada on Wednesday directed the video app TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese tech giant, to close its offices in the country because of n...
08 Nov, 2024, 08.52 AM IST
TikTok, bowing to EU, withdraws rewards programmeTikTok will permanently remove a feature in a spinoff app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, bowing to ...
05 Aug, 2024, 04.23 PM IST
EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite app's 'addictive' rewardsThe EU on Monday launched a probe into TikTok's spinoff Lite app and threatened to suspend an "addictive" feature on it that rewards users ...
23 Apr, 2024, 07.07 AM IST
TikTok's Chinese ownership, security concerns spark bans across nationsTikTok is owned by China-based ByteDance, the world's most valuable start-up. Numerous countries have raised concerns over its proximity to...
16 Mar, 2023, 04.44 PM IST
TikTok employees in China have access to user data of UK, EU. See detailsTikTok has revealed that some employees in China can access the data of users in the United Kingdom and the European Union.
03 Nov, 2022, 06.46 PM IST