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
Reclusive Turkmenistan shows signs of cautiously opening upTurkmenistan, a nation known for its secrecy, is witnessing a subtle shift. E-commerce and social media are gaining traction, signaling a n...
02 May, 2026, 12.19 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
In wake of US social media verdicts, look at what limits other countries have imposed for kidsOn Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico...
27 Mar, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Dutch court upholds ruling forcing Meta to offer chronological feeds in NetherlandsA Dutch court has ruled that Meta must allow users in the Netherlands to see posts chronologically on Facebook and Instagram. This decision...
10 Mar, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
European project Eurosky aims to reduce reliance on US tech giantsThe project, spurred partly by polling data showing strong demand in Europe for locally based social media, launches on Tuesday and plans t...
15 Jul, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Meta says will appeal 'unlawful' EU fineFacebook owner Meta said it will appeal a 200-million-euro fine slapped on it by the EU after the bloc accused the company of breaking digi...
03 Jul, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
Meta to start using public posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to train AIMeta will use public posts including photos, captions and comments to train its generative artificial intelligence models, it said on Frida...
14 Sep, 2024, 07.49 PM IST
Meta, Spotify CEOs take aim at European AI regulationsEurope, which "has more open-source developers than America", is well placed to make the most of the open-source AI wave, the CEOs said in ...
24 Aug, 2024, 08.30 AM IST
Meta Platforms to use social media posts from Europe to train AIMeta Platforms plans to incorporate social media content from Europe to train its generative AI models using Llama large language models. N...
10 Jun, 2024, 09.36 PM IST
Threads countdown teases app's potential EU launchMeta-owned Instagram launched Threads in the United States and elsewhere in July but EU users cannot access the platform because the compan...
11 Dec, 2023, 10.31 PM IST
Meta may allow Instagram, Facebook users in Europe to pay and avoid adsThose who pay for Facebook and Instagram subscriptions would not see ads in the apps, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonym...
02 Sep, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
Meta may allow Instagram, Facebook users in Europe to pay and avoid adsThis may help Meta fend off privacy concerns and other scrutiny from EU regulators by giving users an alternative to the company’s ad-based...
01 Sep, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
Big Tech crackdown looms as EU, UK ready new rulesThe updates help solidify Europe's reputation as the global leader in efforts to rein in the power of social media companies and other digi...
25 Apr, 2023, 10.40 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
Irish regulator could halt Facebook, Instagram EU-US data flows in MayEurope's highest court ruled in 2020 that an EU-US data transfer pact was invalid due to concerns that US government surveillance may not r...
24 Feb, 2022, 08.34 AM IST