EU court adviser backs WhatsApp in fight against EU privacy watchdogA lower tribunal rejected WhatsApp's challenge against the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in 2022, saying it has no legal standing t...
27 Mar, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
Digital rights activists file complaints in Europe over Meta's targeted adsIn light of Europe's data protection rules, the US tech giant introduced ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe that require ...
28 Feb, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
Ireland fines Meta $263 million over Facebook hacksMeta, Facebook's parent company, has been fined €251 million by Irish regulators for a 2018 data breach affecting 29 million users globally...
17 Dec, 2024, 08.42 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
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
X hit with Austrian data use complaint over AI trainingThe group led by privacy activist Max Schrems announced that it had filed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaints with authori...
12 Aug, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
Meta will not launch Meta AI in Europe for nowMeta Platforms postpones Meta AI launch in Europe due to Irish privacy regulator's request on user data from Facebook and Instagram.
15 Jun, 2024, 09.10 AM IST
Google, Meta win court fight against Austrian online content ruleThe Austrian law, enacted in 2021 and which obliges Big Tech to publish regular reports of illegal content, comes amid mounting concerns wo...
09 Nov, 2023, 04.43 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
EU Commission revamps procedures to speed up Big Tech privacy probesStung by criticism of tardy privacy investigations and the Irish privacy regulator's outsized role in overseeing Big Tech, the European Com...
05 Jul, 2023, 08.03 AM 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
Meta to appeal ‘unjustified’ $1.3 billion EU fine over US data transfers“No country has done more than the US to align with European rules via their latest reforms, while transfers continue largely unchallenged ...
22 May, 2023, 07.38 PM IST
Europe's battle to rein in Big TechThe European Union is on a mission to get US tech giants to stop avoiding tax, stifling competition, profiting from news content without pa...
21 Dec, 2022, 05.47 PM IST
Meta cannot run ads based on personal data, rules EU privacy watchdog: sourceThe Irish data protection agency, which oversees Meta because its European headquarters is located in Dublin, has been given a month to iss...
07 Dec, 2022, 08.25 AM IST
Europe's battle with Big Tech: billions in fines and tough lawsIn the past few years, the EU has slapped eye-watering fines on Apple and Google in tax and competition cases, and drawn up a landmark law ...
14 Sep, 2022, 10.12 AM IST
EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformationEuropean Union officials clinched the agreement in principle on the Digital Services Act after lengthy final negotiations that began Friday...
24 Apr, 2022, 04.10 PM IST