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
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
EU opens investigation into TikTok over election interferenceThe European Commission launched an investigation into TikTok's potential role in election interference, particularly during Romania's rece...
17 Dec, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
The EU demands TikTok's response to Romanian files suggesting Moscow's role in voteThe EU has requested TikTok address intelligence suggesting Moscow coordinated influencers to promote far-right Romanian presidential candi...
06 Dec, 2024, 06.30 PM 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
EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite's reward programmeA key feature of TikTok Lite may be suspended in the European Union on Thursday, the European Commission said, if TikTok does not provide a...
22 Apr, 2024, 10.34 PM IST
TikTok quizzed by EU on TikTok Lite launch in France, SpainThe move by EU industry chief Thierry Breton under EU tech rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) comes two months after he opened a...
17 Apr, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
EU opens formal investigation into TikTok over possible online content breachesThe European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), which applies to all online platforms since Feb. 17, requires in particular very large onl...
19 Feb, 2024, 11.18 PM 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 sets new default screen time limits for minorsTikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the co...
02 Mar, 2023, 08.06 AM IST
TikTok accuses EU of keeping it in the dark over staff phone banThe app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over concerns that China's governmen...
24 Feb, 2023, 07.53 PM IST