EU opens formal proceedings against TikTok under Digital Services ActThis marks the second DSA investigation after Elon Musk's social media platform X.
19 Feb, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
EU to ask YouTube, TikTok for details on measures protecting minorsThe new EU rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) requires Big Tech to do more to fight harmful and illegal online content, especial...
09 Nov, 2023, 12.20 AM IST
EU's Breton tells TikTok CEO to ramp up efforts against disinformationBreton last month gave TikTok an Oct. 25 deadline to provide information on its crisis response measures and also ordered the company to pr...
06 Nov, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
TikTok CEO to meet EU industry, digital, antitrust chiefs next weekThe visit by Chew, his second to Brussels, comes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of TikTok's role in the proliferation of disinformatio...
03 Nov, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
TikTok takes steps to counter misinformation about Israel-Hamas war. Here is what EU saidTikTok has claimed to have removed more than 500,000 videos and shut down 8,000 livestream videos from the “impacted region” since the Hama...
16 Oct, 2023, 10.49 PM IST
EU industry chief warns Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on tech rules compliance after Hamas attackBreton reminded Pichai in a letter posted on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, of the company's obligations set out in th...
16 Oct, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
TikTok details disinformation steps taken after EU demandEU industry chief Thierry Breton on Thursday gave TikTok 24 hours to detail measures taken to counter the spread of disinformation related ...
15 Oct, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
EU warns Google over YouTube disinformation in wake of Hamas attackIn the latest in a series of messages to tech CEOs that has already seen him sparring with Elon Musk on X, formerly Twitter, the EU industr...
13 Oct, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
EU gives TikTok 24 hours to set out disinformation actionEU's tech commissioner Thierry Breton's warning in a letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, first seen by Reuters, follows similar letters to X...
12 Oct, 2023, 08.45 PM IST
EU's Breton urges Big Tech to use new online content rules to restore trustThe rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) require the companies to perform risk management, conduct external and independent auditi...
23 Aug, 2023, 10.00 PM IST
TikTok unveils new measures ahead of EU Digital Services ActChinese-owned social media platform TikTok has announced a raft of new features for European users aimed at improving compliance with incom...
04 Aug, 2023, 02.24 PM IST
EU digital chief Thierry Breton urges TikTok to quickly adopt new rulesOn Monday, TikTok conducted a "stress test" on its systems at its European headquarters in Dublin, to find out if it could adapt to comply ...
19 Jul, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
TikTok needs to do more to comply with Europe's new digital rules, official saysTikTok needs to do more to get ready for new European Union digital rules designed to keep users safe online, a top official said Tuesday.
18 Jul, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft say they meet EU gatekeeper thresholdUnder the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which entered into force last November, companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and a ...
04 Jul, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
EU's Thierry Breton: TikTok still a long way from EU rules complianceEU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Friday he had recently spoken with TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew and told him there was stil...
19 May, 2023, 12.29 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
Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, 15 others subject to EU content rulesAmong those affected are booking.com, Facebook, Alphabet's Google Maps, Google Play and Google Search.
25 Apr, 2023, 06.10 PM IST