Constant AI labelling, lasting pain: Why govt's label mandate could reshape social mediaIndia's MeitY is proposing a significant new rule for social media platforms. Platforms must now display labels on synthetic content contin...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
EU rejects Meta's pay-for-access remedy in WhatsApp AI chatbots probeThe EU told Meta Wednesday that charging rival AI chatbots for access to its WhatsApp platform runs against the bloc's antitrust rules, reb...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
WhatsApp wins court backing to challenge $268 million Irish privacy fineMeta Platforms' WhatsApp on Tuesday won backing from Europe's top court for its challenge to a fine that was increased to 225 million euros...
10 Feb, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
EU warns Meta it must open up WhatsApp to rival AI chatbotsCompetition chief Teresa Ribera said the EU was "considering quickly imposing interim measures on Meta, to preserve access for competitors ...
09 Feb, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
EU says WhatsApp to face stricter content rulesWhatsApp is set to face greater EU scrutiny after the European Commission on Monday added the platform to its list of digital firms big eno...
26 Jan, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI featuresThe European Union has launched an antitrust inquiry into Meta's recent AI advancements on WhatsApp, citing concerns about potential barrie...
04 Dec, 2025, 04.28 PM IST
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
WhatsApp faces EU tech rules after reaching very large platform statusAfter receiving the designation, a platform has four months to comply with the DSA requirements including identifying and assessing system ...
19 Feb, 2025, 10.07 PM IST
Meta warns India antitrust ruling could force roll back of features, hurt businessMeta is challenging the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) November ruling, which determined that the company abused its dominance by ...
15 Jan, 2025, 03.28 PM IST
EU's competition czar Vestager warns tech giants on new rulebookEU competition commissioner Vestager was on a visit to Silicon Valley where she met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and o...
13 Jan, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
Meta appeals against EU gatekeeper status for Messenger, MarketplaceAs part of its latest crackdown on Big Tech, the EU in September picked 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by six of the world's biggest tech co...
15 Nov, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
WhatsApp working on 'chat interoperability' to comply with new EU rulesThe new feature will offer users the ability to communicate with each other using different apps.
11 Sep, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
WhatsApp agrees to be more transparent on policy changes, EU saysThe company also confirmed that users' personal data is not shared with third parties or other Meta companies, including Facebook, for adve...
07 Mar, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
WhatsApp agrees to comply with EU rules, will be more transparent: EUWhatsApp will make it easier for users to reject updates when they disagree with them.
06 Mar, 2023, 05.20 PM IST
Meta's WhatsApp fined $5.95 million by lead EU privacy regulatorThe DPC, which acts as the EU's lead privacy regulator for Meta, said WhatsApp must reassess how it uses personal data for service improvem...
19 Jan, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish rulingWhatsApp is taking the action after getting hit with a record 225 million euro ($267 million) fine in September from Ireland's data privacy...
22 Nov, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
Tougher EU privacy rules loom for Messenger, ZoomThe EU's 27 member states approved a proposal that was stuck since 2017, with countries split between those wanting strict privacy online a...
10 Feb, 2021, 07.33 PM IST