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European regulators crack down on Big Tech
EU regulators probe Big Tech. Apple addresses DMA breaches, Spotify's complaint. Microsoft leaves OpenAI’s board. Meta's consent model, CrowdTangle features, Facebook, Instagram’s child safety scrutinized. Google fined 2.42 billion euros. Amazon's DSA compliance checked. NVIDIA faces French probe. TikTok, Meta gatekeeper disputes. Italy fines Facebook, Meta. Germany ends Google probe. UK investigates cloud market. Spain suspends Meta products.
India's EU-like antitrust law worrying technology firms
India's proposed antitrust law, influenced by a panel report, targets tech giants with global turnovers exceeding $30 billion. The law aims to prevent market concentration, similar to the EU's Digital Markets Act.
Few AI deepfakes identified in EU elections, Microsoft president says
Brad Smith, vice chairman of Microsoft, announced Microsoft's plan to invest 33.7 billion Swedish crowns ($3.21 billion) to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden over two years. Smith said that Microsoft has been training candidates for the European Parliament to monitor the situation.
How Google and Meta's Ad transparency reports reveal—and conceal—political Ad spend
Despite abundant data, Google and Meta’s ad transparency reports often obscure more than they reveal. While intended to enhance transparency, critics argue they create an illusion of openness, complicating the analysis of political ads and raising concerns about content moderation.
EU warns Microsoft to give Bing AI risk data or face fines
The EU has identified generative AI as one of the key threats to elections being held across the 27-country bloc June 6-9. Brussels in March pressed Bing, alongside several big digital platforms including Google Search, TikTok and YouTube, about action they have taken to mitigate AI risks.
EU adopts measures soon to curb election risks on X, TikTok, Facebook
EU to implement DSA guidelines next week for Big Tech to address illegal content and election risks or face fines. Meta Platforms already taking steps. Companies could be fined up to 6% of annual turnover.
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EU targets TikTok, other apps over AI risk to elections
The EU on Thursday wielded a powerful new digital law to press TikTok, Facebook and six other platforms on the risk of AI to elections, including through deepfakes. The announcement looking at the AI risk to EU elections came a day after the European Parliament voted to adopt a new law that seeks to curb abuses of artificial intelligence.
2024 feeling too familiar? Or, could we actually be in 2019?
Could we be in 2019 again? I don't mean this as some kind of mystical metaphor to peddle yet another nostalgia industry IP for monetisation. I mean, could we actually be back in 2019?
Google to launch anti-misinformation campaign ahead of EU elections
Europe's Digital Services Act, which comes into force this week, will require very large online platforms and search engines to do more to tackle illegal content and risks to public security.
EU sends information request to 17 tech firms including Amazon, Apple, Meta
The EU asked the companies to provide more information by February 9 on measures they have taken to give researchers access to data that could be relevant to the upcoming EU and national elections as well as countering illegal content and goods sold online.
Explainer: What are the EU's landmark AI rules?
Negotiations around the European Union's first-of-a-kind rules governing artificial intelligence (AI) looked set for a dramatic climax on Wednesday, as lawmakers enter what some hope will be the final round of discussions on the landmark legislation.
Explained: what are the EU's landmark AI rules?
The main issue is that the first draft of the law was written in early 2021, almost two years before the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT, one of the fastest-growing software applications in history. Lawmakers have scrambled to write regulations even as companies like Microsoft-based OpenAI continue to discover new uses for their technology.
Europe's world-leading AI rules facing its do-or-die moment
First suggested in 2019, the EU's AI Act was expected to be the world's first comprehensive AI regulations, further cementing the 27-nation bloc's position as a global trendsetter when it comes to reining in the tech industry.
Not clear Big Tech need pay for 5G, broadband rollout, Belgian regulator says
Europe's telecoms operators have tried to push for major companies, such as Google and Microsoft, to help bear the cost of fifth generation techology, but that would probably require waiting for the next European Commission, following European Parliament elections next year, to decide on any rules.
Big Tech to face tougher rules on targeted political ads in EU
The new political advertising rules, which were agreed by EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers late on Monday, will force social media groups such as Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms to be more transparent and accountable.
EU lawmakers back tough media law against Big Tech's content removal decisions
Known as Article 17 of the Media Freedom Act the European Commission proposed last year to ensure media plurality and safeguard editorial independence, the clause has raised alarm bells among online platforms.
EU lawmakers back tough media law against Big Tech's content removal decisions
EU lawmakers have voted in favor of draft rules that target large online platforms such as Google and Meta Platforms, aiming to address concerns over arbitrary content removal. The rules, known as Article 17 of the Media Freedom Act, require platforms to keep news content available for 24 hours before taking it down if it violates their moderation rules
EU law sets the stage for a clash over disinformation
A new European Union law, the Digital Services Act, aims to combat disinformation and harmful content on social media platforms. The law could force social media giants to adopt new policies and practices or face fines of up to 6% of their revenue. The law's effects could extend beyond Europe, potentially changing company policies worldwide.
Elon Musk's X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official says
Ahead of upcoming elections, Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta also have more to do to tackle disinformation, much of it coming from Russia, which is using social media to wage a "war of ideas" against democracy, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said.
Resist Russian disinformation as elections loom, EU tells Big Tech
Concerns have mounted in recent months about a spate of disinformation related to parliamentary elections in Slovakia on Sept. 30 and Poland next month as well as European Parliament elections next year.
EU's Breton urges Big Tech to use new online content rules to restore trust
The rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) require the companies to perform risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and researchers and adopt a code of conduct.
Joe Biden meets Microsoft, Google CEOs on AI dangers
Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, with apps such as ChatGPT capturing the public's fancy, sparking a rush among companies to launch similar products they believe will change the nature of work.
Big Tech crackdown looms as EU, UK ready new rules
The updates help solidify Europe's reputation as the global leader in efforts to rein in the power of social media companies and other digital platforms.
Google, Amazon struggle to lay off workers in Europe
In Europe, mass layoffs among tech companies have stalled because of labor protections that make it virtually impossible to dismiss people in some countries without prior consultations with employee interest groups.
As artificial intelligence booms, EU lawmakers wrangle over new rules
The European Commission proposed the draft rules nearly two years ago in a bid to protect citizens from the dangers of the emerging technology, which has experienced a boom in investment and consumer popularity in recent months.
Google ‘scare screens’ spook users, alleges Epic Games; for SaaS unicorn Postman, growth comes from traditional sectors
Fortnite-maker Epic Games has alleged in a plea to the National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that Google is frightening users by “repeatedly displaying dire warnings and technically complex steps”.
EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation
European Union officials clinched the agreement in principle on the Digital Services Act after lengthy final negotiations that began Friday. The law will also force tech companies to make it easier for users to flag problems, ban online ads aimed at kids and empower regulators to punish noncompliance with billions in fines.
EU to limit political ads, ban use of certain personal info
Concerned by the misuse of political advertising to undermine elections, the European Union on Thursday unveiled plans to help people better understand when they are seeing such ads online and who is responsible for them.
Google to contribute $29 million to new EU fund to fight fake news
The Covid-19 pandemic and the U.S. election last year spurred a massive spike in misinformation, with some blaming social media for not being more proactive in tackling the issue.
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