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EU tech regulation

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    EU set to crack down on Asian online retailers Temu and Shein

    Brussels considering a tax to slow surge of goods sold on sites that evade custom duties and checks

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  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    Meta fined nearly €800mn for breaking EU law over classified ads practices

    Facebook is undermining rivals by ‘tying’ its free Marketplace services with the social network, Brussels says

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  • Thursday, 17 October, 2024
    Elon Musk
    EU weighs including Musk’s business empire to calculate potential X fine

    Penalty would increase dramatically if regulators took into account revenues from billionaire’s other companies

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  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
    Google files Brussels complaint against Microsoft cloud business

    Search giant seeks antitrust probe of Big Tech rival over dominance of Azure platform

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  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Google LLC
    Google wins appeal against €1.5bn EU competition fine

    EU’s General Court annuls financial penalty against search giant in legal victory for Big Tech in the bloc

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  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta faces hefty EU antitrust fine over classified ads practices

    Brussels claims Facebook is breaking the law and undermining rivals with its free Marketplace services

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  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Google LLC
    Europe’s privacy watchdog probes Google’s use of data for AI model

    Tech giant’s PaLM2 is the latest target of scrutiny from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission

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  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple must pay €13bn in back taxes, top EU court rules

    European Court of Justice confirms Ireland provided ‘unlawful aid’ via tax deal and overturns a lower court decision

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  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    Technology sector
    EU investigating Telegram over user numbers

    Brussels probing possible failure by messaging platform to provide accurate data under new regulations

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  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    ‘Fortnite’ returns to iPhone and Android in EU after antitrust fight

    Hit game developer Epic launches mobile app store after Brussels regulations force ‘gatekeepers’ to open up

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  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Q&AThe Big Question
    The Big Question: should governments do more to regulate social media?

    This week’s Big Question asks readers: do the latest rules used to tame social media go far enough?

  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Margrethe Vestager
    EU antitrust regime nears end of Vestager era

    Danish commissioner renowned for being tough on Big Tech will not be reappointed for a third term

    Margrethe Vestager
  • Tuesday, 13 August, 2024
    Social Media
    Brussels slaps down Breton over ‘harmful content’ letter to Musk

    Internal market commissioner’s warning to owner of social media site X was not approved

    Elon Musk with Thierry Breton
  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Musk clashes with EU over X ‘disinformation’ ahead of Trump interview

    Tech billionaire dismisses warning from Brussels about spreading ‘content that promotes hatred or disorder’

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  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple makes further App Store changes in bid to avoid EU fines

    iPhone maker updates business terms for a fourth time this year as bloc seeks to rein in power of tech companies

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  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
    X Corp
    Musk’s X faces questions from watchdog over AI data grab

    Social media company’s move to automatically allow user data to train chatbot could breach European privacy rules

  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta warns EU regulatory efforts risk bloc missing out on AI advances

    Comments come after privacy watchdog asks Facebook owner to pause training of future AI models on region’s data

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  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    The Big Read
    Europe’s rushed attempt to set the rules for AI

    The EU says its pioneering legislation will protect humans from AI’s dangers. Critics say it is undercooked and will stifle innovation

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  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    EU and Apple settle long-running ‘tap-and-go’ antitrust probe

    Move represents rare truce after accusations from bloc over alleged anti-competitive conduct by tech giant

    A screen displaying the Apple logo and the European flag
  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2024
    OpenAI
    Microsoft and Apple drop OpenAI seats amid antitrust scrutiny

    ChatGPT maker plans strategy to engage crucial partners as regulatory scrutiny of sector increases

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  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2024
    Vincent Clerc
    Europe needs to sharpen its geopolitical chess game

    On energy and innovation, we are being outplayed by the US and China

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  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    Delivery Hero
    Delivery Hero shares slide on concerns over EU fine

    Stock hit after online food delivery group reveals potential €400mn penalty and plans to increase an earlier provision

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  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Brussels follows up Apple charges with Meta ‘pay or consent’ case

    EU is using introduction of Digital Markets Act to check the power of Big Tech

    A Meta logo
  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    Microsoft Corp
    Brussels explores antitrust probe into Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI

    EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies’ alliance

    Margrethe Vestager
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    Business InsightRichard Waters
    Big Tech investors should be paying more attention to EU’s regulatory strikes

    Latest actions target some of the core practices that have helped the biggest companies consolidate their power

    Margrethe Vestager
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