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No smart AI assistant on Apple in EU due to DMA regulations
The company said it spent months proposing solutions, including a “Trusted System Agent”.
European Parliament ditches Google for Qwant as Brussels breaks from Silicon Valley
European policymakers are increasingly questioning the continent’s reliance on American technology giants.
‘Big Tech must be held accountable like traditional media,’ says German media minister
Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Wolfram Weimer has called for tighter oversight of how information is distributed online.
Dutch unicorn Bird slashes European workforce as CEO decries burden for tech companies in EU
Dutch communications platform Bird is cutting around 20 per cent of its global headcount.
European chat app launches, pioneering DMA’s messaging interoperability
Latvia-based BirdyChat has officially launched across Europe, becoming one of the first home-grown messaging apps in line with the European Union’s Digital Markets…
Tech has broken our entire world model, but we are in denial
Geopolitics is in flux, history has “returned”, there is war, political upheaval and technological disruption everywhere: These matters command an overwhelming…
Tech CEO warns age checks ‘kill anonymity’ online as EU pushes verification app
As the European Commission pushes ahead with plans for European Union-wide online age verification via a dedicated app, the tech sector warns about the potential…
Is populism a distraction from a more important fight?
The sinister news this week that British courts have greenlighted the police’s use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology in public spaces is yet another…
US Justice Department refuses to help French counterpart investigating X, citing free speech concerns
The US Department of Justice has refused to provide mutual legal assistance to French authorities investigating Elon Musk’s social media platform X.
UK PM tells social media bosses to step up child online safety
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer today hinted at possible measures limiting children's access to social media, as he met senior tech figures and warned: "Things can't…
EU age verification app to launch but concerns remain
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the Euroopean Union’s long-planned age verification app is now "technically ready to use", marking…
French state ditches US tech over data-grab fears
France is "reducing the state's extra-European digital dependencies" with its latest move to switch from Windows to Linux's operating system on ministries' workstations.
EU digital chief warns of ‘weaponised’ reliance on foreign tech
Europe's reliance on foreign tech firms could be "weaponised against us", the EU's digital chief Henna Virkkunen warned today, urging more use of homegrown services…
EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult content
The European Union accused four pornographic platforms on Thursday of allowing children to access adult content in breach of digital rules, putting the companies…
PM Tusk’s left-wing allies in Polish Government propose digital tax
Poland’s Left party, which is part of the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, is proposing legislation to make Big Tech firms pay a new tax…
AI billionaire’s Rome visit fuels questions over Italian Government links
A recent visit to Rome by the US co-founder of artificial intelligence (AI) companies with links to US defence and intelligence agencies is drawing scrutiny.
UK to make tech firms remove abusive images within 48 hours of alert
Technology firms will be required to remove non-consensual sexual images within 48 hours under tighter UK rules proposed by the government today, following an outcry…
US to host website to help users circumvent EU-style content bans
The US is reportedly planning a new digital tool to help users bypass local content bans, allowing people worldwide to continue to watch banned content.
Part of German CDU wants to end online anonymity and make Big Tech pay for ‘news they steal’
As the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party’s congress nears, the local CDU branch of Schleswig-Holstein is pushing to scrap online anonymity.
US mulls visa bans and stripping immunity from EU officials enforcing censorship via the DSA
Prominent US Republicans are considering legislation to strip sovereign immunity from European Union officials enforcing content moderation rules under the Digital…
EU warns Meta it must open up WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots
The EU executive told Meta to give rival chatbots access to WhatsApp after an antitrust probe found the US giant to be in breach of the bloc's competition rules.
Telegram founder Durov warns ‘total control’ regulations threaten Spanish internet freedoms
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has issued a direct warning to millions of users in Spain, describing its government’s latest social-media proposals as “dangerous new…
US Republicans slam EC and ‘censorious’ online law after X fine
The US House Judiciary Committee Republicans have ramped up their blistering assault on the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), exposing what they call…
MEPs want independent EU social media to counter X after Grok scandal
European lawmakers are demanding the creation of a European Union social media source to counter the influence of X following the Grok scandal.
If US firms dislike fines, they can leave Europe, says French economy minister
US technology companies that do not like the fines imposed under European digital rules can leave the European market, France’s economy minister said.
German court says Amazon may not force Prime customers to accept ads in videos
A German court has ruled that Amazon had no right to introduce adverts unilaterally for its paying Prime Video clients.
EU vows to stand firm on US tech regulations despite Trump’s ‘alcoholic’s personality’
The European Union insisted it will keep enforcing its tech regulations "without discrimination", after the US threatened retaliation over the bloc's actions against…
European Commission opens anti-trust probe into Meta
The European Commission has launched an anti-trust probe into Meta Platforms targeting the company’s rollout of new artificial-intelligence (AI) tools inside WhatsApp.
EU ‘disregards censorship concerns’ in review of online policing law
European regulators are facing criticism for sidelining concerns about censorship and free speech in their ongoing review of the Digital Services Act (DSA).