EU poised to unveil rules forcing Big Tech to protect users
2 years, 8 months ago

EU poised to unveil rules forcing Big Tech to protect users

LA Times  

European Union officials want Google and other tech companies to step up efforts to curb the spread of illegal content, hate speech and disinformation. The European Union is nearing agreement on a set of new rules aimed at protecting internet users by forcing big tech companies such as Google and Facebook to step up their efforts to curb the spread of illegal content, hate speech and disinformation. The new rules, which are designed to protect internet users and their “fundamental rights online,” would make tech companies more accountable for content on their platforms. Tech companies would have to carry out regular risk assessments on illegal content, disinformation and other harmful information and then report back on whether they’re doing enough to tackle the problem.

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Online safety laws ‘pose substantial risks to our economy’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Online safety laws ‘pose substantial risks to our economy’

The Telegraph  

Looming online safety laws pose “substantial risks” to the economy, ministers have been warned, amid fears the new red tape will smother small tech businesses. Sir David Davis, a former Cabinet minister, has called for a new review of forthcoming tech regulation, which is designed to protect children from harmful online content. In a letter to Peter Kyle, the secretary …

Google loses fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fine
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Google loses fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fine

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google on Tuesday lost its fight against a 2.42 billion euro fine levied by EU antitrust regulators seven years ago, one of a trio of hefty fines meted out to the company for various anti-competitive practices. The European Commission fined the world's most popular internet search engine in 2017 for using its own price comparison shopping service to gain …

Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes

LA Times  

In this photo from 2007, exhibitors work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany. Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty after the bloc’s top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and …

European Union court says TikTok owner can’t avoid bloc’s law cracking down on digital giants
5 months, 3 weeks ago

European Union court says TikTok owner can’t avoid bloc’s law cracking down on digital giants

Associated Press  

LONDON — TikTok owner ByteDance can’t avoid the bloc’s crackdown on digital giants, a European Union court said Wednesday in a decision that found the video sharing platform falls under a new law that also covers Apple, Google and Microsoft. The EU’s General Court rejected ByteDance’s legal challenge against being classed as an online “gatekeeper” that has to comply with …

Chinese online retailer Temu latest to face EU’s strictest level of digital scrutiny
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese online retailer Temu latest to face EU’s strictest level of digital scrutiny

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union said Friday that it’s adding Chinese online retailer Temu to its list of platforms facing the bloc’s highest level of digital scrutiny. Because it has more than 45 million users, Temu is being classed as a “very large online platform” under the the EU’s Digital Services Act, a wide-ranging rulebook designed to clean up online …

Meta, Google, Apple could be fined 10% of their global turnover: Here's why
9 months, 1 week ago

Meta, Google, Apple could be fined 10% of their global turnover: Here's why

India TV News  

European antitrust regulators will investigate tech giants including Apple, Google, and Meta platforms for potential breaches of the EU’s new Digital Markets Act. For the unversed, the Digital Markets Act of the European Union, which became effective on March 7, aims to reduce the dominance of tech giants by facilitating user transitions between competing online services such as social media …

EU opens competition investigations into Apple, Google and Meta
9 months, 2 weeks ago

EU opens competition investigations into Apple, Google and Meta

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Apple, Google parent firm Alphabet, and Meta – the …

EU to investigate Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law
9 months, 2 weeks ago

EU to investigate Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law

Al Jazeera  

Antitrust regulators will probe the Big Tech companies for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act. European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping digital law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive, said on Monday that it was …

The European Union expands digital crackdown on toxic content, dodgy goods to all online platforms
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The European Union expands digital crackdown on toxic content, dodgy goods to all online platforms

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union is expanding its strict digital rulebook on Saturday to almost all online platforms in the bloc, in the next phase of its crackdown on toxic social media content and dodgy ecommerce products that began last year by targeting the most popular services. The EU’s trailblazing Digital Services Act has already kicked in for nearly two …

TikTok challenges EU supervisory fee, following Meta’s footsteps
11 months ago

TikTok challenges EU supervisory fee, following Meta’s footsteps

The Hindu  

Chinese online social media platform TikTok has challenged a supervisory fee amounting to 0.05% of its annual worldwide net income to cover EU regulators' costs of monitoring compliance with new EU rules, the second company to do so after Meta Platforms. Under the Digital Services Act, 20 very large online platforms, including TikTok, Meta, Google, Apple and two very large …

France Fines Yahoo 10 Million Euros Over Cookie Abuses
11 months, 3 weeks ago

France Fines Yahoo 10 Million Euros Over Cookie Abuses

News 18  

France’s data protection watchdog said Thursday that it had fined Yahoo 10 million euros for not respecting users’ refusals of internet-tracking “cookies” or implying they would lose access to email accounts if they did. In addition, Yahoo Mail users who attempted to withdraw consent for cookies were warned they would no longer have access to messaging or other Yahoo services., …

Porn sites must verify ages to protect kids under EU's new digital law
1 year ago

Porn sites must verify ages to protect kids under EU's new digital law

Hindustan Times  

The European Union on Wednesday added three pornographic websites to its list of online platforms that are large enough to come under tougher safety regulation. From the end of April, the sites will have to apply stricter rules, in particular to protect children, under the new EU Digital Services Act. Adult sites Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos now join the likes …

EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 2 months ago

EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war

The Hindu  

The European Union on Thursday demanded Meta and TikTok detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war, flexing the power of a new law that threatens billions in fines if tech giants fail to do enough to protect users. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive branch, formally requested that the social media companies provide …

EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 2 months ago

EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union on Thursday demanded Meta and TikTok detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war, flexing the power of a new law that threatens billions in fines if tech giants fail to do enough to protect users. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive branch, formally requested that the social media …

UK’s new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies
1 year, 3 months ago

UK’s new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies

Associated Press  

LONDON — British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google, and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta. The new law requires social media platforms to take down illegal content, including child sexual abuse, hate speech and terrorism, revenge porn and posts promoting …

UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies
1 year, 3 months ago

UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British lawmakers have approved an …

Why is Google on trial in the United States? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Why is Google on trial in the United States? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 12, Justice Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia started hearing what is being described as the most important case about the future of the Internet. The key allegation against Google is that its “arrangements” with Apple and other companies to be the default search engine on their devices, …

Big Tech's core businesses face overhaul under EU tech rules
1 year, 4 months ago

Big Tech's core businesses face overhaul under EU tech rules

The Hindu  

The EU Commission on Wednesday designated 22 services of six major tech companies as "gatekeepers" of online services providing messaging to video sharing in its latest crackdown on Big Tech. Under the DMA, which came into force in November, companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and a market capitalisation of 75 billion euros are considered gatekeepers providing …

EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown
1 year, 4 months ago

EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown

Associated Press  

LONDON — Six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft faced fresh pressure Wednesday from the European Union, which moved to counter their digital dominance with far-reaching rules aimed at giving users more choices and making competition fairer. Google parent Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance also were classified as online “gatekeepers” subject to the strictest requirements …

EU industry chief urges Big Tech to use new online content rules to restore trust
1 year, 4 months ago

EU industry chief urges Big Tech to use new online content rules to restore trust

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Twitter, TikTok and other tech giants should use EU online content rules that apply to them this Friday to restore trust and safety in their platforms, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Wednesday. The rules known as the Digital Services Act require the companies to perform risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share …

EU's Digital Services Act referential milestone
1 year, 4 months ago

EU's Digital Services Act referential milestone

China Daily  

This combination of pictures created on April 25, 2023 shows logos of online platforms, applications, social networks and technology and IT companies of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Wikipedia, Pinterest, AliExpress, Facebook, Meta, Apple app store, Snapchat, Linkedin, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok and fashion retailer Zalando. The EU Digital Services Act, which comes into force on Friday, will lead to big …

Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work
1 year, 4 months ago

Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work

The Hindu  

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online. TikTok made similar changes, stopping users aged 13 to 17 from getting personalised ads “based on their activities on or off TikTok.” Zalando, a German online fashion retailer, has filed a legal challenge over …

Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants have kicked in. Here’s how they work
1 year, 4 months ago

Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants have kicked in. Here’s how they work

Associated Press  

LONDON — Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe must comply with one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people see online. The DSA “will have a significant impact on the experiences Europeans have when they open their phones or fire up their laptops,” Nick Clegg, Meta’s president for global affairs, said in …

Britain tightens planned tech law to stop children viewing adult content
1 year, 6 months ago

Britain tightens planned tech law to stop children viewing adult content

The Hindu  

Britain said on Friday it had tightened protections in its Online Safety Bill that will prevent children from viewing pornography in an update to long-delayed legislation that is being closely watched by the tech industry. Britain, like the European Union and other countries, has been grappling over how to protect social media users, and in particular children, from harmful content …

Google Faces EU Charges Over Anti-Competitive Practices: Here's Why
1 year, 6 months ago

Google Faces EU Charges Over Anti-Competitive Practices: Here's Why

ABP News  

Alphabet's Google has been charged by European Union's antitrust regulators for anti-competitive practices in its digital advertising business on Wednesday. According to the 'Statement of Objections' sent to Google by the Commission over "abusive practices in online advertising technology" the company may have to sell part of its advertising business to address antitrust regulators' concerns. "The Commission takes issue with …

EU regulators order Google to break up digital ad business over competition concerns
1 year, 6 months ago

EU regulators order Google to break up digital ad business over competition concerns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy European Union antitrust regulators took …

EU antitrust regulators quiz cloud rivals on Microsoft's request for customer data
1 year, 7 months ago

EU antitrust regulators quiz cloud rivals on Microsoft's request for customer data

The Hindu  

EU antitrust regulators are asking Microsoft's rivals what kind of customer data they are required to provide to the U.S. tech giant as part of their Azure cloud contracts, six months after a trade group complained about its cloud computing practices. Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, whose members include Amazon, alleged last November that Microsoft's new contractual terms imposed …

Big Tech crackdown looms as EU, UK ready new rules
1 year, 8 months ago

Big Tech crackdown looms as EU, UK ready new rules

Associated Press  

LONDON — TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are facing rising pressure from European authorities as London and Brussels advanced new rules Tuesday to curb the power of digital companies. They’re among those on a list of the 19 biggest online platforms and search engines that the European Union’s executive arm said must meet extra obligations for cleaning up illegal …

Britain to take on Big Tech antitrust issues with new legal powers
1 year, 8 months ago

Britain to take on Big Tech antitrust issues with new legal powers

The Hindu  

Britain said on Tuesday it would introduce a new law to rein in the power that big tech companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon are able to wield to stifle competition in digital markets. Britain's antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, set up a dedicated Digital Markets Unit two years ago, armed with the expertise to regulate new …

Britain to take on Google, Amazon and Facebook with new legal powers
1 year, 8 months ago

Britain to take on Google, Amazon and Facebook with new legal powers

Live Mint  

Britain said on Tuesday it would introduce a new law to rein in the power that big tech companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon are able to wield to stifle competition in digital markets. Britain's antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, set up a dedicated Digital Markets Unit two years ago, armed with the expertise to regulate new …

Internet providers warn against EU plans to make Big Tech cover telcos costs
2 years ago

Internet providers warn against EU plans to make Big Tech cover telcos costs

The Hindu  

A group representing internet service providers across Europe said on Tuesday that a proposal to make Big Tech companies pay towards telecom operators' network costs could create systemic weakness in critical infrastructure. Telecom operators have been pushing the European Union to implement new laws that would see U.S. tech firms like Alphabet’s Google, Meta’s Facebook, and Netflix bear some of …

Musk's Twitter changes foreshadow EU showdown over new rules
2 years ago

Musk's Twitter changes foreshadow EU showdown over new rules

Firstpost  

Known as the Digital Services Act, the EU’s sweeping set of rules aims to make platforms and search engines more accountable for illegal and harmful content including hate speech, scams, and disinformation London: Self-proclaimed free speech warrior Elon Musk’s more unfettered version of Twitter could collide with new rules in Europe, where officials warn that the social media company will …

Musk’s Twitter tweaks foreshadow EU showdown over new rules
2 years ago

Musk’s Twitter tweaks foreshadow EU showdown over new rules

Associated Press  

LONDON — Self-proclaimed free speech warrior Elon Musk’s more unfettered version of Twitter could collide with new rules in Europe, where officials warn that the social media company will have to comply with some of the world’s toughest laws targeting toxic content. The billionaire Tesla CEO considers the bloc’s rules “a sensible approach to implement on a worldwide basis,” EU …

Europe Prepares to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
2 years, 2 months ago

Europe Prepares to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet

Wired  

Next week, a law takes effect that will change the internet forever—and make it much more difficult to be a tech giant. Last month, he became director of a new EU office in San Francisco, established in part to explain the law’s consequences to Big Tech companies. “If you have an iPhone, you should be able to download apps not …

Regulating Big Tech gets a push
2 years, 2 months ago

Regulating Big Tech gets a push

Hindustan Times  

It was 16 years ago, in 2006, when the Oxford and Webster dictionaries recognised google as a verb to describe the act of looking something up on the internet. Through this period of boom, Google has not just retained its position as the gateway to the internet, but also entrenched it and expanded into new domains of personal digital devices …

Scores of Google rivals want EU tech law used in antitrust case - letter
2 years, 2 months ago

Scores of Google rivals want EU tech law used in antitrust case - letter

The Hindu  

More than 40 European rivals to Google's shopping service urged EU antitrust regulators on Monday to use newly adopted tech rules to ensure the Alphabet unit complies with a 2017 EU order to allow more competition on its search page. The European Commission fined Google 2.4 billion euros five years ago and told the firm to stop favouring its shopping …

EU wants to toughen cybersecurity rules for smart devices
2 years, 3 months ago

EU wants to toughen cybersecurity rules for smart devices

Deccan Chronicle  

BRUSSELS: The European Union’s executive arm proposed new legislation Thursday that would force manufacturers to ensure that devices connected to the internet meet cybersecurity standards, making the 27-nation bloc less vulnerable to attacks. The EU’s executive commission said the law would not only reduce attacks but also benefit consumers since it will improve data and privacy protection. The Computer and …

EU proposes rules targeting smart devices with cybersecurity risks
2 years, 3 months ago

EU proposes rules targeting smart devices with cybersecurity risks

The Hindu  

From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to assess their cybersecurity risks and fix them under draft European Union rules announced on Thursday, amid concerns about a spate of cyber attacks. Companies could save as much as 290 billion euros annually in cyber incidents versus compliance costs of about 29 billion euros, …

EU court largely upholds USD 4 billion Google Android antitrust fine
2 years, 3 months ago

EU court largely upholds USD 4 billion Google Android antitrust fine

Firstpost  

The court said that “in order better to reflect the gravity and duration of the infringement”, it’s appropriate to give Google a fine of 4.125 billion euros, according to a press summary of the decision London: One of the European Union’s highest courts has largely upheld the bloc’s biggest-ever antitrust fine, issued to Google by the bloc’s competition enforcers in …

EU Passes New Law, Demands Better Support From Google, Facebook To Police Content
2 years, 6 months ago

EU Passes New Law, Demands Better Support From Google, Facebook To Police Content

News 18  

BRUSSELS: EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in the power of tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcing them could be an issue due to regulators' limited resources. In addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act, lawmakers also approved the Digital Services Act, …

The EU Wants Big Tech to Scan Your Private Chats for Child Abuse
55 years ago

The EU Wants Big Tech to Scan Your Private Chats for Child Abuse

Wired  

All of your WhatsApp photos, iMessage texts, and Snapchat videos could be scanned to check for child sexual abuse images and videos under newly proposed European rules. The proposed law creates a new EU Centre to deal with child abuse content and introduces obligations for tech companies to “detect, report, block and remove” CSAM from their platforms. The law, announced …

EU antitrust chief calls for global approach towards tech giants
2 years, 8 months ago

EU antitrust chief calls for global approach towards tech giants

The Hindu  

Europe's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, the architect of landmark rules to curb the power of U.S. tech giants, called on Thursday for a global approach towards Big Tech to prevent companies taking advantage of enforcement gaps. Vestager, who has handed out billions of euros in fines to Alphabet's Google and launched investigations into Apple, Amazon and Meta Platform's Facebook, said …

Illegal offline, illegal online: Will EU rules for the internet have a global impact?
2 years, 8 months ago

Illegal offline, illegal online: Will EU rules for the internet have a global impact?

Hindustan Times  

The upcoming Digital Services Act, or DSA of the European Union is yet to be released in their final version, but the very ambition of the rules is becoming clearer by the day. Even though this legislation when it goes into force, will be applicable to citizens in the European Union countries, it will have a global impact much like …

Explained | What are Europe’s new Internet rules and how will they impact big tech?
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained | What are Europe’s new Internet rules and how will they impact big tech?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The European Union member states and the European Parliament on April 23 secured a landmark agreement to tackle harmful content online through the Digital Services Act. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, had proposed the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act in December 2020 in order to “protect consumers and their …

EU Has New Laws For Tech Giants: Google, Meta, Amazon And More To Face These New Regulations In Europe
2 years, 8 months ago

EU Has New Laws For Tech Giants: Google, Meta, Amazon And More To Face These New Regulations In Europe

News 18  

The European Union has a new legislation to regulate tech giants. On Saturday, April 23, the Union agreed on the terms of the Digital Services Act, which will force tech giants to take responsibility to content that appears on their platforms. “The DSA will upgrade the ground-rules for all online services in the EU," the European Commission President Ursula Von …

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation
2 years, 8 months ago

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta will have to police their platforms more strictly to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content under landmark EU legislation approved early Saturday. “With the DSA, the time of big online platforms behaving like they are ‘too big to care’ is coming to …

European Union reaches landmark deal on hate speech, disinformation
2 years, 8 months ago

European Union reaches landmark deal on hate speech, disinformation

The Hindu  

The European Union reached a landmark deal on April 23 to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online that would force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and empower regulators to punish noncompliance with billions in fines. EU officials finally clinched the agreement in principle in the …

Europe agrees to sweeping new regulations for tech platforms
2 years, 8 months ago

Europe agrees to sweeping new regulations for tech platforms

CNN  

CNN — European policymakers have reached agreement on a sweeping package of new regulations for tech platforms that could mean big changes in oversight for everything from social media algorithms to digital advertising — and with potential ramifications worldwide. Together with the Digital Markets Act — a competition-focused bill intended to make dominant online platforms more open — the DSA …

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation
2 years, 8 months ago

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

NPR  

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation Enlarge this image toggle caption Michel Euler/AP Michel Euler/AP BRUSSELS — Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta will have to police their platforms more strictly to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content under landmark EU legislation approved early Saturday. Sponsor Message …

Big Tech faces ‘major’ EU law on hate speech, disinformation
2 years, 8 months ago

Big Tech faces ‘major’ EU law on hate speech, disinformation

Associated Press  

LONDON — Taking aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online, the European Union is nearing agreement on a sweeping law that would force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems, and empower regulators to punish noncompliance with billions in fines. EU officials negotiated into the late hours of Friday …

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