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Meta, Google, and Twitter are set to face huge fines if they don't tackle deepfakes and fake accounts on their platforms
An EU document seen by Reuters shows tech firms could soon face fines of up to 6% of annual turnove…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The EU wants to give itself the power to kick US tech giants out of Europe
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton compared the power tech giants wield now to that of the banks before…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elon Musk says he'll match the law when it comes to free speech. Here's what you need to know about the EU's new content regulations.
Under the EU's Digital Services Act, large platforms like Twitter can be fined for failing to swift…
Cheryl Teh
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EU lawmakers are reportedly writing a 'hit list' of Big Tech companies to rein in the power of Silicon Valley
"The immense market power of these platforms is not good for competition," a source familiar with t…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Mark Zuckerberg struggles to curry favor with the EU, with skeptical lawmakers questioning Facebook's dominance and the spread of coronavirus misinformation
And Vera Jourova said after her meeting with Zuckerberg that the firm had to provide greater transp…
Charlie Wood
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The EU is urging Netflix to stop streaming in high definition to avoid straining the internet during the coronavirus outbreak
While Netflix automatically adjusts your stream quality based on your internet capacity, you can al…
Avery Hartmans
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The US recommended suspending the Johnson & Johnson vaccine just as Europe was about to start using it
US health agencies temporarily suspended the use of the vaccine just as 55 million doses started be…
Marianne Guenot
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Mark Zuckerberg to meet with European regulators ahead of proposals intended to rein in power of US and Chinese tech giants
Facebook is already in Vestager's crosshairs over its use of data collected by the company over the…
Reuters
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10 things in tech you need to know today
Facebook won't ban Steve Bannon, Xi Jinping intervened in Ant IPO, and don't blow vape smoke into y…
Shona Ghosh
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Europe reveals its ambitious tech blueprint to take on Silicon Valley and China
Currently, the US and China dominate on AI development. Europe lacks a tech giant of its own to riv…
Charlie Wood,Shona Ghosh
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Facebook says it tackles hate speech better than Google, Twitter
San Francisco, June 24 (IANS) Facing scrutiny in the European Union over spread of disinformation a…
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Facebook's policy chief said Europe is too fragmented to produce a Facebook or Google to rival the US and China
"My own slight concern is that whilst policymakers in Europe quite understandably talk about digita…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Europe wants to build its own version of SpaceX's Starlink with a $7.3 billion constellation of internet satellites
Similarly to Elon Musk's Starlink, Europe's satellite constellation would offer internet service to…
Kate Duffy
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Mark Zuckerberg said he is 'worried' about China setting the agenda for tech regulation
Mark Zuckerberg said he thinks Western democracies have "the next five or ten years" to set tip the…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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YouTube and Amazon Prime are following Netflix by reducing streaming quality in Europe to prevent traffic overload in face of coronavirus pandemic
"People are coming to YouTube to find authoritative news, learning content and make connections dur…
Paige Leskin
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10 things in tech you need to know today
Have an Amazon Alexa device? Now you can hear 10 Things in Tech each morning. Just search for "Busi…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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It's time for Europe to take private data from the hands of powerful tech monopolies and give it back to the people
People should be able to own their own private data, instead of being forced to hand it to tech gia…
Mathias Döpfner
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Piketty And The FT Actually Agree On The Most Important Part About Worsening Inequality In The West
To this, Piketty now responds, "although I think my estimate is more reliable and rests on better m…