TikTok waves white flag over ‘addictive’ Lite Rewards
The European Commission has hailed its first major victory under new stringent digital rules designed to crack down on tech…
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Musk fumes as Brussels wields axe over X ‘blue ticks’
Social media site X has become the fourth tech platform in a matter of weeks to be found in breach…
Meta ‘pay or consent’ flayed again in new EU judgment
Brussels chiefs appear to have hammered the final nail in the coffin for Meta’s controversial “pay or consent” subscription service,…
Apple the first to be found guilty of under EU digital law
Apple has secured the dubious honour of becoming the first company to be found in breach of the EU’s new…
‘Toxic’ TikTok Lite suspended to pre-empt ban by EU
TikTok has suspended its TikTok Lite service, which offers rewards for watching videos, after the European Commission threatened to block…
Brussels threatens ‘toxic’ TikTok Lite with EU-wide ban
TikTok is facing the dubious honour of being the first tech company to have a service banned across the European…
Tech giants under the cosh as Brussels enforces DMA
The European Commission has unleashed a barrage of investigations against US tech giants under its new Digital Markets Act, with…
Court rejects $575bn Amazon claim it is not a big firm
Amazon’s insistence that is not a large online platform – despite an annual turnover of $575bn – and therefore should…
Critics round on Meta for subscription price drop offer
Meta’s proposal to drop the price of its subscription service in the EU – which sees Facebook and Instagram users…
Brussels opens probe of LinkedIn online ad targeting
LinkedIn’s data-driven advertising practices are facing a major investigation by the European Commission under the new Digital Services Act, designed…