ICO risks row for backing Meta over UK consent or pay
The Information Commissioner’s Office is risking the wrath of privacy groups by backing Meta’s launch of the controversial “consent or…
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Google faces fresh threat to break up adtech business
Brussels’ latest €2.95bn (£2.56bn) fine against Google might not make much of a dent in the tech giant’s predicted €190bn…
TikTok clobbered as Brussels flexes its muscles again
TikTok has once again found itself on the wrong side of EU regulators after the European Commission issued preliminary findings…
Brussels batters Apple and Meta with first DMA fines
The European Commission has fined Apple €500m (£429m) and Meta €200m (£171m) in the first ever monetary penalties issued for…
X faces mega fine as Brussels turns the screw on tech
US president Donald Trump is likely to have that seemingly permanent grin wiped off his face this week amid reports…
US tech giants on the rack as EU risks fresh Trump fury
The European Commission is tightening the screw on US tech giants – risking further threats from the Trump administration –…
Online ad industry at risk as EU aims ‘bazooka’ at Trump
US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on the EU could prove highly damaging for the online advertising industry…
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…
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 ‘consent or pay’ flayed again in new EU judgment
Brussels chiefs appear to have hammered the final nail in the coffin for Meta’s controversial “consent or pay” subscription service,…