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X vs. EU: Elon Musk hit with probe over spread of toxic content
[ad_1] Elon Musk just got an early, unwelcome Christmas present from Europe: the bloc’s first-ever investigation via its new social media law into X.…
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Israel floods social media to shape opinion around the war
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — A photo with a bloody dead baby whose face is…
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Hamas hate videos make Elon Musk Europe’s digital enemy No. 1
[ad_1] Elon Musk has made himself Europe’s digital public enemy No. 1. Since Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, the billionaire’s social network X has…
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Graphic videos of Hamas attacks spread on X
[ad_1] Videos and images of mass shootings, kidnapped civilians and soldiers and other violence linked with Hamas’ attack on Israel are being widely shared…
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Musk ousts X team curbing election disinformation
[ad_1] Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter) said overnight that a global team working on curbing disinformation during elections had been dismissed…
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TikTok hit with €345M fine for violating children’s privacy
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Booming social media application TikTok needs to pay up in Europe for…
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The EU wants to cure your teen’s smartphone addiction
[ad_1] Glazed eyes. One syllable responses. The steady tinkle of beeps and buzzes coming out of a smartphone’s speakers. It’s a familiar scene for…
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Senator Ted Cruz slams US agency for ‘collusion’ with EU on Big Tech rules
[ad_1] U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz called for details on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) work with its European counterparts in a letter to…
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EU to Zuckerberg: Explain yourself over Instagram pedophile network
[ad_1] EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton wants Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to explain and take “immediate” action over a recently exposed large pedophile…
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EU’s Breton says Twitter ‘can’t hide’ after platform ditches disinformation code
[ad_1] Twitter has abandoned the EU’s code of practice on disinformation, Thierry Breton said late Friday, but Europe’s internal markets commissioner insisted that “obligations…
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Blocked! French minister threatens to ban Twitter if it doesn’t follow EU rules
[ad_1] France’s Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot waded into a growing tussle between the European Union and Elon Musk’s Twitter on Monday, as he threatened…
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What the hell is wrong with TikTok?
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Western governments are ticked off with TikTok. The Chinese-owned app loved by…
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Thierry Breton: Brussels’ bulldozer digs in against US
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Thierry Breton is winning the war of ideas in Brussels. The ex-CEO…
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Europe troubled but powerless over Twitter’s journalist ban
[ad_1] European politicians said they were troubled by Twitter’s suspension of U.S. journalists from its platform but the move shows the limits of their…
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UK takes fresh stab at internet rules as EU framework surges ahead
[ad_1] LONDON — The United Kingdom wants to police the internet. Shame the European Union got there first. Brexit was supposed to let Britain…
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Elon Musk gives Europe’s digital watchdogs their biggest test yet
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. After Elon Musk bought Twitter — and fired almost anyone whose job…
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Musk fires chief Brussels lobbyist in Twitter’s layoff round
[ad_1] Twitter’s director for EU public policy Stephen Turner is among the thousands of employees laid off by its new owner Elon Musk, Turner…