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Spain set to ban social media for children under 16
[ad_1] Spain will join the growing list of countries banning access to social media for children, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Tuesday. The law will…
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Gadgets
EU charges Meta and TikTok over failures to tackle illegal content
[ad_1] The European Commission has found that Meta and TikTok had violated rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and is now giving them…
Gadgets
UK regulator fines 4chan for ignoring Online Safety Act demands
[ad_1] Ofcom has slapped 4chan with a £20,000 ($26,700) fine for failing to comply with the internet and telecommunications regulator’s request for information under…
Politics
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.…
Politics
Inside the police force scouring the internet to save abused children
[ad_1] EUROPOL HEADQUARTERS, THE HAGUE — “Please knock. Do not enter,” said the sign on the door of Europe’s heavily-secured law enforcement headquarters in…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
UK locks horns with WhatsApp over threat to break encryption
[ad_1] LONDON — Britain’s tough new plan to police the internet has left politicians in a stand-off with WhatsApp and other popular encrypted messaging…
Politics
France aims to protect kids from parents oversharing pics online
[ad_1] PARIS — French parents had better think twice before posting too many pictures of their offspring on social media. On Tuesday, members of the…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
Russia, China and Islamic State jump on Musk’s Twitter bandwagon
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Elon Musk has some new super fans: Russia, China and the Islamic State. After the world’s…