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Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules
Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech. One probe focuses on whether Google favours its vertical search engines such as Google Shopping, Google Flights and Google Hotels over rivals, and whether it discriminates against third-party services on Google search results.
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WhatsApp Faces EU Tech Rules After Reaching Very Large Platform Status
WhatsApp has hit a user criterion set out in landmark EU tech rules, the unit owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is required to do more to tackle online illegal and harmful content.
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Facebook, X and YouTube to Do More Against Online Hate Speech, EU Says
Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech. Compliance with the updated code could impact regulators' enforcement of the Act, EU officials said.
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Google Faces Call from DuckDuckGo for New EU Probes into Tech Rule Compliance
Google faced a call on Wednesday for additional investigations into its compliance with EU rules. Privacy-focused internet search engine DuckDuckGo urged the European Commission to open three additional investigations.
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Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, ITunes Stores
Apple's App Store, iTunes Store and other media services unlawfully discriminate against European customers based on their place of residence, according to a European Commission statement on Tuesday.Â
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EU to Assess if Apple's iPad Operating System Complies with Digital Markets Act
EU's move followed Apple's publication of a compliance report for its iPad OS, designated by the commission in April as an important gateway for businesses to reach their customers.
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Elon Musk's X To Dodge Requirements Of EU Tech Rules: Report
Elon Musk's X will not be designated as a gatekeeper under landmark EU tech rules known as the Digital Markets Act which would have subjected it to an onerous list of obligations, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
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Microsoft's Rival Browsers Allege Unfair Practices by Edge, Wish to Involve EU Antitrust Regulators
Three rival browsers and a group of Web developers have called out Microsoft for giving unfair advantage to its Edge browser. Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox, and Open Web Advocacy also alleged that pop-up messages on Edge mischaracterise the features of rival browsers that differentiate them from the Microsoft product.
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X Said to Be Unlikely to Fall Under Landmark EU Tech Rules
X, the microblogging platform owned by Elon Musk, is said to be unlikely to be affected by the EU's significant tech regulations — the Digital Markets Act — designed to curb the influence of Big Tech, as it does not fulfil the criteria for gatekeepers
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EU Top Court Triumphs In Crackdown On Apple's Tax Deal, Google's Practices
The EU's top court on Tuesday delivered two major victories in the bloc's battle against tech giants by ruling against Apple and Google in separate legal sagas with billions of euros at play.
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Telegram Founder Arrested: The Global Rise Of Libertarian Chat App
The boss of social media platform Telegram has been arrested in France, accused of allowing the sharing of illegal content.
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Pavel Durov Has "Nothing To Hide", Says Telegram After France Arrest
France held the Russian-born founder of Telegram Pavel Durov in custody for a second day of questioning on Monday over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app, which insisted he had "nothing to hide".
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Meta Charged For Breaching EU Tech Rules Over Pay Or Consent Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model.
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Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists' ire.
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Apple Intelligence Features to Be Delayed in Europe, iPhone Maker Blames EU Tech Rules
Apple Intelligence launch in the EU will be delayed which means that the company's top three AI features unveiled at WWDC 2024 won't make their way to the region later this year. Earlier this month, Apple said that its new AI features such as iPhone Mirroring, SharePlay Screen Sharing enhancements, and Apple Intelligence would come to iPhone 15 Pro...
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Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules
Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech. One probe focuses on whether Google favours its vertical search engines such as Google Shopping, Google Flights and Google Hotels over rivals, and whether it discriminates against third-party services on Google search results.
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WhatsApp Faces EU Tech Rules After Reaching Very Large Platform Status
WhatsApp has hit a user criterion set out in landmark EU tech rules, the unit owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is required to do more to tackle online illegal and harmful content.
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Facebook, X and YouTube to Do More Against Online Hate Speech, EU Says
Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech. Compliance with the updated code could impact regulators' enforcement of the Act, EU officials said.
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Google Faces Call from DuckDuckGo for New EU Probes into Tech Rule Compliance
Google faced a call on Wednesday for additional investigations into its compliance with EU rules. Privacy-focused internet search engine DuckDuckGo urged the European Commission to open three additional investigations.
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Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, ITunes Stores
Apple's App Store, iTunes Store and other media services unlawfully discriminate against European customers based on their place of residence, according to a European Commission statement on Tuesday.Â
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EU to Assess if Apple's iPad Operating System Complies with Digital Markets Act
EU's move followed Apple's publication of a compliance report for its iPad OS, designated by the commission in April as an important gateway for businesses to reach their customers.
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Elon Musk's X To Dodge Requirements Of EU Tech Rules: Report
Elon Musk's X will not be designated as a gatekeeper under landmark EU tech rules known as the Digital Markets Act which would have subjected it to an onerous list of obligations, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
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Microsoft's Rival Browsers Allege Unfair Practices by Edge, Wish to Involve EU Antitrust Regulators
Three rival browsers and a group of Web developers have called out Microsoft for giving unfair advantage to its Edge browser. Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox, and Open Web Advocacy also alleged that pop-up messages on Edge mischaracterise the features of rival browsers that differentiate them from the Microsoft product.
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X Said to Be Unlikely to Fall Under Landmark EU Tech Rules
X, the microblogging platform owned by Elon Musk, is said to be unlikely to be affected by the EU's significant tech regulations — the Digital Markets Act — designed to curb the influence of Big Tech, as it does not fulfil the criteria for gatekeepers
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EU Top Court Triumphs In Crackdown On Apple's Tax Deal, Google's Practices
The EU's top court on Tuesday delivered two major victories in the bloc's battle against tech giants by ruling against Apple and Google in separate legal sagas with billions of euros at play.
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Telegram Founder Arrested: The Global Rise Of Libertarian Chat App
The boss of social media platform Telegram has been arrested in France, accused of allowing the sharing of illegal content.
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Pavel Durov Has "Nothing To Hide", Says Telegram After France Arrest
France held the Russian-born founder of Telegram Pavel Durov in custody for a second day of questioning on Monday over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app, which insisted he had "nothing to hide".
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Meta Charged For Breaching EU Tech Rules Over Pay Or Consent Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model.
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Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists' ire.
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Apple Intelligence Features to Be Delayed in Europe, iPhone Maker Blames EU Tech Rules
Apple Intelligence launch in the EU will be delayed which means that the company's top three AI features unveiled at WWDC 2024 won't make their way to the region later this year. Earlier this month, Apple said that its new AI features such as iPhone Mirroring, SharePlay Screen Sharing enhancements, and Apple Intelligence would come to iPhone 15 Pro...
