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EU Commission probes Chinese marketplace Temu under platform rules
Temu already received Commission questions about the sale of illegal products and addictive design in June and October. ADVERTISEMENT The…
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EU Commission warns overlapping rules offer loopholes for Big Tech
The DSA entered into force in August 2024, and around 24 EU and national rules have referred to the platform…
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Germany, Romania appoint illegal online content flaggers
The organisations will help report online platforms’ illegal behaviour, as required under the Digital Services Act. ADVERTISEMENT Germany and Romania…
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Foreign porn websites blocked in France for lack of age control checks
The porn websites did not properly check the age of users, the Paris Court of Appeal said in a decision…
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Maltese, Irish dispute bodies to rule on social media complaints
The first authorities were approved under the Digital Services Act this year, with the aim to be quicker than legal…
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Gloves off in pre-loved price war as eBay scraps private seller fees
eBay UK has scrapped the fees private sellers have to pay to access the online marketplace, in a move designed…
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What were tech commissioner Virkkunen’s policy concerns as an MEP?
Data shows that incoming EU tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen showed growing interest in tech dossiers such as audiovisual laws during…
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What will the UN’s Global Digital Compact mean for AI and tech
The UN’s Summit of the Future has put tech and AI governance high on the multinational body’s global agenda. ADVERTISEMENT…
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