Meta, TikTok Win Challenge Against EU Tech Fees, Forcing Regulators to Recalculate September 10, 2025 By Foo Yun Chee Meta Platforms and TikTok on Wednesday won a legal challenge to the way EU regulators calculated a supervisory fee imposed...
EU Regulator Flags Surge in Online Sales of Counterfeit Weight-Loss Drugs September 4, 2025 The European Union’s medicines regulator said on Wednesday there has been a surge in illegal medicines marketed as weight-loss and...
Google Adtech Fine on Hold as EU Awaits Lower US Car Duties, Sources Say September 3, 2025 By Foo Yun Chee EU antitrust regulators have delayed fining Alphabet’s Google over its adtech business, while waiting for the United States to cut...
France and Germany Reject Trump’s Threats on EU Tech Legislation August 29, 2025 By Andreas Rinke and Michel Rose France and Germany on Friday defended Europe’s right to adopt its own legislation on technology after U.S. President Donald Trump...
Trump Administration Weighs Sanctions on Officials Implementing EU Tech Law August 26, 2025 By Humeyra Pamuk President Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc’s...
Musk’s X Aims to Soothe EU Regulators With Blue Check Disclaimer June 4, 2025 By Samuel Stolton Elon Musk’s social network X is showing users a prominent disclaimer about the platform’s blue checkmark program in a bid...
Google to Be Hit With EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules, Sources Say February 24, 2025 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech...
Top EU Privacy Regulator Opens Probe Into Google’s AI Compliance September 12, 2024 By Padraic Halpin The top EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether search engine giant Google adequately protected European Union...
EU Commission Eyeing Exemptions for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ban, Letter Shows May 9, 2024 By Kate Abnett and Ludwig Burger The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,”...
Apple, Meta, Google to Face EU Digital Markets Act Probes: Sources March 22, 2024 By Foo Yun Chee Apple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union’s Digital Markets...