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EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaking digital content rules
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The EU accused Meta and TikTok on Friday of breaking the bloc's digital content rules, putting the companies at risk of hefty fines.
EU fines TikTok €530m over China data transfer
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» DUBLIN - TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday, accused of sending personal data of Europeans to China and failing to guarantee it was shielded from access by Chinese authorities.
Learn to forget? How to rein in a rogue chatbot
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» PARIS - When Australian politician Brian Hood noticed ChatGPT was telling people he was a convicted criminal, he took the old-fashioned route and threatened legal action against the AI chatbot's maker, OpenAI.
Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ad-free Europe subscriptions
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» BRUSSELS - Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will be able to buy subscriptions to use the social networks without being tracked for targeted advertising from next month, Meta announced Monday, to comply with tougher European Union (EU) rules.
EU hits TikTok with big fine over child data
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» LONDON - A European Union regulator hit Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok with a 345-million-euro fine over child data breaches on Friday, in the bloc's latest salvo against the business practices of tech titans.
Big tech to face full force of new EU law
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» BRUSSELS - The world's biggest digital companies will have nowhere to hide starting Friday, when the toughest EU rules on online content since social media first burst onto the scene enter into force.
French MPs battle over AI-assisted Olympics surveillance
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» PARIS: French government plans to trial surveillance cameras upgraded with artificial intelligence at the 2024 Olympics have opponents fuming at what they say is unnecessary and dangerous security overreach.
EU tells TikTok to respect data laws as CEO visits
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» BRUSSELS - The European Union warned Chinese-owned online giant TikTok on Tuesday to respect EU law and ensure the safety of European users' data, as the video-sharing app's CEO met top officials in Brussels.
Meta hit with 390 mn euro fine over EU data breaches
AFP, Published on 04/01/2023
» DUBLIN - US social media giant Meta was slapped Wednesday with fines totalling 390 million euros ($413 million) for breaching EU personal data laws on Facebook and Instagram, Ireland's data regulator said.
Irish data watchdog fines Instagram 405m euros over children
AFP, Published on 06/09/2022
» DUBLIN: Ireland's Data Protection Commission on Monday said it had fined Instagram a record 405 million euros for breaching regulations on the handling of children's data.