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EU proposes to block foreign providers using ‘kill switch’ to disrupt vital tech across Europe

European Commission aims to reduce ‘risky dependencies’ on foreign suppliers in cloud computing, AI and semiconductor productionThe EU executive wants to ensure no foreign government or company has access to a “kill switch” to turn off or disrupt vital tech services across the continent, as part of an effort to cut dependencies on the US […]

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Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms

Commission says tech company does not have effective measures to keep under-13s off Facebook and InstagramThe tech company Meta has been found to be in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms.Issuing the preliminary findings of a nearly two-year investigation, the European Commission said

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US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret

Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groupsMicrosoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public view written almost word for word into

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Brussels opens investigation into Snapchat amid concern over children’s safety

European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitationBrussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat over concerns that the social messaging app is exposing children to grooming, sexual exploitation and other criminality.In a separate decision on Thursday, the European Commission also said four pornographic websites were failing to prevent minors

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Spain to investigate social media firms over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

PM says action is looking at potential criminal liability in order to protect children and end ‘impunity’ of online platformsThe Spanish government will ask prosecutors to investigate the social media companies X, Meta and TikTok to determine whether they have committed criminal offences by allegedly allowing their AI to generate and disseminate child sexual abuse

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EU threatens to act over Meta blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Firm accused of ‘abusing’ its dominant position for messaging in what appears to be breach of antitrust rulesThe EU has threatened to take action against the social media company Meta, arguing it has blocked rival chatbots from using its WhatsApp messaging platform.The European Commission said on Monday that WhatsApp Business – which is designed to

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EU launches inquiry into X over sexually explicit images made by Grok AI

Investigation comes after Elon Musk’s firm sparked outrage by allowing users to ‘strip’ photos of women and childrenEurope live – latest updatesThe European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the production of sexually explicit images and the spreading of possible child sexual abuse material by the platform’s AI chatbot feature, Grok.The

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Macron and EU condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates

Washington accused of ‘coercion and intimidation’ after five Europeans behind campaign to regulate US tech giants targetedUK politics live – latest updatesThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the European Union have accused Washington of “coercion and intimidation”, after the US imposed a visa ban on five prominent European figures who have been at heart of

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