EU social media law isnโt censorship, tech chief tells US critic
Henna Virkkunen tells U.S. member of Congress that the EU is ‘deeply committed’ to protecting free speech.
DMA
Commission defends EU digital markets rules in the face of US attacks
In a letter seen by Euronews and sent to the US Congress, Vice-presidents Teresa Ribera and Henna Virkkunen defend EU digital legislation, which they claim applies to companies regardless of where they are located. It comes a day after MEPs also wrote …
Big Tech & child protection, FP10, DMA, and VdLโs โฌ10bn for public AI debunked
And several personnel changes in Tech world to have an eye on.
EU tech chiefs say they donโt target US tech
The European Commission pushes back on US criticism of its Digital Markets Act that targets Big Tech.
Commission responds to Jim Jordanโs DMA attacks
“No, the DMA is not an attack on American companies,” MEP Yon-Courtin also added.
Alphabet, Meta, and Apple DMA compliance reports, Zalando, GDPR
And a parliamentary debate on Italy’s spyware scandal got sabotaged.
Commission asked to โfullyโ apply the DMA against Google
The letter asks the Commission to urgently open probes against Google’s search engine.
EU lawmakers try to counter tech brosโ Washington lobbying
Their meeting didn’t quite go as hoped, with U.S. politicians railing against EU “censorship regimes.”
EU lawmakers talk tech with MAGA in DC
IMCO Chair Anna Cavazzini told Euractiv that the US representatives were open to “better understanding the DMA.”
US Congress fears โweaponisationโ of DMA against Big Tech
The letter further states that two MEPs were in favour of “only” targeting US companies.
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Le responsable du commerce ร Bruxelles est arrivรฉ ร Washington avec une valise pleine de propositions pour persuader Donald Trump de renoncer ร ses menaces de guerre commerciale.
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JD Vance a plaidรฉ en faveur de “rรฉgimes rรฉglementaires internationaux qui favorisent la crรฉation” face ร la “rรฉvolution” de l’intelligence artificielle qui vient.
How did this porn app get on my iPhone?
The EU’s digital competition law means users can now download a pornography video app in Europe.
DMA should urgently apply to cloud and AI, lead lawmaker warns
DMA should urgently apply to cloud and AI, lead lawmaker warns
Widespread alarm over Commissionโs hesitant DMA enforcement
The Commission has said it will conclude investigations into Alphabet, Apple and Meta’s market practices by late March.
The post Widespread alarm over Commission’s hesitant DMA enforcement appeared first on Euractiv.
A look into Tech for 2025, updates on interoperability, and digital identification consultations
The Monday Tech Brief bringing you a look-ahead at what’s to come this week, along with updates on consultations about Apple under the DMA, and digital identification.
The post A look into Tech for 2025, updates on interoperability, and digital identif…
Commission pushes Apple towards interoperability under DMA
MEP Andreas Schwab (EPP) hailed the move as a โspecial day for the DMA.”
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Brussels fines Facebook parent company โฌ800M
EU targets Meta with antitrust penalty for pushing classified ads service.
Meta launches new attempt to appease EU regulators in personalised advertising
Facebook and Instagram users in the EU will be given an option for ‘less personalised ads’ in the coming weeks.
The EU and US should stand together on the Google adtech cases
The EU and US have a chance now to order structural measures that would make our digital lives freer and fairer. This chance must not be under-estimated โ or missed, writes Claire Lavin.
EU events on curbing big tech โdistortedโ by attenders with industry links
Campaigners say 21% of people at workshops did not disclose on their applications relationships with firms being discussed More than one in five attenders at EU events on regulating big tech companies did not disclose links to the industry when applyin…
NIS2 transposition deadline, R&I reform debate
The Commission announced most member states failed to meet NIS2 transposition deadline, academia rallies against competitiveness fund idea with new expert report in hand.
X not a gatekeeper under the DMA, concludes the Commission
“The Commission will continue to monitor the developments on the market” with respect to X, reads a Commission press release.
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The new Commissionโs tech agenda, inside the Council telecoms negotiations
The new tech Commissionโs has a long to-do list and some shifts in focus, an insider look at Council negotiations on telecoms shows member states are likely to strongly resist deregulation.
EU Commission demands Apple to align interoperability with digital competition rules
The European Commission will formally specify steps that Apple needs to take to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) around its interoperability with other products, the EU executive announced on Thursday (19 September).
Google may fall short on EU digital competition rules on travel and hospitality
Google’s efforts to fully comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) remains insufficient, travel and hospitality organisations attending two European Commission workshops this week, told Euractiv.
Google loses court battle over first EU antitrust fine
The Court of Justice said Googleโs practice of favoring its own shopping search results over rival services โwas discriminatory.โ
Margrethe Vestagerโs legacy faces day of reckoning in Apple and Google rulings
The EUโs top court rules on final appeals of Appleโs state aid payback and Googleโs first big antitrust fine.
Fortnite is back on mobiles after four years thanks to EU law
Players in EU can access game blocked by Apple and Google by installing it from app store of publisher Epic GamesThe video game Fortnite is back on mobile phones, four years after Apple and Google pulled it from their app stores. Android users worldwid…
US aligns with EU on Google antitrust case, hinting at enforcement measures
Following the recent US court ruling on Googleโs market dominance, Washington may be aligning more closely with the Brussels approach to tech competition regulation, hinting at possible enforcement measures.
Spain watchdog fines Booking.com โฌ413 million euros
Spain’s competition watchdog fined Booking.com with a record โฌ413 million fine for “abusing its dominant position” during the past five years.
Dissecting Appleโs compliance with EU digital competition rules from a civil society perspective
A group of digital rights organisation said that Appleโs plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) are ineffective in a submission to the European Commission.
Ursula von der Leyen lays out vision for tech-enabled competitiveness
Von der Leyen aims to boost Europe’s competitiveness through tech, implenenting existing regulation while boosting investments.
EU Court upholds Commission decision to designate TikTok parent as gatekeeper
The EU Court of Justice upheld the European Commissionโs decision to designate TikTok’s parent company Bytedance as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act on Wednesday (17 July), dismissing all arguments presented by the company.
EU Commission looks to study DMA interoperability, with an eye to extending requirements to social media
The European Commission aims to study interoperability provisions in the EU’s digital competition regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), according to a published tender.
Apple opens NFC access, EU Commission takes on X
The EU Commission legally bound Apple to committments to open its ‘pay and tap’ technology and opened up a front with Elon Musk’s X.
Apple opens NFC technology access, dodges EU antitrust scrutiny
The European Commission legally bound Apple to commitments on Thursday (11 July) addressing previous competition concerns over its refusal to grant rivals access to NFC technology for contactless payments.
The Brief โ For whom the bell tolls in EUโs digital competition policy
The European Commission has been very busy handing out requests for information and preliminary views on what it sees as Big Tech’s anticompetitive practices under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the EU’s landmark digital antitrust law.
The general purpose AI codes of practice row, Meta accused of violating DMA
The Commission might let general purpose AI providers draft their own codes of practice, whereas it also accused Meta of anticompetitive behaviour under the DMA.
European Commission accuses Meta of violating digital competition rules with โpay or OKโ model
The European Commission accused Meta of violating its digital competition rules, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), in its “pay or OK” model, officials told Euractiv on Monday (1 July).
EU Commission accuses Apple App store of violating digital competition rules
The European Commission said Apple’s App Store is in breach of the bloc’s digital competition rules in preliminary findings announced through a Monday (24 June) press release.
Apple breaches DMA with App Store rules, European Commission says
The tech giant also faces a third non-compliance probe over its App Store.
Apple found in breach of EU competition rules
European Commission finds iPhone maker broke new laws designed to protect smaller competitors against big tech platformsBusiness live โ latest updatesApple has been found to be in breach of sweeping new EU laws designed to allow smaller companies to co…
Apple gets EU warning over app store rules
The iPhone maker is the first company to be told it may not be complying with the EU’s Digital Markets Act.
Apple halts rollout of features in EU due to โregulatory uncertaintiesโ
Apple is halting the rollout of three new features in the European Union, citing “regulatory uncertainties” caused by the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the tech giant announced on Friday (21 June).
Apple delays launch of AI-powered features in Europe, blaming EU rules
Apple says competition rules that require functionality with rival products would compromise privacy and securityApple will delay launching three new artificial intelligence features in Europe because European Union competition rules require the compan…
Next Commission should have mid-term review of digital rulebook, revise audiovisual media directive
The next European Commission should carry out a review of its digital rulebook mid-term and revise the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), says an internal briefing document seen by Euractiv.
Appleโs ChatGPT integration raises data privacy and competition questions
The new Apple and OpenAI partnership aiming to ingrate ChatGPT into Apple’s operating systems, virtual assistant, and writing tools poses important questions about competition and privacy, experts told Euractiv.
Political pressure mounts on Parliament data leak, Apple-ChatGPT deal could draw competition scrutiny
Four political groups sent letters to the European Parliament to pressure for answers and mitigation measures in a data leak, Apple’s ChatGPT integration could draw DMA scrutiny.
EU Media Freedom Act: the convolutions of the new legislation
Samira Asmaa Allioui,
research and tutorial fellow at the Centre d’รฉtudes internationales et
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US tariffs on China split EU Social Democrats, Commission names Booking gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act
New US tarriffs on Chinese goods, including semiconductors, have split the EU’s Social Democrats ahead of the elections, while the Commission designated Booking as a DMA gatekeeper.
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EU Commission names Booking gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act, investigates X
The European Commission announced on Monday (13 May) the designation of Booking, the parent company of online travel giant Booking.com, as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and initiated a market investigation of social media platform X.
The EU’s Digital Markets Act is a double-edged sword
Through DMA regulations, the EU risks straying into the territory of a market which penalises success, Irakli Machaidze writes.
When the dust settles: Remaining Questions of Privacy vs Utility under the DMA [Promoted content]
The DMA mandates data mobility from platforms to third parties in B2B and B2C contexts, aiming to balance competition and data protection interests. However, the specifics of data portability under DMA Article 6(11) and their practical implications rem…
EU Commission named Apple gatekeeper for iPadOS under digital market regulation
The European Commission designated Apple iPadOS as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on Monday (29 April).
Faced with an unprecedented number of digital regulations, Council mulls implementation call
The Council of the EU is preparing a call to implement the plethora of digital regulations passed during the last mandate, and to promote them on the international scene, according to a document seen by Euractiv.
Cracking down on Big Tech: The drive behind the barrage of measures of EUโs digital acts
Driven by political motivations and the upcoming EU elections, European regulators have unleashed a storm of enforcement actions and investigations related to the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), experts told Euractiv.
The view from Beijing on DMA, AI Act
This week, we talk to the Eurasia Groupโs Xiaomeng Lu about how Beijing and Washington DC view EU regulations, such as the AI Act and the DMA, as well as the key differences in their implementation apparatuses.
EU Commission launches probes into Alphabet, Apple, Meta for anticompetitive behavior
The European Commission is opening non-compliance investigations into Alphabet, Google’s parent company, Apple, and Meta under the Digital Markets Act, the institution announced on Monday (25 March).
EU investigates Apple, Meta and Google owner Alphabet under new tech law
Technology groups face hefty fines if they are found guilty of breaching Digital Markets ActBusiness live โ latest updatesApple, Googleโs parent company and Meta are being investigated by the EU for potential breaches of the blocโs new laws designed to…
EU probes Apple, Google and Meta over digital rules compliance
Companies face fines of up to 10 percent of their global annual turnover if European Commission decides they are breaking the laws.
Painful day for tech titans as EU finally sinks its regulatory teeth into them | John Naughton
Last week the six biggest operators โ Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft and ByteDance โ were forced to toe the line on competition, advertising, interoperability and more. It was a gamechangerLast Wednesday was a landmark moment for the tech ind…
Apple and Epic resolve gaming app row under EU pressure
Breton said the EU’s new digital rules were “already showing very concrete results!”
EU Commission fines Apple, pornography sites sue EU Commission
Welcome to Euractivโs Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.
Delay, depress, destroy: How tech corporations subvert the EU’s new digital laws
When the DSA and DMA were passed in 2022, major tech industry associations praised the new laws as significant achievements. It is time for Big Tech corporations to stop pouting and live up to their responsibility, Jan Penfrat writes.
Newsletter: DMA compliance day puts law to proof
Newsletter: This week’s key events, focusing on tech giant gatekeepers’ compliance under the DMA, presented by policy editor Jeremy Fleming-Jones
EU Commission fines Apple โฌ1.8 bn for breaching music streaming rules
The European Commission announced on Monday (4 March) a โฌ1.8 billion fine for Apple, saying the tech giant abused its dominant position for music streaming providers.
Elon Muskโs X could face EU antitrust crackdown under new DMA rules
X, TikTok-owner Bytedance and travel website group Booking said they run digital services that could qualify them as so-called gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act.
The great European Digital Markets Act battle
European businesses are already fighting how Big Tech firms shape their behaviours in response to the Digital Markets Act. They can avoid legal battles by engaging in constructive dialogue, writes Christophe Carugati.
Itโs time to security proof Europeโs tech policies
Our opponents will exploit every weakness we show and every vulnerability we leave unpatched.
Four Apple and Microsoft services to be left out of Digital Markets Act
The European Commission announced on 13 February that it decided not to designate Apple and Microsoft as gatekeepers for certain platform services under the Digital Markets Act.
EU does not need to wait for the AI Act to act
As it waits for the AI Act to take effect, Brussels should use its existing powers under competition law and the Digital Markets Act to challenge Big Techโs growing influence over AI, writes Max von Thun.
Data competition: EUโs year in review and what lies ahead
With Aline Blankertz, Policy and Public Sector Officer at Wikimedia, we have a look at the big events that happened in the areas of data policy and competition in 2023 and discuss the EU’s future and biggest challenges for 2024.
How to get tech right in Europe?
A European strategy for EU tech to nurture and support its valuable assets โ tech companies.
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TikTok challenges EUโs tight Big Tech grip
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is appealing the designation of its social media application as a gateway that would make the service subject to Europeโs strict regime of ex-ante antitrust rules.
Small companies are Europeโs โhidden championsโ, digital SME alliance chief says
Smaller technology companies are Europeโs โhidden championsโ that need to be connected to develop alternative solutions to the big tech companies, Secretary General of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance Sebastiano Toffaletti told Euractiv. For Toffalett…
Europe lacks courage in pursuing digital sovereignty, cloud service CEO says
EU policymakers should have the “courage and fair-mindedness” to pursue a sovereign cloud and regulate American cloud providers under the EU antitrust law on digital markets, Michel Paulin, CEO of the leading French provider OVHcloud, told Euractiv in …
Google, telecom heavyweights push for interoperability on Appleโs iMessage
Google and the largest EU telecommunications operators called on the European Commission to designate Apple’s iMessage under the Digital Markets Act, which would oblige it to grant interoperability with other messaging services, in a letter seen by Eur…
Preparing for the virtual AI revolution: EUโs flexible principles imperative
Virtual AI assistants are poised to become virtual companions in peopleโs lives but legislators and regulators should adopt flexible principles to promote technological innovations while minimising risks, ensuring a favourable future for the virtual AI…
Experts raise EU Cyber Resilience concerns, Media Freedom Act adopted despite criticism
Welcome to Euractivโs Tech Brief, yourย weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletterย here.ย โEU cyber policymaking should be about reducing threat actorsโ operational capabilities whilst increase EU citizen&#…
EU pushes for common ICT standards with China, Slovak elections test DSA enforcement on disinformation
Welcome to EURACTIVโs Tech Brief, yourย weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletterย here.ย โEU companies told me they face many obstacles and legal uncertainties in China.โ – posted Vฤra Jourovรก, Vice Preside…
DMA โgatekeepersโ list unveiled, car brands go against user privacy
Welcome to EURACTIVโs Tech Brief, yourย weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletterย here.ย โGatekeepers will now have to adapt if they want to benefit from the Single Marketโย
– Thierry Breton, European Commissione…
Digital competition law: EU Commission unveils its โgatekeepersโ list
The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday (6 September) its list of online services designated as “gatekeepers”, which will now have six months to adapt to strict antitrust practices or face up to 20% global annual turnover fines.