Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London
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Full disclosure first: After exactly
ten and a half years, I stopped posting on X (formerly Twitter) on August 10,
2024. I cou…
If shortlisted, Musk will be invited to the European Parliament to defend his views on free speech.
The Meta exec and former British deputy PM launched a broadside at X owner Elon Musk.
Elon Musk’s X is subject to a Commission probe on compliance with the bloc’s content-moderation rulebook.
Russian-born Telegram boss Pavel Durov announced on Friday a range of new features for the social media app that aim to tackle illicit content, bots and scammers. Durov was released on bail last week after being placed under formal investigation by Fr…
A Russian court on Tuesday ruled that French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who was arrested in Moscow in June and accused of failing to register as a “foreign agent”, be held in jail until late February. Vinatier, who had been in pre-trial detention si…
Russian-born Telegram boss Pavel Durov was released on bail after being placed under formal investigation by French authorities following his arrest as part of a probe related to illegal content carried on his messaging app. Durov was freed after payi…
Europe has moved slowly to regulate Pavel Durov’s social media app.
Taking economic growth seriously isn’t just a matter of good policy and good politics, it’s also a precondition for the EU to be taken seriously as a geopolitical actor.
The charges against Pavel Durov increases pressure on Brussels to enforce new European law on the platformThe surprise arrest of the Russian-born co-founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, after he stepped off his private jet in Paris last Saturday night, ha…
France’s arrest of tech prodigy spotlights messaging service that shelters those who want to avoid government attention.
“With great audience comes greater responsibility.”
UK shift comes after minister suggested Online Safety Act faced a review.
Far-right agitators have long enjoyed an unparalleled level of impunity on Telegram.
Musk has waded into Britain’s riots with a series of posts on his X platform — and faces criticism over the handling of online disinformation.
The tech mogul’s platform is the first to get hit with charges under new EU social media law.
The country’s National Rally and Reconquest political parties have used the tech to promote divisive messages about migration and the EU.
Countries clash over how to safeguard privacy when rooting out illegal pictures and grooming on private chat apps.
The European Commission formally requested pornography platforms Pornhub, Stripchat, and XVideos for detailed information on their compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a Thursday (13 June) statement.
Samira Asmaa Allioui,
research and tutorial fellow at the Centre d’études internationales et
européennes de l’Université de Strasbourg
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Commons
Journalists are under pressure in
differ…
Amid deepfakes and disinformation, voters’ better judgment is likely to prevail.
The French government announced a ban on TikTok on the island of New Caledonia to tackle swelling riots on its Pacific island overseas territory. France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said the popular video-sharing app will be shut down as part of a state of emergency which includes the deployment of the army and a curfew […]
New EU regulations require online platforms, for instance, to be transparent about their decisions regarding the removal of illegal content.
The tech company fields teams of disinformation-hunters, computer scientists and policy officials in a bid to stop artificial intelligence from gatecrashing the 2024 global election cycle.
With an EU referendum and a presidential election in October, the Ukraine-bordering Eastern European country fends off a barrage of disinformation, cyberattacks and Kremlin-backed political corruption.
Hundreds of millions of Europeans will cast their ballots on June 6-9 amid a surge of online disinformation.
The remark comes amid a streak of bad news for TikTok in Europe.
Brussels to act later this week against Facebook and Instagram owner over policies on deceptive advertising and political content, reports sayThe EU is set to launch formal proceedings against Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, amid concerns it…
Europe tightens scrutiny of China-based tech companies.
Alessandra Fratini and Giorgia
Lo Tauro, FratiniVergano European Lawyers
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1 Introduction
The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA)
institutionalises
the tasks and responsibilities of ‘t…
Affordable and accessible generative AI tools have led to a rise in false video, images and audio on social media. Can you spot the difference?
Popular Chinese e-commerce platform Temu could face stringent European Union content-moderation rules after it said it is visited by 75 million Europeans every month. The controversial but booming Chinese company is the Western offshoot of Pinduoduo, one of China’s biggest e-commerce platforms. It has faced scrutiny for its opaque privacy and cybersecurity practices and has […]
The singer’s case is the latest example of the EU struggles to apply its digital laws.
Tech giant said it is “disappointed with this decision.”
Around 64 countries are set to head to the polls this year, and the threat of AI-powered disinformation to democracy has never been more severe. Are our laws ready for what’s to come?
The EU announces that it’s looking into AliExpress, LinkedIn and generative AI.
Feud heats up between adult websites and Brussels.
As the European election looms, internal rivalries and strained resources risk kneecapping the Digital Services Act.
Plaforms including Facebook, X and TikTok will be required to identify AI-generated content.
EU negotiators agree to criminalize some online violence against women, including graphic AI-generated material.
Online platforms aren’t doing enough to block teens and children from seeing porn, a Belgian regulator said.
Gruesome social media content related to the ongoing violence is widespread on Elon Musk’s social network.
Three major adult content sites fall in scope of EU’s Digital Services Act.
Child sexual abuse material is proliferating online, leaving law enforcement fighting against the tide.
EU launches proceedings against Elon Musk’s social media platform under new Digital Services ActThe social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is being investigated for allegedly breaking EU law on disinformation, illegal content and transparency, the …
The European Commission has launched legal action against social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, under its landmark rules for online platforms, the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Social media site is under formal investigation for failing to stop harmful and illegal content online in line with new EU rules.
Time is running out to make progress on files before the 2024 European election.
Ads on Musk-owned social media site risk causing ‘reputational damage’ to the EU, its executive says in internal note.
The European Court of Justice sided on Thursday (9 November) with tech giants TikTok, Meta, and Alphabet’s Google against Austrian online content law regulating how platforms should deal with harmful and illegal content.
“He’s someone who for a long time has been talking about the potential risk of AI and its existential risks,” the British Prime Minister tells POLITICO.
Jourová says dialog with Musk “doesn’t go well” as EU officials quiz X on flood of disinformation and propaganda linked to Hamas attack.
The EU announced probes Thursday into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok, seeking more details on the measures they have taken to stop the spread of “illegal content and disinformation” after the Hamas attack on Israel.
The Commission has given the firms until October 25 to provide information about measures they’ve taken to curb the spread of illegal content.
Since Hamas’ attack, Israel has pushed dozens of online ads, including graphic videos, to millions of people to drum up support for its actions.
Australia’s online safety watchdog said X provided no answers to some questions including how many staff remained on the trust and safety team that worked on preventing harmful and illegal content.
Thierry Breton reminded Sundar Pichai of the EU’s content-moderation law.
X (formerly Twitter) has been flooded with disinformation and propaganda since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have also received letters from French EU Commissioner Thierry Breton.
Facebook’s Meta given 24 hours to explain how it’s fighting extremist propaganda and disinformation in the Israel-Hamas war.
Officials are gathering evidence against X. An inquiry into how graphic terrorist videos spread is all-but certain.
The EU has written to Mark Zuckerberg warning him that the platform is being used to spread illegal content.
Slovaks voted last Saturday on 30 September, but criticism abounded over the extensive abuse of political disinformation across online platforms – just as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the legislation tackling illegal content online, entered into for…
Since the illegal content moderation regulation took effect in the EU, disinformation campaigns used in elections have been in the spotlight, especially in Poland, where concerns have been voiced about biased media coverage and the ruling party’s campa…
Europe on high alert as disinformation surges across popular social media sites.
France wants to make it harder to access and punish illegal behaviour online, according to a text on securing and regulating the digital environment that lawmakers agreed in committee.
EU officials privately told tech giants to step up efforts to tackle pro-Russia propaganda ahe Slovak election campaign.
The EU’s regulation of disinformation and illegal content is being put to the test in Slovakia ahead of general elections at a time when some consider political leaders are using disinformation to boost their popularity with the electorate.
By 25 August, 19 designated online platforms and search engines shall abide by the new EU rules on the digital space, making foreign platforms comply to European legislation.
From Friday (25 August), very large online platforms and search engines will have to comply with the new EU Digital Services Act, a landmark regulation designed to combat hate speech and disinformation online – though enforcement raises challenges.
The European Commission will soon be able to investigate and fine some of the most popular social media and e-commerce platforms under the Digital Services Act.
Large digital platforms will have to clamp down on illegal and harmful content as soon as Friday under the bloc’s content-moderation rulebook.
Adolescents are unhappier than before. But is technology to blame?
