MEPs blast back at Meta over allegations it targeted depressed teens online
Meta is under investigation under the EU Digital Services Act over its treatment of minors online.
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Commission to start testing EU-wide age verification app
The age verification app is expected to launch alongside the guidelines under the DSA.
Telecom deadline looms, Council to discuss CSAM, IMCO on protection of minors
And the CSAM latest draft compromise circulated by the Council Presidency on Friday.
EU’s dependence on Chinese 5G, Hungary violates AI Act, protection of minors guidelines
And the Dutch parliament has voted to reduce dependence on US tech.
French court orders blanket blocks of porn sites
The sites have 15 days to implement effective age controls.
European Commission pushes for DSA enforcement tools
The Commission is pushing for better enforcement tools for the Digital Services Act, the EU’s landmark content moderation law, in two documents, including provisions on protection of minors, regulation of influencers, and addictive design.
Commission probes Meta for violating EU digital rulebook in protection of minors
The European Commission initiated an investigation on Thursday (16 May) into whether Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, has violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) concerning the protection of minors.
EU hits Meta with new probe over ‘addictive’ algorithms harming children
Brussels targets social media giant over so-called rabbit holes.
‘We can be on the path to the EU or to Belarus’: Political thug culture grips Georgia
Intimidation is becoming a feature of daily life, even before a controversial new Kremlin-style law takes effect.
Unreleased document: DSA, identity wallets take spotlight on protection of minors online
The Digital Services Act (DSA) and European Digital Identity Wallets (EDIW) take the spotlight in the EU’s work to protect minors online, according to an unreleased document seen by Euractiv.
Pornhub to face EU’s toughest online content regime
Three major adult content sites fall in scope of EU’s Digital Services Act.
Spanish EU Presidency warns about online radicalisation of minors by terrorists
Minors are especially vulnerable to manipulation by terrorist organisations and more action is needed to respond quickly to this growing threat, according to a document by the Spanish EU Council Presidency, dated 10 October and seen by Euractiv.
The EU wants to cure your teen’s smartphone addiction
Adolescents are unhappier than before. But is technology to blame?
Ten MEPs ask EU Commission for a moratorium on tracking of users
Ten Members of the European Parliament asked the European Commission on Wednesday (19 July) for a moratorium on tracking users online, and more details on how it intends to apply the EU’s new digital rules in this domain.