From bashing Keir Starmer to promoting the AfD, the X owner is not shy about interveningA limited โ at best โ understanding of the continent of Europe and its component countries has not prevented the worldโs richest man from intervening in the domesti…
Independent MEP Fidias Panayiotou met the billionaire in 2023 and has taken his line on some big political issues, from Ukraine to digital rules.
The X owner and Donald Trump pick will never, ever stop posting โ governments be damned.
European Commission says it will study whether X gives unfair boost to far right in German election.
Eight years ago, Trump and Brexit sparked fears social media was corroding reality. Now, that narrative is crumbling.
Out with the old, in with the … old. Familiar trends characterized a year of elections and bloodshed.
Ahead of the February election, governing politicians are under fire over security failures while the far right is attempting to capitalize.
Social media platforms play an increasingly important role in election campaigns, as the first round of the Romanian presidential election โ in which a NATO-sceptic populist came out on top โ amply demonstrates. Our guest is Mariya Gabriel, a former E…
The answer for progressives is not to disengage, Democratic lawmaker says.
Paris renews push for EU-wide uptake of its “digital majority” at 15.
We face the prospect of a debilitating trade war โ and an emboldened Putin. The EU and UK must now work togetherThere is nothing but bad news for Europe in Donald Trumpโs US election victory. The only question is just how bad it will get. Europeans sta…
Americans are likely to encounter a torrent of rumor and conspiracy this Election Day. Here are some tricks to guard against it.
Social media has become a new battleground for Democrat and Republican nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the race to the White House. With the decline of lengthy televised interviews, the presidential candidates have had to come up with digit…
The founder of a private intelligence firm says far-right extremists are ramping up โ before the election.
U.K. says allies will join it in slapping sanctions on the Doppelganger network.
Microsoft found that Iranian hackers are looking for vulnerabilities in election-related websites, as part of a broader increase in election interference efforts by foreign nations including Russia and China.
Much like the US vice president, who has similarly been the target of disinformation campaigns, Sanduโs candidacy has been a lightning rod for misogyny cloaked in political rhetoric.
The EU election dodged a bullet โ but it may not be so lucky next time, as AI tools continue to evolve.
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would veto a federal abortion ban after previously declining to say whether he would do so. โEveryone knows I would not support a federal abortion ban, under any circumstances, and would, in fact, veto it, because it is up to the states to decide based on the will [โฆ]
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would veto a federal abortion ban after previously declining to say whether he would do so. โEveryone knows I would not support a federal abortion ban, under any circumstances, and would, in fact, veto it, because it is up to the states to decide based on the will [โฆ]
Germany’s AfD is targeting Russian-speakers who migrated to Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Kremlin is deploying disinformation and cash as Moldova heads to the polls, Chiศinฤu’s national security chief tells POLITICO.
The new effort, which involves spreading fake videos discrediting Harris and her campaign, is the latest foreign interference linked to Russia in recent weeks.
The second apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump is the latest peril in a race that has been defined by anger and threats.
Despite the conclusion of the Irish Data Protection Commission’s (DPC) court proceedings against social media platform X, questions about its Artificial Intelligence (AI) data practices and compliance with EU data protection laws remain.
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Pavel Durov’s arrest and indictment is likely the opening shot in what will be a prolonged legal and political struggle, the consequences of which will reshape the balance of power between states and individuals.
Arrest warrants for Pavel and Nikolai Durov were issued months earlier than previously known.
How Harris and Trump choose to connect with young voters online could make or break their 2024 presidential campaigns.
Metaโs CEO tells the House Judiciary Committee that he wishes he had been more outspoken against the Biden administration during the pandemic.
Although Durov publicly distances himself from Moscow, his platform has become vital for Russian army coordination in Ukraine.
Civil society groups and academics have criticised European Commissioner Thierry Breton’s recent letter to Elon Musk, the owner of the social media platform X, arguing that it misinterprets the Digital Services Act and threatens free expression.
The European Commission sent a request for information to Meta under the Digital Services Act (DSA) on Friday (16 August), seeking details on compliance with data access and election monitoring requirements.
Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska and his wife plan to sue Meta over fake advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that feature his face and false information regarding her circulating on the social media platforms.
On Monday (12 August), European Commissioner Thierry Breton urged Elon Musk to ensure X adheres to EU regulations and effectively moderates content, ahead of Musk’s planned live-streamed debate with US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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.
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) initiated court proceedings against the social media platform X on Tuesday (6 August), according to Ireland’s High Court website.
Musk has spent days beefing with politicians over the far-right unrest sweeping the UK.
TikTok can no longer launch rewards programmes for its EU users, following binding measures that the European Commission announced on Monday (5 August).
Riots that followed the killing of three children in Southport are the latest far-right show of force confronting Britain’s new government.
The platform’s lead EU regulator is looking into the matter, which may infringe upon the bloc’s privacy rules.
The UK’s broadcast and telecoms regulator Ofcom fined the social media platform TikTok ยฃ1.875 million (โฌ2.23 million) for not providing accurate information about its parental controls, according to a Wednesday (24 July) press release.
Even with US sanctions in place, fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor and his affiliates continue to spread Russian disinformation in Moldova using the social media platform Facebook.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen vowed to fight both cyberbullying and addictive design in a speech to the European Parliament ahead of her confirmation vote on Thursday (18 July).
The European Commission accused social media platform X of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) over its verified accounts policy and lapses in transparency, in preliminary findings released on Friday (12 July).
The level of disinformation in national elections, such as the recent ones in France and the UK, was higher than in the previous European elections, disinformation experts said in recently published reports.
Their grandparents ushered in the sexual revolution. Today’s youth want to turn back the clock to 1950. Why?
Last minute campaigns are spreading on social media platforms aimed at discouraging people from voting in the EU elections this week, the European Parliament warned yesterday (5 June). We look at some examples circulated across the bloc, and consider …
A more right-wing European Parliament could mean fewer regulatory initiatives in the area of tech, a weakened push for market integration, but more support for defence tech, according to party manifestos and an interview with an expert.
While MEPs urgently called for measures to address disinformation risks and foreign influence attempts before the EU elections, according to a letter dated 9 April and seen by Euractiv, the European Commission responded just two days before the vote, s…
Among the biggest spenders is Hungarian PM Viktor Orbรกnโs Fidesz party.
Ahead of EU elections on 9 June, a deluge of misinformation amplifying the Hungarian government’s key talking points on the war in Ukraine has flooded the country’s social media platforms.
Amid deepfakes and disinformation, votersโ better judgment is likely to prevail.
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.
Companyโs social media platforms, which also include Instagram, may have addictive effects, says European Commissionโข Business live โ latest updatesThe European Commission has opened an investigation into the owner of Facebook and Instagram over concer…
Israel or Palestine? What users see in their social media feeds related to the Middle East crisis and other global political events is determined by opaque AI-powered curation systems.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not be using TikTok in her campaign for June’s EU elections, “in view of security concerns,” her campaign chief spokesperson said, despite her aim to reach citizens with an innovative and personal…
TikTok is “voluntarily” suspending the rewards functions in TikTok Lite, the company said on Wednesday (24 April), just days after the European Commission announced a second round of formal proceedings against the rewards programme.
The European Commission initiated a second formal proceeding against TikTok under the Digital Services Act on Monday (22 April), focusing on the launch of TikTok Lite in France and Spain, signalling intentions to suspend its “Reward Program” in the EU.
Jean-Noรซl Barrot says propaganda via social media and fake websites may distort EU election resultsFrance is being โpoundedโ by Russian disinformation that could distort the result of the upcoming EU parliamentary elections, Franceโs minister for Europ…
The EU Commission has given 24 hours for TikTok to provide a risk evaluation of the lighter version of its app, which the executive says should have been conducted prior to the app’s launch in France and Spain in April
The European Data Protection Board opposed Meta’s controversial “pay or okay” business model in an opinion published on Wednesday (17 April), saying this binary approach was not compliant with the EU’s data privacy rules.
Online platforms have gaping holes in their transparency ahead of the June European Parliament elections, according to a report released on Tuesday (16 April) by the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind the Firefox browser.
Once one of the EU’s top tweeters, digital chief Margrethe Vestager says she’s now less enthusiastic about social media.
Gabriel Attal said he was open to legislating and working with other francophone countries in a bid to defend their common language.
The final draft of the Council of Europe’s audiovisual working group does away with a line on a “coordinate” approach.
German chancellor joins U.S. President Joe Biden and French leader Emmanuel Macron on the Chinese-owned video platform.
Alternative for Germany politician is accused of sharing conspiracy theories.
Despite the rapid rise in Artificial Intelligence and large social media platforms, the President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) Maria Joรฃo Rodrigues believes that quality journalism still has a clear role in Europe.
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The European Commission requested information on Thursday (14 March) from nine big tech platforms on their use of targeted ads and generative artificial intelligence (AI) to gauge compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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Attempts to delegitimise the upcoming EU elections in June and discourage the public from voting are expected โto be very much prevalentโ, the European Parliament and experts have warned.
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The lawsuit alleges Meta’s executives failed to address human trafficking on their social media platforms.
With EU elections looming in 2024, reforming social media recommender systems is crucial to protect democratic discourse and the future of democracy, write Jan Nicola Beyer and Sofia Calabrese.
The European Parliament’s plan to use TikTok in campaigning for the June EU elections, despite prior cybersecurity bans, raises questions about its secure implementation as specifics regarding the Parliament’s approach remain undisclosed.
Following TikTok, Meta also announced on Monday (26 February) its preparations for the upcoming EU elections, focusing on combating misinformation and countering the risks posed by Artificial Intelligence.
After chaotic scenes in the House of Commons, questions are again being asked about lawmakersโ safety.
The Albanian government has called on social media platforms, including Meta and TikTok, to crack down on illegal activities such as revenge porn, bullying and facilitating human smuggling, demanding tougher measures and adequate monitoring capacity in…
The sad truth is the absence of any serious mass opposition to Putin inside Russia โ let alone to his war in Ukraine โ speaks volumes.
The tech billionaire visited the Auschwitz-Birkenauย concentration camp and later doubled down on his comments on diversity, equity and inclusion.
An EU Council document about case studies illustrating the implementation of the regulation aiming to prevent online child sexual abuse material gives examples of how reports of such material were handled by member states.
The comments come as the New York Times takes legal action over Microsoft-backed OpenAIโs usage of its content.
The non-profit digital rights organisation Noyb filed an additional complaint on Thursday morning (11 January) with the Austrian data protection authority about Facebook’s โpay or okayโ system, this time focusing on the withdrawal conditions.
With a busy year for EU technology policy soon behind us, we have put together a collection of our most-read articles. Welcome to our year in review, the tech edition!
Even those advocating most strongly for child safety online seem queasy about a ban for under-16s.
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties sent a report to the European Commission on Thursday (14 December), asking it to follow the Irish media regulatorโs steps to turn off big techโs algorithmic recommender systems. Recommender systems are the digital …
The European Parliament adopted with a broad majority the initiative to make digital platforms less addictive at its plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday (12 December).
On Tuesday (11 December), the European Parliament will vote on addictive design features in online services. The time has come to regulate this free-wheeling experiment on our children, writes Bryn Austin.
Organizations including AIPAC have vastly outspent pro-Palestinian groups on Facebook and Instagram even as young Americans grow more critical of Israel.
‘These digital tools are not devoid of security flaws,’ government document says.
The reason Andy Stone was added to the list was not indicated, according to the Russian news agency.
UN announces plan to tackle phenomenon as survey finds people worry particularly about impact on electionsMore than 85% of people are worried about the impact of online disinformation and 87% believe it has already harmed their countryโs politics, acco…
“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.
