As the clock is running out on the current rules, MEP vote for substantive changes to the controversial chat-scanning measures while agreeing to extend the temporary rules for fighting child sexual abuse material online.
The political content on the social media feeds of young adults is mainly comprised of sensational, unverifiable, opinion-based and mostly rightwing content, according to a new study from Helsinki-based think tank Sitra, published on Tuesday.
Thierry Breton spoke to the European Parliament on Wednesday, where MEPs expressed their solidarity and reaffirmed their support for the EU’s Digital rulebook.
Many EU member states are working on social media bans individually, before any EU-wide measure — but is banning social media, only for kids, and one country at a time, the best move?
Spain’s government has asked its public prosecutor on Tuesday to investigate TikTok, X, and Meta for potentially spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material on their platforms.
After Elon Musk’s X, could Europe finally build its own social media powerhouse? In this episode, Léa Marchal explores the “W” social media platform, Anna Zeiter’s bold alternative — its ambitions, challenges, and whether Europe can truly rival US tech giants.
The European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in violation of the Digital Services Act on Friday, for breaching the EU’s addictive design rules — such as not adequately assessing addiction risk and implementing weak mitigation features
A group of more than 50 MEPs say it’s time for the EU to develop its own social media alternative to X, in response to the flood of sexualized deepfakes generated by Grok on X earlier this month.