EU probes Meta over its provisions for protecting children

theregister.com The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in…

EU investigates Meta for ‘stimulating addiction’ in kids

siliconrepublic.com The bloc believes Meta ‘may exploit the weaknesses and inexperience of minors’ and cause addictive behaviours that reinforce the so-called rabbit hole effect in kids. The EU…

Meta’s platforms hit with two more DSA investigations

euronews.com Meta’s Facebook and Instagram are subject to two more investigations under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to check whether their measures to protect minors online are…

TikTok suspends rewards in Lite app in the wake of EU probe

euronews.com The video-sharing platform is subject to two Commission investigations under the DSA. TikTok has voluntarily suspended the rewards functions in its TikTok Lite app in the…

TikTok subject to second DSA investigation over Lite app, faces suspension

euronews.com The video sharing platform needs to provide a risk assessment by tomorrow. TikTok is subject to a second probe under the Digital Services Act (DSA) over the launch of its…

The EU's crackdown on Huawei shows an EU-wide TikTok ban will likely take years of diplomacy, as the bloc lacks a formal say over national security concerns

politico.eu Europe is nowhere close to banning TikTok The EU has its own ways to deal with the video app. A blanket ban is not (yet) part of it. Recent suggestions that Europe could…