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  • US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret

    Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public view written almost word for word…

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  • EU launches inquiry into X over sexually explicit images made by Grok AI

    Investigation comes after Elon Musk’s firm sparked outrage by allowing users to ‘strip’ photos of women and children Europe live – latest updates The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the production of sexually explicit images and the spreading of possible child sexual abuse material by the platform’s AI chatbot…

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  • Elon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital laws

    Ruling likely to put European Commission on collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald Trump Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has been fined €120m (£105m) after it was found in breach of new EU digital laws, in a high-stakes ruling likely to put the European Commission on a collision course with the US billionaire…

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  • European parliament calls for social media ban on under-16s

    MEPs pass resolution to help parents tackle growing dangers of addictive internet platforms Children under 16 should be banned from using social media unless their parents decide otherwise, the European parliament says. MEPs passed a resolution on age restrictions on Wednesday by a large majority. Although not legally binding, it raises pressure for European legislation…

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  • EU investigates Google over ‘demotion’ of commercial content from news media

    Officials say some content created with advertisers is in effect not visible, which could mean unfair loss of revenue The EU has launched an investigation into Google Search over concerns the US tech company has been “demoting” commercial content from news media sites. The bloc’s executive arm announced the move after monitoring found certain content…

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  • EU investigates Google over ‘demoting’ commercial content from news media

    Officials say some content created with advertisers is in effect not visible, which could mean unfair loss of revenue The EU has launched an investigation into Google Search over concerns the US tech company has been “demoting” commercial content from news media sites. The bloc’s executive arm announced the move after monitoring found certain content…

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  • Meta found in breach of EU law over ‘ineffective’ complaints system for flagging illegal content

    European Commission initial finding says Facebook and Instagram introduced unnecessary steps for users to submit reports Instagram and Facebook have breached EU law by failing to provide users with simple ways to complain or flag illegal content, including child sexual abuse material and terrorist content, the European Commission has said. In a preliminary finding on…

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