EU TIKTOK REGULATIONS
EU charges TikTok over harmful algorithmic 'rabbit hole' effects
EU tech regulators charged social media platform TikTok on Friday with breaching the bloc's online content rules due to the so-called "rabbit hole" effect of its recommender system, which attracts users' attention to a constant stream of
Italy's Meloni follows pop stars like Taylor Swift in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice in the EU, submitting a four-second recording of herself saying “I am Giorgia Meloni” as protection against AI-generated deepfakes. While approval would not automatically block voice cloning, the trademark could give Meloni an additional legal tool to challenge unauthorised AI imitations.
Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data
Google received a 403 million euro fine for privacy rule breaches. The European Union's watchdog found Google mishandled user location data unfairly. This investigation examined Google's practices from 2018 until early 2020. Google stated its policies have since been updated and improved significantly. This marks the fourth largest EU privacy fine issued by the Irish regulator.
California governor signs law to limit children's social media risks
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new laws on Thursday that address various aspects of children's safety online, including one that prohibits social media companies from serving addictive features to users under 16 years old. Instead, it defines "addictive" features as ones that are "psychologically exploitative" and prohibits social media companies from providing children with features such as infinite scroll, algorithmic recommendations and autoplay.
EU faces revolt over social media ban for children
The European Union is poised for a big reveal of its plans to keep minors safe online -- but proposals to restrict their social media access and force age checks have drawn fire from children's rights groups and privacy defenders alike. children's rights groups fear that social media limits will infringe on minors' freedoms, while digital rights groups raise concerns over age verification.
TikTok charged with breaching EU tech rules on online safety for kids, EU says
TikTok faces EU charges for allegedly failing to protect minors from cyberbullying and predators through its account and privacy settings. The company could face a fine of up to 6% of its global annual turnover.
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Irish regulator reconsidering TikTok data-transfer ban after court ruling
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), TikTok's lead EU privacy regulator, fined the Chinese tech giant €530 million a year ago and ordered it to suspend data transfers to China if its processing is not brought into compliance within six months.
TikTok challenges EU 'gatekeeper' status at Europe's top court
TikTok is fighting its EU 'gatekeeper' status in court. The company argues it does not meet the strict criteria set by the Digital Markets Act. This case could significantly impact how Europe regulates big tech firms. A ruling is expected in the coming months.
EU fines X $140 million for breaching online content rules, TikTok settles with concessions
EU tech regulators have fined Elon Musk's social media company X 120 million euros for breaching online content rules under the Digital Services Act. This marks the first sanction under the landmark legislation, with rival TikTok avoiding a penalty through concessions. The EU emphasized that the law defends digital standards and is not censorship.
EU finds Meta, TikTok in breach of transparency obligations
The European Commission has preliminarily found that Meta and TikTok breached their legal obligations to provide researchers with adequate access to public data. This investigation, under the Digital Services Act, also noted potential issues with Meta's mechanisms for flagging illegal content, raising concerns about platform transparency and user safety.
Meta, TikTok win challenge against EU tech fees in setback for EU regulators
Meta and ByteDance's TikTok sued the European Commission after they were hit with a supervisory fee of 0.05% of their annual worldwide net income to cover the EU executive's cost of monitoring their compliance with the Digital Services Act.
TikTok hit by fresh complaint over data access
Online privacy campaigners filed fresh complaints against social media giant TikTok and two other Chinese-owned companies on Thursday, saying they had failed to comply with data access requests. "All three tech companies have failed to comply with access requests.
Five EU states to test age verification app to protect children
The setup for the age verification app is built on the same technical specifications as the European Digital Identity Wallet which will be rolled out next year. The five countries can customise the model according to their requirements, integrate into a national app or keep it separately.
EU opens new probe into TikTok data transfer to China
An Irish regulator has initiated an investigation into TikTok regarding the transfer of European users' personal data to servers located in China. This action follows a previous fine of 530 million euros imposed on TikTok for similar data transfer issues. The regulator expressed deep concern over TikTok's submission of inaccurate information during the initial investigation.
Irish data regulator opens new inquiry into TikTok over data stored in China
TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, was in May fined 530 million euros ($620 million) by the Irish commissioner over the transfer of European user data to China.
EU accuses TikTok of violating digital rules over ads
The EU accused TikTok of violating the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to provide sufficient transparency about its advertisements. The European Commission stated that TikTok’s ad repository lacks key details about ad content, targeting, and sponsors. TikTok is reviewing the findings but remains committed to compliance.
TikTok fined €530 million by EU regulator over data protection
TikTok said it strongly contested the finding and that it has used the EU's own legal framework, specifically so-called standard contractual clauses, to grant tightly controlled and limited remote access. It plans to appeal the ruling. It also said the decision fails to fully consider data security measures first rolled out in 2023 that independently monitor remote access and ensure EU user data is stored in dedicated data centres in Europe and the United States.
TikTok, bowing to EU, withdraws rewards programme
TikTok will permanently remove a feature in a spinoff app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, bowing to pressure from European regulators, the EU and the Chinese-owned company said Monday. TikTok Lite arrived in France and Spain -- the only EU countries where it is available -- in April this year.
EU court rejects ByteDance's challenge against EU gatekeeper label
TikTok owner ByteDance's appeal against being classified as a gatekeeper was dismissed by EU's second top court. Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), companies labeled as gatekeepers are subject to a list of dos and don'ts to ensure a level playing field for rivals and more choices for consumers.
Top EU data regulator says tech giants working closely on AI compliance
Des Hogan, Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland, highlighted the broad powers of national regulators to enforce changes in AI products for data privacy compliance.
EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite's reward programme
A key feature of TikTok Lite may be suspended in the European Union on Thursday, the European Commission said, if TikTok does not provide a satisfactory response to regulators' concerns about the new app's impact on users' mental health.
EU court rejects TikTok bid to suspend tough curbs
Social media TikTok on Friday lost a court bid to suspend strict new EU rules designating it a market "gatekeeper", pending a final ruling on the video-sharing app's legal challenge to the law. TikTok filed a legal challenge against its designation in November.
Elon Musk's X has a fraction of rivals' content moderators, EU says
X has triggered concerns after Musk laid off many employees responsible for monitoring and regulating content amid the spread of disinformation on the platform.
TikTok fined $370 million over handling of children's data in Europe
It is the first time ByteDance-owned TikTok has been reprimanded by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, the lead regulator in the EU for many of the world's top tech firms due to the location of their regional headquarters in Ireland.
TikTok unveils new measures ahead of EU Digital Services Act
Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has announced a raft of new features for European users aimed at improving compliance with incoming European Union regulations.
China says EU TikTok ban will harm business confidence
In the latest salvo in the battle over the Chinese-owned video sharing app, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the EU Council have banned TikTok from being installed on official devices
TikTok CEO seeks to reassure on EU rules on privacy, child safety
Pressure on the company increased following its admission last month that some of its employees improperly accessed TikTok user data of two journalists to try to identify the source of information leaks to the media.
TikTok CEO, EU's Vestager chatted about data harvesting, spying
In the European Union, TikTok together with numerous companies face new stringent tech rules that will go into force in the next two years requiring online platforms to do more to police the internet for illegal content.
TikTok delays changes to privacy policy over Europe data concerns
The Italian watchdog had informed Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) of TikTok's potential breaches of EU data rules. The Irish body is the lead EU regulator for TikTok and other leading internet businesses.
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