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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
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.
EU chief to unveil social media, gaming curbs for under-15s
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday unveil long-awaited plans to protect children from online harm by curbing access to social media, video-sharing platforms, games and AI chatbots for under-15s. Von der Leyen will use her annual keynote speech to the European Parliament to outline new EU legislation, which according to a draft document will set strict limits on access to social media, AI chatbots and online gaming for under-15s.
ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules
ChatGPT and platforms like Reddit and Roblox face stricter EU safety rules. These services now have additional obligations under the Digital Services Act. They must assess and mitigate systemic risks from their content and algorithms. This move sets a precedent for regulating generative AI systems in the EU.
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.
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.
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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.
TikTok EU-China data transfers should be allowed during appeal, Irish Supreme court confirms
TikTok can continue transferring data from the EU to China. This decision comes as the company appeals a regulator's order to stop these transfers. The Irish Supreme Court has allowed the transfers to proceed during the appeal process. The regulator had previously fined TikTok over privacy concerns. The court's decision provides a temporary reprieve for the popular video platform.
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.
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.
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 to build 1-billion-euro data centre in Finland
TikTok said Tuesday it was investing 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to build a data centre in Finland, days after the EU slapped it with a massive fine accusing it of sending Europeans' personal data to China. The European Union last week hit TikTok with a 530-million-euro ($600 million) fine, accusing it of sending Europeans' personal data to China and failing to guarantee it was shielded from access by Chinese authorities.
China denies accessing data after TikTok hit with huge EU fine
TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday for transferring user data from Europe to China without ensuring it was protected from access by Chinese authorities. It is the European Union’s second-largest fine to date, following an investigation into the legality of TikTok’s data transfer practices.
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.
EU requests info from YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok on content algorithms
The commission said it had requested additional information from TikTok about measures the firm had adopted to keep bad actors from manipulating the application and to reduce risks related to elections and civic discourse. The tech firms must provide the requested information by November 15, the EU said, after which the commission will decide on next steps, which could include fines.
TikTok rewards for watching videos not showing, working? What users should know
TikTok rewards program has been stopped by ByteDance-owned social media platform.
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 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.
TikTok quizzed by EU on TikTok Lite launch in France, Spain
The move by EU industry chief Thierry Breton under EU tech rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) comes two months after he opened an investigation into TikTok over possible DSA breaches.
EU adopts measures soon to curb election risks on X, TikTok, Facebook
EU to implement DSA guidelines next week for Big Tech to address illegal content and election risks or face fines. Meta Platforms already taking steps. Companies could be fined up to 6% of annual turnover.
EU opens formal investigation into TikTok over possible online content breaches
The European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), which applies to all online platforms since Feb. 17, requires in particular very large online platforms and search engines to do more to tackle illegal online content and risks to public security.
EU opens probe into TikTok, YouTube over child protection
The European Commission said it had sent formal requests for information to TikTok and YouTube respectively, the first step in procedures launched under the EU's new law on digital content.
Google, Meta win court fight against Austrian online content rule
The Austrian law, enacted in 2021 and which obliges Big Tech to publish regular reports of illegal content, comes amid mounting concerns worldwide about hateful posts.
EU digital chief urges TikTok, X to increase clean-up efforts
The tech giants have faced mounting scrutiny in the past month, with a surge in harmful content and disinformation in the wake of the attack on Israel on October 7 by Hamas, which the EU considers to be a terrorist organisation.
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.
ETtech Explainer: EU’s $1.3 billion fine on Meta is one of many penalties on Big Tech globally
Big Tech companies worldwide have come under the lens of antitrust regulators, policymakers and enforcement agencies amid concerns about privacy violations, data protection, abuse of market dominance and geopolitical tit-for-tats.
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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