EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation
Musk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility The European Commission has asked X to hand over...
Category : Digital media
Disinformation networks ‘flooded’ X before EU elections, report says
Analysis by Dutch researchers shows coordinated activity in France, Germany and Italy in run-up to ballot Coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation “flooded” social media...
EU threatens TikTok Lite with ban over reward-to-watch feature
App feature could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new digital powers The EU has said it will ban...
‘You will not replace us’: a deadly attack on a Slovakian gay bar – and its link to a fast-spreading racist ideology
Fifteen months after two men were shot in Bratislava, evidence suggests the killer may have been helped by an unidentified US-based extremist The October evening...
How Italy turned on influencers in the wake of a charity Christmas cake scandal
With a fraud investigation into Chiara Ferragni under way, she and fellow social media stars are under sharp scrutiny Chiara Ferragni amassed a fortune through...
French social media influencers feel the heat over new law on paid content
Authorities step up checks and ‘name and shame’ content creators who break rules in move to regulate industry When Marie Lopez started recording YouTube videos...
TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts
Irish data regulator says platform put 13- to 17-year-old users’ accounts on default public setting, among other breaches TikTok has been fined €345m (£296m) for...
EU unveils package of laws to curb power of big tech giants
‘Revolutionary’ Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps The European Union has unveiled a set of “revolutionary”...
Macron accused of authoritarianism after threat to cut off social media
Élysée insists French president not advocating general blackout as ministers say rioters using platforms to organise violence Emmanuel Macron is facing a backlash after threatening...
Meta delays EU launch of Twitter rival Threads amid uncertainty over personal data use
New app developed by Facebook and WhatsApp owner is due to launch in the UK and US on Thursday Mark Zuckerberg’s rival to Twitter will...
