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...
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Mobile phones and other devices to be banned from Dutch classrooms
Education ministry in the Netherlands says tech is a distraction from learning and will only be allowed if specifically needed Mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches...
Facebook owner Meta fined €1.2bn for mishandling user information
Penalty from Ireland’s privacy regulator is a record for breach of EU data protection regulation Business live – latest updates Facebook’s owner, Meta, has been...
‘Unprepared’ Twitter among tech firms to face tough new EU digital rules
Designation as ‘very large online platform’ along with 16 other major names means big penalties for breaches Twitter is among the tech firms that will...
Russian hackers want to ‘disrupt or destroy’ UK infrastructure, minister warns
Cabinet Office secretary, Oliver Dowden, to issue national alert and urge companies to boost cybersecurity Russian hackers organised along the lines of the paramilitary Wagner...
European Commission bans staff from using TikTok on work devices
Employees given until 15 March to comply amid concerns over app’s Chinese ownership The EU’s executive body has banned its thousands of staff from using...
Leaked EU plan reveals response to US and Chinese green subsidies
Draft plan to loosen state aid rules follows Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and Chinese subsidies The EU executive will loosen state aid rules and...
State-linked hackers in Russia and Iran are targeting UK groups, NCSC warns
Sophisticated campaigns against politicians and media aim to steal secrets or embarrass high-profile figures rather than to extort money Russian and Iranian state-linked hackers are...
Twitter’s suspension of journalists sets ‘dangerous precedent’, UN warns
Pressure grows on Elon Musk as EU says social media platform could face sanctions over suspensions The United Nations is “very disturbed” by Twitter’s abrupt...
Twitter reportedly disbands Brussels office, leading to compliance concern
Platform could struggle to enforce new EU laws covering power of big tech companies and hate speech Twitter has disbanded its entire Brussels office, according...
